Banks and financial institutions in over 30 countries worldwide have been targeted by a new malware in a new round of watering hole attack, as per recent reports. (Watering hole attacks, it much be remembered, are attacks in which the…
Contrary to the opinion of certain experts, an antivirus (AV) program is not quite dead. A traditional AV program does provide some level of protection to the digital economy. However, it is not full-fledged protection. In order to know…
Ransomware is sort of trending in the world of malware and cyber crimes. There have been many ransomware attacks in the recent past and many leading organizations across the world have had to face issues following such attacks. The latest…
There is the notion among some Mac users that the Mac is immune to viruses and other “nasty things” that are common in the Windows world and hence there is no need of using an antivirus for Mac. Well, let’s…
Here’s the compilation of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) as regards antivirus software… What is antivirus software? Why does my business need antivirus protection? To put it simply, antivirus software is designed to detect, block and remove malicious software…
Do you still love Windows 7? Are you still comfortable with Windows 7? Do you feel scared of Windows 10 and its advanced “telemetry” snooping systems? No! You are not alone! There are plenty of users who are very comfortable…
A serious security vulnerability has been detected in Kaspersky’s TLS Interception Tool. It’s Google’s Project Zero security researcher, Tavis Ormandy, who has found this rather puzzling vulnerability. This vulnerability issue that Tavis Ormandy has detected lies with Kaspersky’s interception of…
It’s only natural that MSPs would like to include antivirus in their managed service contract. But clients would almost all the time want to cling on to their existing virus protection software, which would have become sort of a habit…
There are bugs in Ubuntu Linux too, and recently cyber security researchers have discovered a bug in the Apport crash handling software that is being shipped as a standard component of Ubuntu Linux releases. A cyber criminal can exploit this…
Google recently reported on a critical win32k.sys security flaw in Windows. This is a severe vulnerability as it allows cybercriminals to bypass typical security features of all versions of the Windows OS and infect the system with malware. This vulnerability…