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New malware uses password recovery and backup tools to steal data A new type of attacks targeting government agencies uses readily available software such as password recovery and backup tools to infect victim organizations and steal sensitive information, said antimalware researchers from digital security company Bitdefender. Netrepser, which according to Bitdefender Labs has been activeRead more

What Does This Mean? As of today Windows Vista has now reached the end of its product support lifecycle after completing five successful years. In other words, Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows Vista, and all updates for this operating system will be completely stopped. After the April 11th deadline passes, your Windows Vista computerRead more

In the past month, WordFence forensic analysts ran into two situations where they saw a significant number of site cleaning customers, all from the same hosting companies, all with the same malware. In both cases the sites were infected due to a hosting company security issue. If your WebSite has been hacked, please do  reach outRead more

Think of a cyber criminal and what do you see? For many of us the answer is an obsessive loner, working from ‘criminal headquarters’ that are nothing more than a cramped bedsit. While that image may still occasionally be true, the worrying fact is that cybercrime is rapidly evolving beyond the bedroom-based hacker. Those bedsitRead more

All experts agree that ransomware is unpredictable, hard if not impossible to prevent, and is currently showing no signs of slowing. Businesses are facing numerous challenges from this evolving, dangerous threat, with Andy Buchanan from RES recently telling CBR that this form of attack is hard to defend due to it being ‘chameleon-like’. He said:Read more