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Can playing video games on the PC cause cyberattacks?

The video gaming industry has become the foremost entertainment medium worldwide as evidenced by its valuation. The market is estimated to reach an estimated $179.1 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 6.4% from 2019 to 2024. And yet, perhaps because of its denotation as an ‘entertainment’ medium, the video game industry doesn’t always […]

Mailto Ransomware under the skin of explorer.exe

All of us, at some point in time,  must have heard the story of Wolf and the flock of sheep. The fooling trick used by the wicked wolf of pretending to be a sheep is still in use by many malware authors. They pretend to be genuine processes to achieve their villainy activities. Such a […]

Take your browser security to the next level!

  Today, almost every computer user leverages a variety of web browsers to surf the internet — Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari are some of the popular browsers in use in recent times. It is very important to configure internet browser(s) in a secure way because vulnerable web browser(s) can lead to various […]

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Hackers are riding on the global panic pertaining to the deadly Coronavirus

Very recently, the Coronavirus that apparently originated from the Wuhan province in China has created pandemonium across the world creating an atmosphere of a health crisis for the global populace. As the news of the deadly Coronavirus creates waves of panic across the globe, cyberattackers are lurking into this phenomenon as an opportunity, less of […]

Unable to Shut down or Restart Windows 7 systems?

In the last two days, we have received reports from Windows 7 users who have been unable to shut down or restart their PC and ran into the below error. While the exact cause of the issue is yet to be ascertained there is no official confirmation from Microsoft yet. However, our support team has […]

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Why cybersecurity should be taken seriously?

October is earmarked as Cybersecurity Awareness month in the US in order to make internet users vigilant of the various possible cybercrimes. Today the world is connected via the internet and people practically live online with the help of facilities such as banking, mailing, shopping etc. available right at their fingertips. As the famous line […]

Security Hole in Gmail Android App Makes Phishing Attacks Easier

A recently discovered bug in the Gmail Android App allows anyone to pose as someone else, hiding their real email address. Although labelled as a “non-issue” by Google Security Team, the flaw can prove to be helpful for online scammers. Read the rest of the story from the post that follows. Phishing has been one of […]

Stegosploit – A Technique that can Hack your PC Using Just an Image!

By merely looking at an image in your browser, you can infect your PC with a malware. Know how from the following post. Thanks to a technique called Stegosploit, a hacker can infect your system by simply making you load an image on the Internet. You don’t even have to click or download the image. […]

5 Essential Security Tips for Startups

If you are planning to launch a startup business which essentially requires customers’ data for its development and sustainability, then IT security should be on your list of priorities. There is no denying to that fact that, investing in a security infrastructure during the nascent stage of the business can be a big weight to […]