The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). If you’re lucky, the only malware program you’ve come in contact with is adware, which attempts to expose the compromised end-user to unwanted, potentially malicious advertising.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Defending against sophisticated, multifaceted attacks takes resources, technologies, and human expertise. In fact, some attacks have gone so “quiet” that they involve no malware at all. Understandably, security teams are outflanked. But not every organization has that at hand. What, then, are IT-constrained businesses to do?

Malware 75

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Information Security 75

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Millions of websites across the internet also contain vulnerabilities that make them easy targets. In the early ’70s, Bob Thomas, an engineer at BBN Technologies, wrote the Creeper worm , the first program able to self-replicate over a computer network. Malicious code isn’t confined to operating systems, either.

Malware 98

Malware Small Business Computers and Electronics Adware 98

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

In a related development, OneSpan, a Chicago-based supplier of authentication technology to 2,000 banks worldwide, reports seeing a rise in cyber attacks targeting mobile banking patrons. In a nutshell: lock your device; click judiciously; use antivirus. Following these nine best practices tips is a good place to start.

Mobile 138

Mobile Spyware Banking Manufacturing 138

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

In Q1 2021, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 91,841 users from ransomware attacks. Two other vulnerabilities, CVE-2021-1647 and CVE-2021-24092 , were found in the Microsoft Defender antivirus engine, allowing elevation of user privileges in the system and execution of potentially dangerous code. Attack geography.

Mobile 91

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 91

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The analysts noted a report by internet security company ESET that said in the second quarter 2020, STOP was ranked third among ransomware families. The malware primarily targets home users and uses software crack package and adware bundles to get into systems, according to software vendor Wonderland Technology.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Cybersecurity Encryption Malware 145

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Web antivirus recognized 675,832,360 unique URLs as malicious. Our file antivirus detected 68,294,298 unique malicious and potentially unwanted objects. In Q2 2021, Kaspersky products and technologies protected 97,451 users from ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 97,451 unique users.

Adware 97

Adware Malware Ransomware IoT 97

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals. When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web.

Network Security 98

Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Morris Worm, ostensibly created to map the internet, ultimately brought down roughly 6000 systems. Early Internet. As the ARPANET evolved into the internet, connecting exponentially more computers throughout the world, malicious code likewise made advances. Ransomware. Trojans/Spyware. Logic bombs.

Malware 96

Malware Software Ransomware Adware 96

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

For example, before making the first internet connection to its C2s, the Sunburst malware lies dormant for up to two weeks, preventing easy detection of this behaviour in sandboxes. We believe this is a continuation of a campaign last summer, reported by Avast , in which the malware masqueraded as the Malwarebytes antivirus installer.

Malware 102

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 102

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

With all the appearing tools, technologies, methods, and attacks, the cybersecurity field remains one of the hardest to grasp and to keep up with. Also, this list will make you more aware of the threats that lie in wait for you around every internet corner. The examples of closed source commercial software are Skype, Java, Opera.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40