Identity IQ

AUGUST 10, 2022

Do You Still Need to Buy Antivirus Software? Technology improvements may mean the “Wild West” days of rampant computer viruses are over, but you still need to take steps to protect your devices. Most modern computer operating systems already have built-in antivirus protections that are consistently updated. IdentityIQ.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

” Microleaves has long been classified by antivirus companies as adware or as a “potentially unwanted program” (PUP), the euphemism that antivirus companies use to describe executable files that get installed with ambiguous consent at best, and are often part of a bundle of software tied to some “free” download.

Advertising 221

Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 221

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 13, 2023

That’s where Malwarebytes Premium + Privacy VPN comes in. Using a Virtual Private Network, or VPN. VPNs create a secure, encrypted "tunnel" between your device and the VPN server, through which all of your internet traffic is routed—so if your ISP is collecting your data, it won’t be able to read it.

VPN 82

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When asked specifically about the tools and methods that people use to protect themselves online, we found, disappointingly, that: Just 35 percent of people use antivirus software. Use antivirus Ask a cybersecurity writer (me) how it feels to learn that just 35 percent of people use antivirus and you’ll hear an answer: “Not great.”

Password Management 138

Password Management Passwords Antivirus Accountability 138

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. Security Antivirus – software that scans a device or a network to detect security threats, alert you, and neutralize malicious code. Works as a part of a data loss prevention plan.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

SecureList

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In 2021, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 3,464,756 malicious installation packages. Excluded from the rating are countries with relatively few users of Kaspersky mobile technologies (under 10,000). ** Unique users attacked as a percentage of all users of Kaspersky mobile technologies in the country.

Mobile 126

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 126

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Recent research by Positive Technologies looked at the cyber threat landscape during Q2 2021 and found that ransomware attacks reached “stratospheric” levels, accounting for 69% of all malware attacks, a huge jump from 39% in Q2 2020. Free VPN with up to 300 MB of traffic per day. Kaspersky’s Key Features.

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Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 109