How Ransomware Works and The Common Ways of Infection Including Phishing Email with Attachment & Fake Software Downloads
Ransomware is well named. It is a vicious form of malware that either locks a user out of their computer (or another device) or blocks file access. Paying a ransom is typically the only way to regain control of that attacked device. Ransomware became a widespread tool used by cybercriminals in September 2013 and it […]
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Why Do People Tape Their Laptop Cameras? Are They Afraid of Being Watched?
Is this even a possibility? Well, as it turns out, hacking a computer camera or microphone is probably one of the easiest hacks to do. Here’s the real scary part – with some Google research, even a 12-year-old with the right tools can actually accomplish this. That is not an exaggeration. In fact, there are […]
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Why Don’t Law Enforcement Agencies Arrest Ransomware Criminals?
Well, this happens to be a very good question. However, the answer to this is not all that cut and dried. There have been arrests of Cerber and CTB locker Ransomware viruses. These viruses were spread through fake invoices contained in emails where a user would have to open the invoice in order to activate […]
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Salvage Gold From Old Scrap Computer Parts & Electronics Including Printed Circuit Boards, CPUs, RAM Sticks, & Other Electronic Waste
There’s a myth that has been making the rounds related to old computer parts. Essentially, the myth states that if you were to scrap old computer PCBs, chips and other components, you can collect a fair deal of actual gold from them. Well, it is not a myth. In fact, with the use of the […]
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Differences Between RAID Configurations, Comparisons Between Costs, Performance and Security
RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks and used to stand for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. As the full form of the name implies, RAID is a technology used for data storage. It utilizes several physical disk drive components into single or multiple logical units. This is done in order to create data […]
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