by Ophtek, LLC | Sep 5, 2017 | Cyber Attack, Petya, Ransomware, Security
Petya Cyber Attack Goes Global with Ransomware. A major cyber attack has swept across the globe and, once again, it’s taken the form of ransomware to shut down computers and demand Bitcoin ransoms. Known as Petya – the Russian word for stone – has managed to...
by Ophtek, LLC | Aug 29, 2017 | hardware, Office IT
Malware Upgrades to 64-Bit. Modern operating systems run on 64-bit systems, but they’re still capable of running 32-bit code and this is what hackers have always coded in. Until now. Guy Propper – security expert at Deep Instinct – has revealed that whilst...
by Ophtek, LLC | Aug 22, 2017 | Security
Windows 10S is NOT Immune from Ransomware. Microsoft has claimed that their latest upgrade to Windows 10 (10S) is immune to all known ransomware. However, it appears that this isn’t quite true. Windows 10S is a streamlined upgrade of Microsoft’s current...
by Ophtek, LLC | Aug 15, 2017 | Office IT, Security
5 Ways to Combat Malware. The impact of a malware attack can be highly problematic for organizations, but if you know how to protect yourself, it doesn’t have to be so bad. Whilst it’s certainly easy to know when you have been hacked, it’s just as easy to...
by Ophtek, LLC | Aug 8, 2017 | hardware, Security
IBM Ships Malware Infected USB Drives by Mistake. Malware is a particularly virulent strain of hacking and can spread very quickly. However, when it gets help from a tech giant, it can spread even quicker. It’s now been discovered that IBM have, quite accidentally,...
