Crypto-Mining Malware Goes Global Through Messenger With crypto-currency at an all-time high, everyone and their grandmother seems to have found a way to get their hands on it. Which is exactly why hackers are now creating malware which will mine for the digital currency. The new malware, deemed Digmine is spreading through Facebook Messenger. The […]
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Department of Homeland Security Files Binding Operating Directive 17-01 Leading Kaspersky to Take Action Earlier this month, President Trump signed into law the Binding Operating Directive 17-01 (BOD). The BOD called for a ban of Kaspersky Labs products on U.S. government devices. Throughout this year, concerns have risen regarding potential ties between the Russian government and Russian-based security
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North Korea Found to be a Part of Major Cyber Hacks Over the past week, North Korea has been blamed for two major cyber attacks. Cyber security analysts believe North Korea has been stealing the crypto-currency, bitcoins, by executing advanced persistent threats (APTs). APTs are when a hacker gains unauthorized access to a network with
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The Education Sector has Major Target on Their Backs… Ransomware has been targeting educational institutions over the last twelve months. In January of 2017, the Los Angeles Community College District was hit with ransomware, and paid the hackers $28,000 to decrypt their files. Months later, Dorchester School District Two was infected with ransomware, and paid $2,900 to
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Security Hole Found in Popular Software Used in Hundreds of HP PCs According to the Business Insider, a security researcher recently found a security vulnerability within the Synaptics software that controls keyboard and trackpad inputs on hundreds HP laptop models. The security gap, is the keylogger function within the Synaptics software. The technology can be misused
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Top Five Ways to Increase Your Ping Speed First, what is “ping speed”. Ping speed is based on how long it takes a website to be responsive, and is measured in milliseconds. To test your ping speed, right click on the Internet Explorer icon, click run as administrator, then copy and paste this URL into
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Gartner Expect Cyber Security Spending to Reach $96B in 2018 The research firm Gartner is anticipating cyber security spending to reach $96 billion in 2018. The expected increase in identity access management and security services, is in a large part due to the global ransomware attacks and major security breaches, such as Equifax, that hit
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User Friendliness or Data Security? PC Pitstop has been conducting a survey on their blog page, TechTalk, regarding what users deem most important – user friendliness or data security. An overwhelming majority believe security supersedes user friendliness. According to the survey results, 86% of users believe security is more important. We all know security should
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The Bitcoin Boom The crypto-currency, bitcoin, has exploded in value over the last ten years. If anyone could have anticipated this boom, there is no doubt countless individuals would have purchased hundreds, if not thousands of the digital currency years ago. In July of 2010, one bitcoin was valued at $0.08. Today, one bitcoin is
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Tech Support Scam Target Plenty of Fish Users A newly found tech support scam puts a different twist on the traditional technical support hoax. Instead of the hackers claiming to be from Microsoft or Apple, the website clearly portrays a customer support service for the dating site, Plenty of Fish. However, those who fall for
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