eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

At its core, malware exploits existing network, device, or user vulnerabilities , posing as little a risk as annoying advertisements to the much more damaging demand for millions of dollars in ransom. Jump ahead: Adware. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Bots and botnets.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Strange Pop-Up Window Messages Unwanted pop-up advertisements or messages that display even while you are not surfing the internet might indicate the presence of adware or other types of malware. Being aware of potential risks empowers you to recognize and avoid them effectively. Log on to your Mac by entering your device password.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2022

Hackers target small and medium businesses as they don’t have the resources to pay for cybersecurity tools and network upgrades to protect their data against the latest cybercriminals’ tricks as large corporations do. Secure your accounts with complex passwords. Are your passwords so strong you struggle to remember them?

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Risks to Digital Identities: Attack Vectors. However, while the benefits of the internet are never-ending, it’s also important to understand the risks involved so you can help avoid exposing your sensitive information to untrusted environments. The Risks to Digital Identities: Attack Vectors. Bank details. Email addresses.

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SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

With the growth of the gaming industry being this rapid, we as cybersecurity researchers ask ourselves what this means for user security. To measure the level of the cybersecurity risk associated with gaming, we investigated several types of threats. Global consumer spending on mobile games reached $44.7 Methodology.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This includes sensitive information such as credit card numbers, bank account information, and passwords. There are numerous types of spyware, such as adware, tracking cookies, and system monitors that can detect virtually anything you do on your computer. Click here to get your free scan and uncover your site’s risk score today.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On 6 July, the US CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) published an alert in which they accused North Korean state-sponsored threat actors of using the Maui ransomware to target the US healthcare sector. The attackers compress stolen files into encrypted and password-protected ZIP archives. Other malware.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 13, 2023

Legitimate sites are following us with third-party tracking code, and criminal hackers are busy making friendly sites unfriendly by injecting credit card skimmers , and trying to steal our passwords with phishing sites. Blocks malware, viruses, adware, potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), and other threats. And your browser?

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As cybersecurity experts, we want users to understand how ransomware infects a system and help you to protect your data from it. It can be your login and password to your Office 365 or G Suite or some other information. To do that, a hacker tries as many passwords as possible, using special software. Сomplexity.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

And yet, an antivirus program is a necessary line of defense that secures your devices from viruses, adware, worms, trojans, and others. Also, it minimizes the risk of lateral movement inside your network and filters all the inbound and outbound traffic. Weak password policy is the reason behind up to 81% of data breaches.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To assess the current landscape of gaming risks, we observed the most widespread PC game-related threats and statistics on miner attacks, threats masquerading as game cheats, stealers, and analyzed several most active malware families, giving them detailed in-depth characteristics. Methodology.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Methodology To gain an insight into the current landscape of gaming-related cybersecurity risks, Kaspersky has conducted extensive research into prevalent threats targeting the gaming community. The most common threat was Downloaders (89.70%), followed by Adware (5.25%) and Trojans (2.39%).

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Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

What are some of the more dangerous cybersecurity threats that employees need to be aware of? How can organizations successfully create awareness to today’s various cybersecurity threats? These can include viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

One of the most critical questions of work-from-home security is related to employees’ awareness of the main concepts of cybersecurity. Moreover, our research showed that remote staff tended to overestimate the level of their knowledge of cybersecurity basics. Kaspersky detected 1.66

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

These malicious apps constitute a risk for customers and developers alike—and they can be easily found online using the most common search engines. The answer to this question—one asked on a daily basis about the wildest array of threats—is quite simple and involves taking a risk-based approach to these issues.

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