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Kaspersky Targets Microsoft in Complaint to European Union

Kayla Elliott / June 7, 2017

Antitrust Complaint Filed Against Microsoft Kaspersky has filed a complaint with the European Union (EU) against Microsoft. The complaint claims Microsoft is putting up road blocks up against security companies from having the ability to compete on a level playing field. According to Bloomberg, Kaspersky believes Microsoft is driving up the cost of third-party security […]

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PSA: Two Scams Feed From WannaCry Frenzy

Kayla Elliott / June 5, 2017

Security Scams Increase After WannaCry Outbreak WannaCry is a ransomware variant that hit the globe mid-May causing an IT disaster for major businesses worldwide. The WannaCry infection was likely the most publicized ransomware attack to date. Due to the high publicity, public awareness of cyber treats increased. However, it also invoked fear into many. This

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Fireball Malware Turns Popular Browsers Into Zombies

Kayla Elliott / June 5, 2017

Fireball Infected 250M Devices Worldwide A new form of malware that originated in China has been found infecting 250 million devices around the globe. A majority of the victims have been located in India, Brazil and Mexico. This malware has been dubbed “Fireball” and essentially turns web browsers into zombies. So, here’s how it goes

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1 Out of 5 PC Users Lack Real-Time Protection

Kayla Elliott / June 2, 2017

Study Shows Over 20% of PC Users Lack Real-Time Security PC Matic recently conducted a study on the number of PCs that are currently running without the protection of an anti-virus (AV) solution. A total of 35,609 were scanned for security protection. Out of those, the results were broken down based on operating system. Looking at

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WanaCrypt0r Analysis Part II – SMB Exploit and Worm Component

PC Matic Malware Research / June 1, 2017

Introduction Part II of the WanaCrypt0r code analysis has arrived. We’re going to be starting out where we left off last time, which is with the Microsoft Windows MS17-010 Server Message Block (SMB) exploit/”worm component” that made the ransomware so dangerous by allowing it to spread to other vulnerable (not patched) systems on the network

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