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Social Marketing is an indispensable business tool both for companies whose business involves the web and for more traditional firms wishing to become known to a wider audience

In technology circles it is not uncommon to hear about the upcoming evolution of captcha, in other words the tests which allow computer systems to establish whether the keyboard is actually being used by a human being or a bot.

In recent years, the software development market has witnessed a marked increase in the number of operators organising their programming activities via the use of frameworks.

5G, which is due to enter our lives from 2022, will result in a restructuring of the network by operators.

The Software as a Service (SaaS) distribution model, which evolved from the Application Service Provider (ASP) model first used in the nineties, offers the opportunity to use software applications directly accessible on the internet.

Code Injection involves a computerised code being injected via applications installed on laptops. Its main purpose is to modify a device’s functioning or to alter some of its features.

The hacking universe is complex and often mired in stereotypes. In fact, it is not unusual to hear hackers referred to as individuals operating on the periphery of the law and of society, despite the fact that in reality, they are highly skilled IT experts with a creative flair.

The term fake news is used to refer to fabricated news, which, up until a few years ago, was blindly shared by people with limited levels of cultural insight, using an extremely efficient mode of communication: the internet.

Cyber security is an area of great importance both for ordinary web users and large corporations. One of the most troublesome phenomena over the last few months has been cryptojacking. It involves cyber criminals secretly using a device’s calculation capacity to mine cryptocurrencies

The Cryptolocker Virus, also known also as a ransom virus, acts by encrypting the files stored on a computer, rendering them illegible. The purpose of the cyber criminals who developed it is to demand a cash ransom from victims in exchange for the decoding of their documents. This virus is almost always spread via a direct web attack

The expression Smart City, first coined in the world of ICT (Information and Communication Technology), refers to digital city models created via a network used to spread and circulate information.

The term Usability Test refers to a series of methodologies which, through the study of real user behaviours, are designed to improve a website’s usability. During the usability testing, work is carried out on various fronts, beginning with the identification of any issues or bottle necks in the interface.