Will £150M suffice to stop the IoT cyberthreat?
Recently, the government decided to pump £150M into the cybersecurity department of NHS. Given how the WannaCry ransomware was terrorising the healthcare sector in May 2017, this is a much-needed
Microsoft on how to shield your files from ransomware
The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is currently being rolled out, and among the new features that we have received is a cybersecurity feature designed to protect files from being
Hackers are using the already-known exploits, report says
Fortinet released its Threat Landscape Report for Q2 2017. Among other things, the report draws an alarming conclusion: some organisations are not adhering to proper cybersecurity hygiene principles, managing to
LambdaLocker victims can now decrypt their files for free
As a part of the No More Ransom initiative, cybersecurity researchers at Avast Antivirus have released a decryption tool that allows you to retrieve the files locked by LambdaLocker without
Malwarebytes a free decryption tool for Petya ransomware
Recently, Malwarebytes released a free decryption tool for Petya, one of the most potent cyber security threats of the modern times. Victims hit with legitimate versions of the ransomware, such
Remember Adwind, the data-stealing trojan? It’s back!
Adwind, a data-stealing trojan which can infect all sorts of operating systems, including Linux, has resurfaced. This time, however, this potent data security threat is targeting the global aerospace industry.
New Android malware threatens to leak your personal data
McAfee researchers have discovered a new data security threat on the Google Play Store: malware which tries to extort $50 in exchange for not sharing your browsing history with your
Windows ransomware is rare, but incredibly damaging
According to AV-Test, an antivirus testing group, ransomware data security threats actually represented less than 1% of the total 600 million unique malicious programs for Windows in 2016. However, although
Petya aims to destroy data, not ransom it
Data security experts from Comae Technologies and Kaspersky Lab have warned us that Petya, the latest ransomware threat that is even deadlier than WannaCry, is out to destroy data, not
Create a single file to protect your computer against Petya
Petya, the latest ransomware, is the newest data security threat seeking to encrypt your files. Although there is no cure for it yet, a researcher has come up with a