Ransomware has come back into the spotlight, with a Krebs on Security report highlighting a recent attack targeting Linux Web servers—in addition to consumers and business users. Though ransomware itself isn’t anything new, this approach is unique in that after […]
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Ransomware is nothing new. The first known ransomware surfaced in 1989. However, it took the Internet revolution along with automated online payment systems before organized cyber gangs saw that ransomware could become a giant cash cow. We’re talking big money
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If you’re a T-Mobile customer or applied for T-Mobile service at any point between September of 2013 and September of 2015 then you’re probably one of the 15 million customers compromised by the latest data breach at Experian. The credit
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You can find almost anything just by searching the Web. There’s a Youtube clip or a website out there that has what you’re looking for–along with a lot of malware and exploits. Cybercriminals know how to take advantage of popular
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Americans love their football. From high school football to the NCAA and the NFL, we follow the sport like no other. On the surface it might not appear that football and security awareness training have anything in common. However, upon
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The standard security tools like firewalls and antimalware suites do an adequate job of defending against most malware and exploits, but attackers figured out long ago that the easiest part of the security model to break or circumvent is the
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Another malware that seems to be relatively popular due to convenience are Remote Access Trojans. A few have surfaced on Android, sharing many of the same “sold as a package”-type deals you would see with their PC counterparts. Dendroid is a
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One piece of malware that never seems to stop is Premium SMS Malware. It’s highly unlikely, due to scanners like Bouncer and Verify Apps that you would encounter such malware on the Play Store. Although, PUAs (potentially unwanted apps) exist
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While mobile threats are new to the game in comparison to desktop malware, the targets are becoming more predominant in the everyday life of users. With the number of mobile devices increasing, it is no wonder that thieves are working
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In this age of digital advances most shared information is exposed to some kind of security threat. The growing number of data breach cases reported recently further illustrates this point. Despite this fact US millennials seem to easily trust businesses
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