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Ransomware Attack Before the Holiday Leaves Companies Scrambling
Software company Kaspersky Lab has warned that it may be months before major IT vendors (including Intel, Microsoft, and Oracle) are able to release updates to their PCs for the upcoming holiday weekend, a holiday which usually sees the end of the month long holiday season. “The best way to describe the current situation is…
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Software Supplier Is Latest Victim of Ransomware Attack
Software supplier is latest victim of ransomware attack Software supplier is latest victim of ransomware attack According to media reports, Bitdefender Inc. , the largest software provider in the world, has been affected by a ransomware attack. A ransomware attack on a leading Russian software manufacturer that made headlines across the globe recently led to…
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Trump Is Not a Perfect Political, But a Celebrity
In the fall of 2016, the future of the Republican Party was at stake. If they lost, they would face the specter of an insurgent populist in the White House. If they won, they would face the even more profound prospect of another four years of Donald Trump’s presidency. For many Republicans, the 2016 election…
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The Import-Export Adjustment in Nigeria for September 2011
With the recent announcement of the Import-Export Adjustment in Nigeria for September, a huge amount of data is going to be analysed and compared against the previous month. It will give us insights on the economic activity in the country and the financial condition of the banks. The objective is to know exactly how the…
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Ransomware Attack in the United States
A recent ransomware cyber-attack crippled the entire company operations in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U. Secret Service (USSS) had a cyber-attack in their hands. On Wednesday, August 10, 2016, the USSS issued a press release regarding a security incident from their perspective. On Tuesday, August 8, the FBI…
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MyBook Terms Of Service – How To Get Consent From Readers
MyBook’s Terms Of Service require us to get consent from readers before publishing their personal details. In January, the authors of the book MyBook used a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows to gain access to their private data. That data was encrypted using the strong cipher AES which meant it could only be read by the…
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Ransomware Attack Hits Hundreds of US Companies
Microsoft, Symantec, Symantec Research, Security Resourc, Symantec, and Credex researchers warn that a ransomware attack has hit hundreds of US companies and organizations, including major banks and financial institutions, government agencies, restaurants, and the U. Symantec, Inc. (Symantec), the maker of Norton AntiVirus, said a ransomware attack has hit hundreds of US companies and organizations,…
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Ransomware Attack Hits U S Companies
Article Title: A ‘Colossal’ Ransomware Attack Hits U S Companies | Network Security. Full Article Text: The massive ransomware attack on several US companies has been characterized as a ‘Colossal’ one. One of the ransomware creators in the attack had been sentenced in July of 2017 following a US court for his involvement in the…
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Tech Stocks to Buy This Weekend
You may have heard that, for the better part of a year now, the tech industry has been experiencing what has come to be known as bubble-like prices for tech stocks. Prices have shot up, as have tech stocks. It has been a few days of this, but some investors and investors have been coming…
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A New Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows
The vulnerability allows code execution through user-provided shellcode delivered to a remote user (e. an internet-connected computer) that has access to the Windows Print spooler. This vulnerability is not directly exploitable within the Windows Print spooler, but could affect other applications that have user interaction capabilities and may use the Print spooler as a mechanism…
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