Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:00:26 +0000
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| Welcome to our new series: interview with a malware hunter. In these Q&A sessions, we’ll take you behind the scenes to get to know our malware intelligence crew. Categories: Tags: cybersecurity researchermalware huntermalware researcherPieter Arntzresearcher |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 15:00:51 +0000
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| Identifying and removing the malware is our job, but what do you need to do yourself, to control the aftermath of malware that steals interesting information from an infected computer? Categories: Tags: cybersecurityinfoseckeyloggermalwarespywarethreat actortrojan |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 15:00:24 +0000
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| The Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) began an initiative called Privacy Awareness Week, or PAW, with the purpose of educating users about current privacy issues and promoting the importance of keeping their personal information safe. This remains the core of why it exists for more than a decade now. Categories: Tags: asia pacific privacy authoritycybersecuritycybersecurity awarenesspawprivacyprivacy awareness weekprivacy primer |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 14:00:33 +0000
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| People have to remember an average of 27 different passwords today—and they need to be long, not obvious, have special characters, and you can’t write them down. We’re here to tell you: stop doing that. Here’s how you can protect your data and your sanity without having to remember all those passwords. Categories: Tags: password managerpassword securitypasswordsWorld Password Day |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 02 May 2017 15:00:56 +0000
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| Spring has indeed sprung, but it’s never too late to have a wander through your security settings and features. Unfortunately, we have so many accounts these days that it’s hard to keep track of them all, but this round-up may help you on your way. Categories: Tags: applicationsappscleanupemailsecuritysettingssocial mediaSpring Cleaningwebsite |
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Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:00:49 +0000
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| A lot of companies don’t make it all too clear who their tech support is. Given the wide variety in how legitimate companies handle their support, how can you tell the difference between tech support and a tech support scam? We point out how to differentiate us from a tech support scammer. Categories: Tags: fraudMalwarebytesscamtech supportTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 14:00:55 +0000
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| We live in the age of the 24-hour news cycle. Each day, whether it’s from TV news, phone notifications, online browsing, social media, or even the good old fashioned paper, we hear stories of the increasing dangers of cybercrime. Cyberthreats are growing more serious! Russian hacker starts his own ransomware service! Experts say tech support… Categories: Tags: cybersecuritycybersecurity awarenesssecurity fatigue |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:00:06 +0000
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| One of the best defenses against ransomware is having a good backup strategy. Having good backups protects your data against all sorts of unpleasant mishaps. A useful rule of thumb called the “3-2-1 rule”, learn about it here. Categories: Tags: backupscybersecurityransomware |
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