Security

Is it Gameover for Gameover ?

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What are Gameover Zeus and Cryptolocker? Gameover Zeus is used by cybercriminals to intercept transactions during online banking sessions and Cryptolocker is a form of ransomware, which works by encrypting files on the victim’s hard-drive, then demanding payment for the key to decrypt. What happened? The UK National Crime Agency and the FBI, working with […]

Get tough on Windigo

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This probably not a name you have heard of. However your server could be unwittingly part of a larger group of compromised machines. This article covers the issue in more detail but the gist is The campaign was uncovered by researchers from security firm Eset, in collaboration with Germany’s federal agency computer emergency response team, […]

Want a free security scan of your PC?

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Found another freebie from Microsoft – the Safety Scanner which you can get from here Although not a replacement for proper antivirus and security procedures – could be useful in ruling out malware and viral effects so – this is what they have to say about it Do you think your PC has a virus? The […]

Use Protection

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In a recent article by the BBC the issue of cyber-attacks was highlighted as a major danger to small companies and indeed a Threat Awareness Survey stated that over 50% of respondents said that they didn’t feel in danger because they were a “small company”! They were under the misapprehension that only large enterprises should […]