Posts Tagged ‘Malware and Virus Protection’

Lenovo Patches Critical Security Flaws

Lenovo reports that it has patched two critical security flaws that affected several of its ThinkBook, IdeaPad, and Yoga laptops. Lenovo is also recommending that consumers update their systems immediately. The flaws ...

Hundreds of U.S. News Outlets Affected by Malware

A cyber-security threat actor known as SocGholish has compromised a JavaScript code used by an unnamed media content provider. The malware is being used to spread the FakeUpdates malware to major media ...

New Microsoft Report Details Latest Cybersecurity Threats

According to Microsoft's latest announcement, businesses should assess security measures to defend against evolving cyber-security threats. Microsoft released its Digital Defense Report (MDDR) for 2022. Microsoft released alarming statistics about the cyber ...

Ducktail Malware Returns With New PHP Variant

An advanced PHP variant of the Ducktail malware poses a risk to Facebook users. On October 13th, 2022, ZScaler, a cloud security firm, published a blog post detailing this latest discovery. The ...

Akamai Finds 13 Million Malicious Domains Each Month

According to a new Akamai analysis, the company's experts classified about 79 million domains as dangerous in the first half of 2022; based on a NOD (newly observed domain) dataset, this is ...

Updated Malware Attacks Point of Sale Devices

This year, security experts have found three updated versions of Prilex malware that target point-of-sale systems. In 2014, Prilex was a type of malware that targeted ATMs. It switched to PoS (point ...

September/October 2022 - 4 Cyber Security Trainings to do with All Employees

Modern Security Solutions For Evolving Ransomware Attacks

Based on a recent survey conducted by the folks at Titaniam, a solid majority of organizations have robust security tools in place. Yet nearly 40 percent of them have fallen victim to ...

DuckDuckGo Email Privacy Service Beta Released

DuckDuckGo has a reputation for protecting the privacy of its users far more than most other companies.  Last year, the tiny search engine announced that they were experimenting with a free service ...

Cyber Security Best Practices For Businesses

Smaller companies often struggle to develop and invest in robust IT security systems, which can leave them relatively more vulnerable to cyber attacks. If that's the situation you're in and you're trying ...