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Knowing when it’s worth the risk: riskware explained

May 23, 2019 admin 101, blog series, Explained, FYI, potentially unwanted programs, PUP, riskware

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 19:22:47 +0000

Riskware is a type of software that, while considered legitimate, can still put users at risk in some way. Learn why anti-malware vendors detect it, and how to tell whether the apps you use are riskware or not.

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Stop telephoning me-eh-eh-eh-eh: robocalls explained

February 1, 2018 admin 101, Explained, fraud, FYI, phone scam, robocalling, robocalls

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:11:47 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has identified robocalls as the number one complaint from the public. In this post, we tell you what you need to know to protect against the nasty ones.

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Explained: the cloud

November 14, 2017 admin 101, cloud, Compliance, Explained, FYI, iaas, multiple, paas, private hybrid, public, Security

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:24:53 +0000

The cloud. What is it? What are the pros and cons, and how can we make it as safe as possible? This post covers the basics.

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Out of character: Homograph attacks explained

October 6, 2017 admin 101, Explained, FYI, homograph attacks, phishing, script spoofing, Social engineering, typosquatting, visual spoofing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 15:00:10 +0000

Online and on traditional media, we hear and read about different kinds of cybersecurity attacks that sometimes we get overwhelmed with the terminologies. Most of us grasp what phishing attacks and denial of service (DoS) attacks are, but how familiar are we wit

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Explained: YARA rules

September 15, 2017 admin Explained, malware, Pieter Arntz, rules, Security world, Technology, the more you know, Threat analysis, yara

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:00:08 +0000

YARA is a tool that can be used to identify files that meet certain conditions. It is mainly in use by security researchers to classify malware.

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Explained: False positives

September 7, 2017 admin Explained, f/p, false positives, Pieter Arntz, Security world, Technology, the more you know

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:00:21 +0000

False positives are alarms for non-specific files or behavior that is flagged as malicious, while in fact there were no bad intentions present.

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Explained: the Dark Web

July 26, 2017 admin dark web, deep web, Explained, onion, Pieter Arntz, Security world, surface web, Technology, torbrowser

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:00:33 +0000

How is the Dark Web different from the regular internet? We unravel a few misconceptions to bring you closer to the truth.

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Explained: Environmental variables

January 18, 2017 admin 101, environmental variables, Explained, FYI, Pieter Arntz, the more you know, windows

This post is intended to make readers aware of the existence and use of environmental variables. A windows feature that is often only known to programmers and other advanced users.

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