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Kaspersky Lab’s Security Response Team
This article was co-written and edited by a member of the Computer Security team at Kaspersky Lab, and has been released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3. A member of the Kaspersky Lab’s Security Response Team (SRT) was recently questioned how the company could be assured that it was safe to install the latest security…
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Cybersecurity Teams Worked Together Sunday, July 4 to Stop the Single Biggest Ransomware Attack on Record
NET is an unknown cybercrime group that has defaced 17 countries on the list of defaced nations. The group has been defacing countries in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. The ransomware is said to have started in May as a small group of cybercriminals defaced the Microsoft software…
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The US Government Launches a War on Cybercrime
The idea that the US government will launch a “war” against cybercrime is a complete shock to the average person. However, the latest war on cybercrime is a war that should put a dent in the bottom line of every corporate entity that relies on the Internet. To understand why the US government appears to…
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Cyber Attacks on the Government – The Ponemon Report
Companies scramble as the U. When they’re not scrambling to recover information, companies routinely attempt to use cyberattacks against the government–that is, if they’re using their own computers. According to a new report from the Ponemon Institute, more than 20 percent of the companies with online workers are engaged in attempted cyber-crimes against the government.…
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How to Get Paid For Programming Jobs
What do you do with a teenager? You give them an allowance. How? By teaching them programming so they can get paid as well. As the Internet has become more and more ubiquitous, it has become more and more useful to the average person and business owner. In fact, the Internet has become the primary…
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U S Businesses Affected by the Colossal Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack in the US left hundreds of business customers without access to their files. One of the victims had to call in the FBI to secure the ransom to its computer – a move which has left them stranded at home in New York. According to the company, the attack has been ongoing…
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U.S., UK intel: Russian Hacking Attempts “certainly Still Ongoing”
Article Title: U S , UK intel: Russian hacking attempts “certainly still ongoing” | Network Security. The United States and the United Kingdom both said Wednesday that Russian intelligence services had tried to hack into their national electrical grid to damage national electrical infrastructure. In a joint statement released after a three-day cyber-focused summit in…
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The Latest Ransomware Attack – The Most Destroying Yet
The latest ransomware attack: the most destructive yet The Ransomware, the latest ransomware attack has come to an end. The ransomware infection is over, and the last infection happened to a computer in a Russian bank. The last infection happened to a computer in a Russian bank, which, since the incident is over, has been…
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Why You Should Stay Away From Cracked Software
To use any application program, you must have installed it. Every application program is a file containing data that a user may need. It also contains instructions required for the application program to run. Whenever you attempt to use an application program that contains a virus or other harmful software, your computer could be exposed…
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Plusnet, a Company Offering Communications and Network Services to 25,000 Businesses in Germany, With Their Joint DDoS Protection Solution | Network Security
When Plusnet first started developing its web services for its customers last year, the company had to rely on a few key external DDoS protection vendors to provide it with some of the tools it needed to protect its network to the maximum. It was a difficult situation for Plusnet and we would like to…
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