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...
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,...
4 Ways That Hackers are Targeting Your Employees. Hackers are now turning to employees of organizations to help breach their defenses and this can be knowingly or unknowingly, but how are they doing it? As this hacking technique doesn’t rely purely on digital...
Phishing Scams Target the End of Tax Year. The tax season is a stressful time of year for businesses, but now hackers are targeting this period in order to steal employee data and funds. Using a social engineering approach, hackers are able to trick businesses...
Ransomware Found Lurking in Skype Ads. Skype is a great tool for businesses to communicate with customers and partners, but now it appears that it’s being used as a delivery route for ransomware. PC users who are using the Microsoft Skype App have reported that...
Hackers Change Tactics with the Kirk Ransomware. Ransomware is regularly in the news, so we’re beginning to understand it more. However, a new form of ransomware is now changing the landscape. Bitcoin has always been the preferred payment method for releasing...
DNSMessenger is a New Method of Cyber Attack. We’re used to hackers using conventional attack strategies, so, although we can defend these, it means hackers are looking for more discreet attack methods. And, just recently, hackers have been looking to exploit...
The Biggest IT Security Threats in 2017. With the ever increasing rise in cyber security attacks, PC users are becoming more vigilant. However, do they know what they should be wary of in 2017? The IT security landscape is constantly changing, so what may be...
USB Drives: Simple, But Deadly Hacking Devices. We’re all used to using USB devices with our PCs for easy connections, but it’s this convenience which also makes them perfect for hacking. The hacks that grab the headlines are those that are distributed online...
Ransomware Says “I’m Sorry”, But It Really Isn’t. Being hacked is always unpleasant, but a new strain of ransomware actually apologies for the inconvenience. However, it’s still a nasty piece of work. Ransomware is a fairly aggressive form of malware in that it...