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The most important thing when choosing a computer security product is its effectiveness in protecting your PC from ransomware, viruses, Trojan, and other forms of malware. Not only is cyber protection important, but privacy is as well. The best PC security software will offer a good combination of both, as well as the security you need to perform tasks such as online banking and shopping. If you have children, parental controls are an important consideration as well. You need tools to block websites and inappropriate content from your children. You can prohibit them from seeing potentially harmful phrases that cyberbullies and predators might use as well, such as “don’t tell” and “home alone”. These days, hackers are becoming better at hacking into webcams and spying on people without the victims even being aware of it. If your PC is not properly secured, this could potentially happen to you. For this reason, webcam protection is a must-have feature in a s...

Recently several websites are reporting very suspicious infection and anti viruses alerts when visiting some websites. Even recently if you use Firefox or Chrome and you visit one of those websites it came out as a red page alerting you not to go forward because the you could get infected with viruses or Trojans. And yes, it is exactly as that page says, the website you are trying to visit has been recoded including sort kind of encrypted JavaScript code inserted in almost any index page, this affect every index.html , index.htm , index.php and so and so, also it could be found into the .htaccess files used on Apache servers. The propagation The propagation method is simple, the virus infects a computer, download and install Trojans converting the infected computer in a zombi and adding it to a network awaiting for commands to process to send spam, generate DoS attacks or even worse, once this is done, the virus attack the FTP clients this computer could have in order to get a list of...

Do you know who Rich Skrenta is? Perhaps you will know him better by the name of Elk Cloner creator. Elk Cloner is the first computer virus and it was created for Apple II system and spread using the floppy disk. It all started twenty five years ago from what supposed to be a practical joke. Today, the viruses can do lots of damages such as making your computer crashes, deleting data, and reformatting your computer hard disk. The hackers and the cyber criminals use them for their own gain and to cause havoc worldwide. It needs a host to spread and therefore, it will attach itself to any legitimate programs in your system in order for it to replicate. If it successfully replicates itself in your system, it will take up a lot of system memory and your computer will crashes. Nowadays, this threat has become more sophisticated than before and you can get infected by doing nothing. It is different from a Trojan Horse because a Trojan Horse does not attach itself to any programs. If a Trojan...

Like it’s coming from nowhere. You are not at all aware of it. But in a slow and cruel way it crawls through our privacy. Cyber crime is what we call it. Another complicacy from modern technology. Our children are bullied. Sometimes they keep it hide from us. Leads to further complication. Even things sometimes ended up in suicide. Cyber crime, as a devastating and easiest way of crime, has an adverse impact on the individual and society in at large. And with its wide variety it has appeared as a Frankenstein in front of us. It sometimes uses computer as a mere instrument aiming to attack an individual. Or sometimes these mere instruments itself becomes the very victim by the tech genius. Yes! Genius you have to tell them. Because the expertise knowledge you need to attack a computer is something very critical. Surprisingly children from 14 to young age of 25 are covered the most criminals in this field. The question is why it happened to be so easy? The great advantage of the com...

Not having a solid strategy to address your organization’s cybersecurity threat potential is the kiss of death for any company. Buying a solution that isn’t the best fit to meet your specific data protection and employee awareness training requirements is even worse. What you need is a business strategy that makes sense and will ensure that both are accomplished. So, you want to buy a Cybersecurity solution. What is the problem you are trying to solve? Is it a point problem or a more significant issue? How did you decide this “problem” is the priority? Most organizations remain mired in tactical warfare – reactively managing tools , putting out fires, and this is their Cybersecurity program. They decide what “problem” to budget for when a tool loses utility or an expert tells them they need something to fix a problem. But if you don’t adopt and implement a Framework to support your Cybersecurity strategy, then all you have is a mission sta...

Digital transformation of business organizations has a great impact on the information security industry and this impact will continue for the coming few years. Today, there is more awareness about the importance of security than before, but are things in a better position than a year back? Information security is evolving with every passing day not by choice, but because business organizations are continuously facing new threats to security. We have seen that simply handling the sharing of personal information in different ways will not solve the purpose. The nature of threats is changing too, and it is time to remain prepared for different types of attacks. To keep pace with the threats, cybersecurity teams have to continuously adapt and evolve the new threat types, often requiring to invest in latest security technologies and adjusting with the new defensive processes. The trends will play a crucial role in enterprise security. Let’s take a look at the new areas emerging. Shari...

Dear Readers, For the past couple years you may have noticed the appearance of a new and very nasty type of computer threat called Ransomware. According to Kaspersky a computer gets infected with a ransomware every 10 seconds! In 2017 more than 150 countries got affected by the variant of ransomware called WannaCry. It truly did make a lot of people want to cry, since the damage it inflicted is estimated to be over 1 BILLION dollars! So, how does this ransomware work? Let’s take a couple of moments to see how it infects your computer, and what it does to it after that. Stage 1: Infection Ransomware usually tries to infect your computer via two ways. The first one is infected Email attachments. Using a technique called phishing, hackers can learn about you through your LinkedIn or Facebook accounts, then send you an email making it sound like it came from your colleague or friend. This Email would contain an infected attachment with a name relevant to something you would receive fr...

Data Science & Cybersecurity – what is big data analytics? Why is machine learning applications so important? Why did InfoSec Professionals require to learn about DS? What to know about “data bots” as a data science professional? Differences in data science vs machine learning? How to crack cybersecurity jobs with data science advantage? DS is a multi-sided field that uses scientific techniques, methods, algorithms, and security practices to extract information and insights. With the help of DS tools such as Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics, businesses can now get access to meaningful insights hidden within massive data-sets. This is where DS can help create a significant and lasting impact. DS and cybersecurity, two of the most popular career paths, are on a collision course. Very intelligent, seasoned, senior managers do not fully understand the importance, or the complexities, of DS and cybersecurity. “There’s a mad rush in the cyber securit...

Cyber forensics is studied as part of the digital forensic science subject. It pertains to the legal evidence lying in the digital storage media and the cyber space. Since the advent of digital age, the need to have cyber professionals has grown exponentially. It has basically resulted from the internet explosion in India that was witnessed recently owing to e-governance, e-banking, e-commerce and social media. The demand for the course of B. Tech. Computer Science with Cyber Security and Forensics was triggered with continuous attacks on social media and its misuse. So, there was a cyber terrorism threat to the internet security of our country which it was not properly equipped to handle. After this threat started to impact the national security, the Indian government passed a resolution to have its cyber protection architecture in place at the national level. Cyber Security Policy for Data Protection The policy was proposed in 2011 seeking to protect the national assets from cyber-a...

Having a secure network is vital for the success of your company. The last thing your business needs is a breach of security. Sensitive data, customer information and company documents could be exposed to the wrong people if a network is vulnerable. Training your employees in the art of protecting the company network will prevent future attacks. Employees Can Spot Threats Much Faster Employees who understand the signs of a potential threat can take actions to prevent any problems. Hackers may leave clues about how and where they attack. Looking for those signs can help your security team initiate security protocol ahead of time. Your business will always be vulnerable if it cannot adjust to what hackers are doing. The Company Can Come Up With An Overall Safety Plan Management, IT staff and other employees should come up with a plan to stop hacking attempts. Having a policy will help the company establish uniform guidelines for employees to abide by. This will allow for the proper train...