Tag: security
Technology enthusiasts often tend to confuse the terms of ransomware and malware. The recent cyber attacks affecting thousands of computers and servers around the world are a clear example …
Recently, we’ve covered a study conducted by the Pew Research Center that concluded only 54% of Americans were able to identify a phishing attack, one of the most popular …
Cybersecurity awareness is crucial, as one wrong click can lead to a whole network being compromised. A lot of people seem to not have a great understanding of cybersecurity, …
Even though distributed denial-of-service attacks are nothing new under the sun, the repercussions are often underestimated. Such an attack will cause a major outage for the service in question, …
In the world of cybersecurity, there are a lot of myths waiting to be debunked. Although it would seem certain trends and statistics always hold up, that is not …
It began in the ‘80s, when an American cryptographer began toying around with the idea of cryptocurrency. In 1994, the first-ever online purchase was made: a pepperoni pizza. Later …
According to a report published by cyber security firm Symantec, hackers have been increasing the ransom victims need to pay in order to free their computers that have been paralyzed …
Every small business in 2017 has to be aware of the threat of fraud. Official statistics show that fraud happens more often among firms employing fewer than 100 employees …
The internet has long been plagued by hackers who, more often than not, will even commit crimes in order to get paid. Although there are a lot of malicious …
