Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
A worrisome trend has been spotted recently of continuous DDoS attacks. After the Lizard Squad attack against Destiny and Call of Duty servers, the researchers confirmed a high volume of attacks that happened in the first six months of 2014.…
Current situation The researchers had an unpleasant surprise two weeks ago, after the release of the first Cisco report concerning the malicious ad distribution campaign, according to which the malvertising network of Kyle and Stan has approximately nine times bigger…
The editor of Dark Reading Tim Wilson recently raised an provocative question in a comment he placed on the blog of Sara Peters, named “CryptoWall More Pervasive, Less Profitable than CryptoLocker”. Mr. Wilson provoked the security experts to share their…
There is no direct connection between the different programs which get loaded as you boot and the various processes that slow down your computer a few hours later. Many programs that get automatically loaded when you boot fulfill their task…
The converting of PDF files to Word Document files is important to many people , who have many different reasons for that. The conversion is possible, so let us see how it can be done. The PDF files are files…
Writers know that the best device they can use in order to write a good text is their brain, which through the voice and the fingers could result in an excellent piece of work. Living in modern world today however,…
Home Depot suffered a security breach, which exposed at risk the users of 56 million unique credit cards. The hackers’ attacks and the malware have been dealt with according to information offered by the company. The malware was present in…
Earlier this year the malware researcher Neil J. Rubenking published a review concerning Tiranium Premium Security 2014. After the review was published, he got a message from a user claiming that Tiranium abused different online websites associated with malware checks…
What Is the Android Browser Security Bug Android Security Bug has been found by the independent security researcher Rafay Baloch and is affecting 50 % of the Android users. The security bug has been found in the Android Browser app,…
The feud between book lovers about paper and electronic devices is constantly growing. If you are among the ones preferring to enjoy their read on a mobile device, you should be a bit more careful. Kindle Ebooks Injected with Malicious…
Warning! This Email Is Malicious! Nowadays emails get proper spam filtering. Not long ago it was a lot easier for spam email to end up in your inbox. Luckily this is history now, especially if you use Gmail. Keep in…
Each file has an extension, but every now and then you may come across a file in an UNKNOWN format. In such cases, it is a real challenge to identify the type of the file and find an application to…
Shortly after the scandal with the nude celebrity pictures that leaked online, Apple has activated a 2FA (two-factor authentication) for iCloud. In the 2FA process user has to enter additionally a second passcode, which is dynamically generated and consists of…
For the majority of the Internet users, the browser is their connection to the rest of the Web. It is used to navigate to various webpages, allows users to follow links, and helps them explore basically everything the Web has…
Here are a few tips what to do, if you are wondering what could possibly be wrong with your computer when you cannot get your USB device to work. Something is obviously broken, but you have no idea if it…
Many critics question Microsoft’s lack of a decent platform for its MS Office suite on iPad tablets and different smartphones. Actually, Microsoft has numerous options of MS Office suitable for cell phones. They are just not completely featured versions of…
What Is Zemot? Zemot Dropper is a type of malware downloader. It is part of a complex network, which includes different malware types. Different variants of Zemot can be distributed with other malware as one dropper can spread many malicious…
What Is SynoLocker and How Does It Work? SynoLocker is a file encrypting ransomware that targets Synology NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices. What this particular piece of ransomware does is to exploit vulnerabilities in the DSM operating system. It targets…
A campaign run on Twitter tries to lure users into landing on a phishing page which only goal is to get users’ credentials. It seems that either compromised Twitter accounts or bots are used to deliver a spam message with…
For some time now, Google has been trying to limit the security issues related to the numerous applications that get installed on Google Chrome along with the installation of various unverified extensions. It is mandatory for apps and extensions that…
