Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Data Security: Airtight Backup If you don’t have a robust Data Loss Protection (DLP) plan, all your security strategy will fall apart. The core of all the DLP plan is having a ransomware-proof backup that will let you restore data in case you get hit. Backup your data at least three times a day; 3.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In a ransomware attack, cybercriminals encrypt your website files so you can’t access them, and then demand you pay a fee to get them back. Keeping regular site backups can help you recover your files following a ransomware attack. Ransomware.

Malware 98

Malware Spyware Adware Software 98

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Malware often wants access to your sensitive data, either to steal it or to encrypt it and demand a ransom. In other words, if you connect a drive named “backup”, it would become accessible on the system at /Volumes/backup. Some variants of the Shlayer adware have been seen using this technique.).

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Malware Backups Adware Social Engineering 100

Elie

MARCH 10, 2018

This APK embedded a secondary hidden/encrypted payload. SnapPea adware. SnapPea Kingroot straightforward weaponization led to a rather unusual infection vector: its authors resorted to backdooring the backup application SnapPea to be able to infect victims. SnapPea’s key innovation was the weaponization of the exploit kit.

Malware 107

Malware Adware Accountability Backups 107

Elie

MARCH 10, 2018

This APK embedded a secondary hidden/encrypted payload. SnapPea adware. SnapPea Kingroot straightforward weaponization led to a rather unusual infection vector: its authors resorted to backdooring the backup application SnapPea to be able to infect victims. SnapPea’s key innovation was the weaponization of the exploit kit.

Malware 91

Malware Adware Accountability Backups 91

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.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Backup – a copy of physical or virtual data so in case they are being deleted or lost user could easily recover it. Data encryption – a way to secure private information by encoding it so no third parties could watch or access it. To read the encoded (encrypted) file, you must decode it by using a decryption key.

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Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40