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- PAUL HASKELL-DOWLAND and BOGDAN GHITA
Academics PAUL HASKELL-DOWLAND and BOGDAN GHITA, in an article first published on The Conversation, explain what an IP is (and how to quickly look it up)...
Sight Helpdesk: What is Pegasus? A cybersecurity expert explains how the spyware invades phones and what it does when it gets in
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- BHANUKIRAN GURIJALA
The Pegasus spyware technology has been making headlines around the world. BHANUKIRAN GURIJALA, of West Virginia University, explains, in an article first published on The Conversation, how it works...
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- STEVEN FURNELL
In an article first published on The Conversation, STEVEN FURNELL, professor of cyber security at the University of Nottingham, looks at some of the difficulties around the creation of passwords - and some tips to follow when creating one...
Sight Helpdesk: Phone wet and won't turn on? Here's how to deal with water damage (hint: soaking it in rice won't work)
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- RITESH CHUGH
In an article first published on The Conversation, RITESH CHUGH of CQUniversity Australia, gives his tips for how to deal with a wet phone...
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- NULIFAR AHMED
In an article first published on The Conversation, NULIFAR AHMED, a lecturer in social sciences at University of Bristol in the UK, looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work and how we can address issues like "Zoom fatigue"...
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- NICK NEAVE
In an article first published on The Conversation, NICK NEAVE, associate professor in psychology, and director of the Hoarding Research Group at Northumbria University in the UK, looks at the problem of digital hoarding...
Sight Helpdesk: 3.2 billion images and 720,000 hours of video are shared online daily. Can you sort real from fake?
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- TJ THOMSON, DANIEL ANGUS, and PAULA DOOTSON
In an article first published on The Conversation, TJ THOMSON, DANIEL ANGUS, and PAULA DOOTSON, of Queensland University of Technology, look at how to sort the real from the fake online...
Sight Helpdesk: Shopping online to stay safe during the pandemic? Here are 10 tips for avoiding scams
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- H COLLEEN SINCLAIR
In an article first published on The Conversation, H COLLEEN SINCLAIR, associate professor of social psychology at Mississippi State University, gives some tips for staying safe when shopping online...
Sight Helpdesk: Anxious about speaking in online classes and meetings? Here are seven tips to make it easier
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- LESLEY IRVINE
In an article first published on The Conversation, LESLEY IRVINE, of Queensland University of Technology, gives some tips for speaking online...
Helpdesk: How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
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- JEANNA MATTHEWS
In an article first published on The Conversation, JEANNA MATTHEWS, a full professor in computer science at Clarkson University in the US, looks at how social media is being manipulated and what measures you can take to help address the issue...
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- Elisabeth Carter
Even as coronavirus lockdown and social distancing measures are easing, using technology to connect with others - whether for personal, religious or work-related reasons - remains a way of life for many for the forseeable future. ELISABETH CARTER looks at some ways to combat 'Zoom fatigue'...
