Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Latest:

Computer Security Articles

RSS Reader for Computer Security Articles

QuickHeal

QuickHealSecurity
admin

Clicking an image could have hacked your WhatsApp account

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:12:12 +0000

Users of WhatsApp Web (the browser-based version of the app) were recently targeted with an image-based security threat where simply clicking an image could have hacked their accounts. A security vulnerability was present in WhatsApp Web and it was recently patched by WhatsApp. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could…

The post Clicking an image could have hacked your WhatsApp account appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

Read More
QuickHealSecurity
admin

CVE-2017-5638 – Apache Struts 2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:01:23 +0000

The well-known open source web application framework Apache Struts 2 is being actively exploited in the wild allowing hackers to launch a remote code execution attack.  To address this issue, Apache has issued a security advisory and CVE-2017-5638 has been assigned to it. The zero-day bug has been rated with…

The post CVE-2017-5638 – Apache Struts 2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

Read More
QuickHealSecurity
admin

Dear Women, Define your Online Identity Securely

Credit to Author: Suhita Mazumdar| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:46:23 +0000

Amazing women are everywhere. They have defined our past and are making our present better so that we can look forward to a better future. Women have always been more vocal, expressive and willing to share than men. And social networking has become one the most powerful platforms for them…

The post Dear Women, Define your Online Identity Securely appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

Read More
QuickHealSecurity
admin

Cyber Swachhta Kendra – A Digital India Initiative for a Secure Cyber Ecosystem

Credit to Author: Sanjay Katkar| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:25:34 +0000

The Government of India recently launched an ambitious project called Cyber Swachhta Kendra (CSK) – a Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Center. Developed under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), this center will be operated by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). Developed as an essential part…

The post Cyber Swachhta Kendra – A Digital India Initiative for a Secure Cyber Ecosystem appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

Read More
QuickHealSecurity
admin

Quick Heal Total Security for Android (v2.01) gives 100% malware detection – Latest AV-Test results

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:26:41 +0000

The AV-Test institute is an independent organization that evaluates and rates antivirus software solutions, benchmarking them against various criteria. These evaluations are run for Windows and Android operating systems. In the latest evaluation for mobile security solutions run by the institute (Jan/2017), Quick Heal Total Security App has scored 100%…

The post Quick Heal Total Security for Android (v2.01) gives 100% malware detection – Latest AV-Test results appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

Read More
QuickHealSecurity
admin

Activate WhatsApp two-step verification feature on your phone right now

After several months of testing, WhatsApp has finally rolled out the two-step verification security feature which will prevent anyone else from activating your WhatsApp phone number without a six digit passcode. How to enable the Two-Step Verification Feature To enable this security feature users have to open WhatsApp > Settings…

The post Activate WhatsApp two-step verification feature on your phone right now appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

Read More
QuickHealSecurity
admin

6 possible signs your Android phone may be infected with a virus

According to the Annual Security Threat Report by Quick Heal, mobile ransomware has increased by 450% from Q1 to Q4 in 2016 while mobile banking Trojan has shown an increase of 110%. Read the complete report here. All these stats only echo the fact that Android phones are a hotbed…

The post 6 possible signs your Android phone may be infected with a virus appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

Read More