Reading Time: 3 minutes Early warning systems save lives. People in tsunami risk zones rely on seismic activity sensors and sea level gauges for advance alerts that give them time to get to safety. Those living in areas affected by tornadoes or hurricanes depend on weather forecasts and advisories so they can protect their homes, evacuate, or seek shelter….

Reading Time: 3 minutes ‘Tis the season for holiday shopping. Economic forecasters anticipate holiday retail sales will reach a new all-time high in 2019, with U.S. spending set to top $725 billion for the first time in history. The economy is robust, consumer confidence is high, and shoppers are eager to explore great deals and special offers that mark the…

Reading Time: 3 minutes National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is now well underway, and this year’s theme is “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.” The core message is simple: today’s businesses and consumers must take key proactive steps to ensure their online privacy and devices’ security. This means using strong passwords, taking advantage of multi-factor authentication (MFA), and understanding the…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month By Learning to Protect Against Ransomware Attacks It’s the season for pumpkin picking, leaves changing color, getting ready for Halloween parties and trick-or-treating. But ghosts and ghouls aren’t the only scary things you’ll be seeing this month: October is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time when business leaders and…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Usually summer means vacation and relaxation. But as we’ve seen in recent history, summer plans can be brutally disrupted when cyber threats strike. Just two years ago, the headquarters of A.P. Møller-Maersk, shipping conglomerate in Copenhagen, was virtually destroyed due to infectious malware called NotPetya. On the eve of a national holiday, employees were preparing…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Many people don’t take Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUA) as a serious danger. The reason for such a reckless attitude is that PUA are usually installed with the consent of the user. But this opinion is a big mistake. And not only because a PUA can covertly install other programs like adware or spyware on a…

Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’re into gaming, you’ve probably heard of Fortnite: Battle Royale. Epic Games’ popular new online title debuted on consoles and PCs in September 2017, on iOS this April, and finally on Android for a handful of device models (Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge , S8 / S8+, S9 / S9+, Note 8, Note…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Many of us are dependent on the computers and smart devices to complete our official, personal and household duties. The benefits are numerous but the threat posed by online fraudsters make it a scary place to venture without proper knowledge and protection. Cybercriminals create malicious programs called malware to rob legitimate users of their identity…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Comodo publishes strategic analysis of 97 million malware incidents in Q2 Comodo detected and analyzed nearly 100 million incidents in Q2 2017, almost quadruple the number from its Q1 report, in a detailed study released by Comodo Threat Research Labs (CTRL). Leveraging nearly 20 years of experience, and software installations in every country on Planet…

Reading Time: 3 minutes A cyber criminal collective known as the Cobalt Group is suspected to be behind the ATM malware “touchless jackpotting” attacks across 14 countries in Europe, including Netherlands, Russia, Britain, Poland, Romania and Spain. The group gets its name from their infamous penetration tool – “Cobalt Strike – Advanced Threat Tactics for Penetration Testers.” Infected ATMs…