Some people believe ignorance is bliss. Which may be true, under certain circumstances. However, I can assure you, one of those circumstances is not computer security. 19.63% Of PC Users Choose Not To Use Security Programs In a recent survey conducted by PC Matic, 19.63% of respondents stated they were not using an anti-virus solution. […]
When It Comes To Computer Security — Ignorance Is Not Bliss Read More »
Bingham County Taken Offline After Ransomware Attack Bingham County of Idaho continues to struggle to get all of their systems back online after ransomware hit their systems last Wednesday. On February 15, 2017 the county first discovered the ransomware. Every county office has been impacted in some way, whether it is their phones, database, or
Bingham County Struggles to Recover After Ransomware Attack Read More »
Phishing Attack Hits Bloomington Public Schools – Minnesota Star Tribune reported an estimated 2,800 current and former Bloomington Public School employees has their private information stolen after a malicious email scam tricked a school employee to send the information to hackers. The phishing scam requested for all of the 2016 W-2s to be sent to a specific
Scammers Obtain Thousands of Employee W-2s After Successful Phishing Attack Read More »
Application whitelisting has been identified as the top security essential tool by Business IT. Application whitelisting implements a security method that, if utilized correctly, will only allow trusted programs to run. Since malware is not a trusted program, the executable will not be allowed to run. Theoretically. this will eliminate malware infections on PCs that
Application Whitelisting Ranks #1 For Security Essentials Read More »
Uber Online Lottery Scam The Uber Online Lottery scam is making its way across the nation, claiming recipients have one $1.5 million dollars. They just need your banking information to “deposit” the funds. Below is the image that will populate within the scam email. There is not any content that comes within the email, just this
Uber Online Lottery Scam — You Just Won $1.5M!!!! Read More »
Russians Lead In Ransomware Development Russian based security company, Kaspersky, has confirmed 75% of crypto ransomware was developed by Russians or Russian-speaking individuals. To some, that may be surprising. For others, it may validate what they’ve assumed all along. According to Computing, there were 47 crypto ransomware variants that were developed by Russians or Russian-speaking individuals in 2016. All
75% of Ransomware Developed Has Russian Ties Read More »
Good Thing Google Has Deep Pockets… The search engine tycoon, Google, was recently ordered to pay $20 million after the courts found they infringed on four different anti-malware patents. The infringement involved the development of the company’s popular web browser, Chrome. According to The Next Web, the suit originated in 2013 after Alfonso Cioffi and,
Google Finds Themselves In Hot Water After Courts Rule Against Them Read More »
The Fight Against Cyber Crime As of January 1, 2017, the state of California began enforcing a law which treats ransomware as a form of extortion. Wyoming also has a similar law, and Maryland is considering adopting a law specific for the growing cyber crime, ransomware. Prior to these laws, if a ransomware developer or
Is Law Enforcement Doing Enough To Fight Cyber Crime? Read More »
Is your internet service provider (ISP) giving you the bandwidth you’re paying for? How much bandwidth does the average household need? The use of internet for downloading music and video and other uses has exploded during recent years. More devices, such as smart TVs, game consoles and some household appliances are now making use of
Is Your Internet Service Provider Giving You Enough Bandwidth? Read More »
Malvertising Takes Advanced Approach Malvertising, or malicious software that is distributed through advertisements, is taking an advanced approach. According to Lifars, the cyber criminal group AdGholas, have sophisticated their attack approach leaps and bounds. First, their malicious ad does not infect your PC right away. It is designed to start obtaining data that they can
New Malvertising Attacks Can Be Prevented With Adblocking Technology Read More »