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Back to school cybersecurity tips for parents and kids

August 14, 2017 admin 101, back to school, back to school cybersecurity, How-tos, Security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:35:16 +0000

When you buy your child new devices, it’s important to lay down some ground rules—especially when it comes to security. That’s why we’re providing you with a cybersecurity checklist you can use to prepare your children for the coming school year.

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Learning PowerShell: basic programs

August 4, 2017 admin 101, certificates, How-tos, Pieter Arntz, Powershell, program, script

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2017 18:00:35 +0000

In this last part of the short series about the basics of PowerShell we assemble a small script from scratch and explain how it works.

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Learning PowerShell: some basic commands

August 1, 2017 admin 101, certificates, commands, How-tos, Pieter Arntz, Powershell, Trojan, Vonteera

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 15:00:12 +0000

We are going to construct some basic Powershell commands and explain how they work just to show you how useful Powershell can be. For good and for bad.

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7 tips to stay cyber safe this summer

July 21, 2017 admin 101, How-tos, summer travel safety, travel cyber scams, travel cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:00:43 +0000

As much as you’d rather not think about safe Internet surfing while catching a real wave, it’s much better than spending the rest of the summer picking up after a cybercrime.

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Learning PowerShell: The basics

July 11, 2017 admin 101, basic, cmdlet, How-tos, malware, Pieter Arntz, Powershell, restrictions

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:00:15 +0000

Get acquainted with some of the basic principles of Powershell and get prepared for some basic usage of this versatile tool that is available on all modern Windows systems.

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Something’s phishy: How to detect phishing attempts

June 26, 2017 admin 101, How-tos, Nigerian prince, phishing, smishing, sms phishing, Social engineering, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:00:37 +0000

Phishing has evolved from the days of the Nigerian prince, taking on many forms and mediums. Learn how to detect today’s sophisticated phishing attempts.

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Information stolen? What now?

May 18, 2017 admin 101, cybersecurity, How-tos, infosec, keylogger, malware, spyware, threat actor, Trojan

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 15:00:51 +0000

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?

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Do I have Malwarebytes or a tech support scam?

April 25, 2017 admin 101, fraud, How-tos, Malwarebytes, SCAM, tech support, TSS

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:00:49 +0000

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.

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