Hot for Security

MAY 4, 2021

Wait for the device to display the update available for your product and then tap Download and Install. Anyone who owns an iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (any model), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, or iPod touch (7th generation) must install this software update as soon as possible.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Because relying on one solution like antivirus won’t get you far in case of a full-blown ransomware attack. Data Security: Airtight Backup If you don’t have a robust Data Loss Protection (DLP) plan, all your security strategy will fall apart. Backup your data at least three times a day; 3.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Keeping regular site backups can help you recover your files following a ransomware attack. Since they don’t use files, traditional antivirus programs and endpoint security solutions are often unable to recognize fileless malware. Fileless Malware. One of the most difficult types of malware to detect is fileless malware.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A TCC prompt asking the user to allow access to the Downloads folder. For example, antivirus software such as Malwarebytes needs to be able to see everything it can in order to best protect you. In other words, if you connect a drive named “backup”, it would become accessible on the system at /Volumes/backup.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Jump ahead: Adware. Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Most users are familiar with adware in the form of unclosable browser pop-ups.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. Easily one of the most frustrating types of malware, adware is software designed to harass users with a torrent of unwanted or malicious ads.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Security Antivirus – software that scans a device or a network to detect security threats, alert you, and neutralize malicious code. Backup – a copy of physical or virtual data so in case they are being deleted or lost user could easily recover it. It can be a password, a fingerprint, a face scan.

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