Do you think that the cyberattacks have increased these last months/years? The cyberattacks have definitely increased in the last years, but not only that. The attacks have become more like a business. It is possible now to purchase a cyberattack against an organization (the entire network), against websites and social media accounts. The cybercriminals […]
Every year, in the last week of November we have the Black Friday (November 29th) madness of buying at reduced prices. “Stay alert” doesn’t mean that you should only keep an eye on those great offers. It means that you should not fall for the scams that are going to show up. What is going to happen? We expect […]
I have to admit that I was greedy … I mean, there is nobody in the market promising Infinite storage as a hard drive in the cloud that never runs out of space. Hell, this is better than any hard drive ! So, I gave it a try… more than 1.5 years ago: Member Since March 5, 2012 […]
Having tablets and smartphones dominating the market has been the main motivation for IT companies to boost the 3/4G and LTE technologies. This will significantly improve user connectivity but also will raise the risks levels in terms of security. These new technologies require that we have to pay more attention to our terminals in order to […]
The Cryptolocker is a new variant of ransomware malware that encrypts various files on user’s computer and demands the owner of the computer to pay the malware authors in order to decrypt the files. The affected files are documents, images, databases and many others. How to recognize it The CryptoLocker malware files are mostly […]
So, the unthinkable, the only thing which you always thought that it can’t happen to you did happen: your computer got a virus or more. What to do now? First of all, don’t be scared and think well before taking the next steps. Many people format first their computer and reinstall the operating system or even […]
Remember this post: http://sorin-mustaca.com/2013/07/03/about-the-internet-threat-landscape-and-why-small-businesses-are-the-most-vulnerable/ ? I almost forgot about it… Until today. I received the PDF version of the final article: FocusM-MY “SMEs are generally easier to attack than larger corporations”, says Mustaca I’ve been quoted quite a lot of times…
The malware landscape is evolving on a very rapid pace and these days, the technologies released 2 or 3 years ago are becoming slowly obsolete. That’s why providing security only through engine and signature updates is no longer considered enough. In order to ensure that our customers are using the best protection available, we released […]
Elconfidencial.com http://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/2013-10-11/en-materia-de-seguridad-con-cual-me-quedo-android-o-ios_39710/ En materia de seguridad, ¿con cuál me quedo? ¿Android o iOS? (Interviene Sorin Mustaka, experto en seguridad IT de Avira) “”No mobile platform is fully secure as both are almost closed to security software developers. The cybercriminals have no ethical barriers when it comes to develop […]
Last week we surprised more than a few people by ending our long-running ‘Notifier’ ads in Avira’s Free Antivirus. We also announced our first-ever security product for Apple iPhones and iPads. And, as rumors have already circulated, we’re currently testing a new feature code-named ‘Avira Dashboard’ So what’s going on? It’s part of Avira’s new […]
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