Warning signs your computer has malware

Warning signs your computer has malware

With the rise of eCommerce and online banking, cyber-crime has evolved. Like criminals who pull smash-and-grab jobs, they go where the money is. However, unlike bank robbers, cyber criminals do their best to avoid detection by letting malware do the work for them. Viruses and ransomware sneak into PCs to quietly steal passwords, financial credentials, and other personal information to …

Ransomware

Ransomware demands more victims for freedom

Popcorn Time is taking ransomware to a new level of devilish trickery by asking victims to give up two of their friends for a chance to rid their own computers of the virus. In cyber security this level of diabolical blackmail represents a new and scary trend for hackers. For more information on how Popcorn Time works and what you …

Cyber Security Phrases

9 essential cyber security phrases

As with all technology, trendy phrases come and go with the passing of every IT conference and newly released virus. And when dealing with cyber security, keeping up with them all can mean the survival — or demise — of a business. If you’re looking for a list of the industry’s most relevant cyber security terms, you’ve come to the …

cyberthreat

Cyberthreat Affecting 950 Million Mobile Devices

Cyberthreat vulnerabilities are everywhere. Cybersecurity firm Zimperium announced in July 2015 that it had discovered a major vulnerability in Google’s Android mobile operating system. The flaw potentially allows hackers to access approximately 95% of all Android smartphones and tablets. That adds up to around 950 million mobile devices that are at risk. A Uniquely Dangerous Cyberthreat Usually, hackers need their …

Email Mistakes

5 tips on How to Spot a Malicious Email

5 tips on How to Spot a Malicious Email Email spam filtering is much better than it used to be.  For example with the anti-spam service I use I get maybe one spam email a week.   But no system is perfect and every now and then a malicious email will manage to slip into your inbox, so it’s critically important …

The Top Ten Tips to Protect Yourself from Malware

1. Do not open suspicious looking emails or click on URLs / hyperlinks in such mails. This cannot be stressed enough and is still a major reason for infection. If in doubt, delete! For businesses it is worth employing third party cloud-based email hygiene subscription services (such as our email software). These scan emails before they are delivered. They also offer features such as …