Reductor Malware Brings a New Threat to Data Security. Each time that malware evolves it becomes more dangerous. And our data becomes less secure. A case in point is the Reductor malware. We’re used to malware being used to download malicious files and open up...
How Do Cookies Affect Your Cyber Security? We’ve all seen a pop up on a website which asks you to accept cookies. And we tend to click yes. But do we know what we’re agreeing to? Cookies have been part of the internet since the dawn of the world wide web, but...
Panda Malware Continues to Thrive and Make Money. One of the biggest threats to data security over the last few years has been crypto-malware. And, as the Panda malware proves, it can be a persistent danger. We may think of pandas as gentle, beautiful creatures...
Just How Safe is Your Data with Kaspersky? Cyber-security providers should be able to guarantee you one thing: security. However, it appears that Kaspersky isn’t as secure as you would imagine. It’s fair to say that, with revenue hitting $726 million in 2018,...
New Domen Malware is Highly Advanced and Dangerous. There’s only one thing worse than malware: clever malware. If it’s clever then it will to be difficult to detect and remove. And Domen is exactly that. You probably haven’t heard of Domen before, but that’s...
Out-of-Office Auto-Replies: A Major Threat to Security. If you’ve worked away from the office then it’s likely you’ve set an out-of-office auto-reply on your emails. However, this could be very dangerous. The problem with most out-of-office auto-replies is that...
What are the Most Common Computer Network Problems? Getting to grips with problems relating to your computer network can be a frustrating affair, but it’s one which is likely to happen on a daily basis. Computer networks are, after all, highly complex systems...
Don’t Make these Password Mistakes. Your PC network’s first line of defense is usually a password. But if you’re working with bad passwords then you run the risk of compromising this security. Almost every computer application requires a password to access it....
What are the Dangers of Rootkits? What’s worse than one piece of malware? Multiple strains of malware. And, when you encounter a rootkit, this is exactly what you’re faced with. Rootkits are a very serious form of malware. They’re not a new method of hacking,...
Windows Hit by New Enabler Malware. Malware is well known for infecting systems and causing major problems from the second it’s executed. But certain strains of malware act as an enabler. Security researchers have recently discovered one of these enablers and...