Reading Time: 3 minutes Kim Crawley The cybersecurity industry is all abuzz over a recently discovered and very scary exploit, a new devastating Cold Boot vulnerability. Cold Boot attacks occur when sensitive data is available for cyber attackers to copy from a computer’s RAM because the machine wasn’t shut down properly, such as through an ACPI cold boot or…

Reading Time: 4 minutes All it took was one malware to form a botnet that left the domain-based internet inaccessible to many on the eastern coast of the United States and in Europe on October 21st, 2016. It was the largest cyber attack to cause internet downtime in US history. We’re coming up on the second anniversary of the…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Look out, SamSam. There’s a new ransomware in town that’s very carefully targeting enteprises and businesses. Say hello to Ryuk. In the first two weeks after its August debut, the ransomware has made their cyber attackers over $640,000 USD. By contrast, SamSam has taken about three years to make its author about $6 million USD….

Reading Time: 3 minutes Antispam solutions can be of great use if you or your business is experiencing huge volumes of spam emails. With the Internet becoming the dominant platform for businesses to reach out to the customers, unsolicited bulk email aka spam has reached epidemic proportions. As more and more digital marketers’ turn to bulk email as a…

Reading Time: 5 minutes The arms race between cybercriminals and cybersecurity warriors is increasing at an enormous speed. Malware authors immediately react on any detected and neutralized malware with new, more sophisticated samples to bypass the freshest antimalware products. GandCrab is a bright representative of such new-generation malware. First discovered in January 2018, this sophisticated, cunning and constantly changing…

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Best Spam Filtering Service Naturally, website owners and system administrators ponder on many factors that make a spam filter exceptional choice for their use. Obviously, an incredible detection rate would top the list, accompanied by ease of use – without these qualities zeroing the spam can be unmanageable. Besides these two factors such as…

Reading Time: 5 minutes Internet security is a branch of computer security which comprises various security measures exercised for ensuring the security of transactions done online. In the process, the internet security prevents attacks targeted at browsers, network, operating systems, and other applications. Today, businesses and governments are more concerned about safeguarding from Cyber attacks and malware programs that…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ransomware is pretty dreadful when it hits consumer PCs and smartphones. But ransomware is also frequently being used to target organizations and institutions around the world. WannaCry’s effect on the UK NHS public healthcare system last year highlighted how harmful ransomware can be when it hits hospital computers. This past February, I wrote about a…

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…