Drive-By-Download refers to the automated download of malicious and infected code to a user’s device by simply visiting a website. Its execution does not depend on clicking or opening an attachment, a simple visit can infect your device and gain unauthorized access to…
Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a client-side code injection cyber-attack that exploits web security vulnerabilities. It holds a decade’s old history and is still used as an effective tool to exploit innocent users. Let’s explore its…
Unwanted transmission of private and confidential organization and individual data to an external entity is referred to as Data Leakage. It is an important issue and can ruin your entire working model. Important: how to prevent data leakage?
Important Points of…
Cyber espionage mainly targets Government agencies and enterprise-level organizations and aims at stealing their confidential and sensitive data. It belongs to the family of cybercrime designed to gain political, and economic advantages over competitive companies and…
Anything in excess can result in several issues and buffer overflow is a perfect example of it. Buffer overflows are temporary areas of storage which gets created when you store data more than the holding capacity of the memory buffer. This normally happens when you are…
Computer viruses are specifically designed to corrupt your device and disrupt its overall performance. In simple words, it’s a complete nightmare. We’ll walk you through the most dangerous computer viruses as well as some preventive measures against…
Since Window 7 went off from the market in January 2020, cybercriminals have started sending malicious and infected emails to thousands of users, containing fake Windows updates.
Experts from the security firm Trustwave have advised, what you might think is an authentic…
Commonly known as Ransomware-as-a-service, RaaS is a new age concept used by cybercriminals to easily launch ransomware attacks.
Ever since the inception of Ransomware in 2016, it has only grown in popularity and has become more vicious and harmful. However, RaaS has…
As the name suggests, identity theft is the act of acquiring personal, financial, or any other personal information about another person in an unauthorized and non-consensual manner. Let’s explore some identity theft protection measures, as well.
The main motive behind…
Fraudulent robocalls and text messages are among the highest consumer complaints that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) receives frequently.
Fraudulent scam texting is known as smishing. Robocalls are fraudulent calls made by scammers mostly to extract…
