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…
Advanced persistent threats refer to the type of attacks in which the perpetrators gain unauthorized access to the target system or network. This type of attack can remain in effect for a long duration without being detected.
Enterprises are at greater risk from this type…
The Internet of Things (IoT) has connected the world today in a smarter way and revolutionized all sectors of businesses and impacted most sectors of livelihood in a beneficial manner. On the other hand, cybersecurity threats have also increased exponentially because of the…
Have you ever faced a backdoor attack on your system? These are extremely hard to detect and therefore difficult to get rid of easily. What are backdoor attacks and how can we stay protected against them?
Backdoor attacks generally refers to the installation of a certain…
The easiest description of a fileless malware: a type of malicious software which uses legitimate programs to infect a computer system. The malicious software does not depend on files for corrupting a device and leaves no trace for detection. Hence, these are believed to be…
Computers worms are one of the most common types of malware. The primary function of these types of malicious programs is to infect other targeted computers while remaining active on infected systems. Let’s discover a few things about protection against computer…
Domain Name Server (DNS) hijacking, also known as the DNS poisoning, is a practice of intercepting DNS queries in an attempt to redirect users to malicious, third-party websites. So, how can we detect and prevent it?
In order to carry out an attack, cybercriminals…
A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is one of the most notorious forms of cyber-attacks. The DDoS attack is a malicious attempt to take down the machines, online services or networks by overwhelming the targeted servers with a flood of fake Internet traffic. How…
