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A week in security (Nov 20 – Nov 26)
November 28, 2016 - Last week, we took a look at a ransomware called PrincessLocker, of which researcher Hasherezade created its decryptor. At the same...
A Week in Security (Sept 21 – 27)
September 29, 2014 - Last week, we’ve seen quite a number of in-the-wild exploits that affect systems installed with unpatched Adobe Flash Player—one via direct...
Info stealers
Short bio The term info stealer is self-explanatory. This type of malware resides in an infected computer and gathers data in...
Botnets
Short bio Botnets are networks of computers infected by a botnet agent that are under hidden control of a third party....
Friendster is back! Or is it…?
December 1, 2022 - Over the last few weeks, large numbers of social media fans have signed up to sites and apps like Cohost, Hive,...
5 things to teach your kids about social media
September 21, 2022 - With children now back at school, it’s time to think about social media, and their use of it. Are they already...
The Wren Eleanor story: Why you should keep your kids’ images off social media
July 21, 2022 - TikTok moms have started a movement: Calling out potential creeps who follow child influencer accounts on the platform. The latest account...
5 pro-freedom technologies that could change the Internet
July 4, 2022 - In the digital era, freedom is inextricably linked to privacy. After a good start, the Internet-enabled, technological revolution we are living...
How social media mistakes can impact cybersecurity
October 26, 2021 - We talked to members of our Malware Removal Support team and asked them what kind of problems they get asked to...
Online privacy in 2019: a legislative review
December 23, 2019 - For decades, the United States treated data privacy like an aging home, patching individual leaks and drafts only when a new...