February, 2014

A New Generation of Cyberattacks that Can Fry Your Computer

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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If we thought that cyberattacks can only affect our computers to the software level, then here’s a something to give this thought a different perspective! Uptil now, we witnessed cyberattacks going after the software components of targeted computers. But apparently, there is something scarier than this; something that can take down the hardware – the […]

What is the Biggest Threat to Your Computer and Online Safety?

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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Where there is smoke, there is fire; and where there is Internet, there is the risk of malware attacks. Although, perhaps a bad analogy, it sends the meaning right across. To put it differently, the Internet is like a layer of thin ice. As long as you know about the right places to step on, […]

Latest IT Security News, Updates Alerts for the Week

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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With Facebook having bought WhatsApp, it only remains to be seen how that would affect the privacy of users of both the platforms. In the meantime, here are some important news you must have a look at. AT&T received over 300,000 user data requests from law enforcement agencies. – Read the entire story here. Korean […]

Latest IT Security News Bulletin for This Week

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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With the second week of February coming to an end, we have got a few but interesting news for you all. One of them is about the immensely-popular-but-sadly-dead-game Flappy Bird. Malicious Flappy Bird Apps Are Flying All Over Third Party Android Stores Flappy Bird has hit the runway and odds are, it may fly never […]

Most Popular IT Security Blog Posts of the Month

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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While the entire world is doused in love and mushy feelings on Valentine’s Day, cybercriminals are busy wrapping their evil plans. And in our ongoing effort to jeopardize all such plans, we are giving you a recap of some blog posts with the most insightful tips on online safety. Quick Heal Advanced Behavior […]

Android Devices – One More Reason Why Your Business Needs End Point Security

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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As much as Android is loved all over the world (well, not all but most), it has its own follies. Yes, it is an open platform, it gives away loads of awesome apps for free, and it is open for customization. So, where’s the folly? Most users must have noted that Android devices are not […]

Fake Android Antivirus Alert!

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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Apparently, a new malicious application is on the loose that poses as an antivirus software for Android devices. In this post, we give you a quick brief about what this malware is all about. Quick Heal has detected this Android malware as Android.Agent.BU. Before installation, the application asks the user for administrator rights. It displays […]

This Week’s Latest IT Security News and Updates

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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Beware of Emails Containing Free FIFA Tickets Malware artists sure are opportunistic. News are up that they are using the FIFA bait to lure their victims. Reportedly, users are receiving emails notifying them that they have won free tickets to 20th FIFA World Cup. The emails contain links to a website where users can avail […]

Latest IT Security News, Updates and Alerts for this Week

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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1 min read

This week too was quite an eventful one for the IT Security world, as the others in the past. It included a tale about how a $50,000 Twitter account was hacked, arrest of a CEO, Angry Birds, and ChewBacca – the new malware in town. #1. An interesting tale of how a man lost his […]