Online Security and Privacy News

In the market for connoisseurs of quality goods, Apple products are the leader. The company’s products look flawless, but what about security? Contrary to popular belief, even Macs can be susceptible to malware infection – thousands of examples evidence this. So, once the hacker Geohot experimented with the computer of journalist Ben Makuch. The attacker remotely connected to the Mac...

It would be good if 20 customers were in your store. However, if more than a thousand non-paying clients entered and blocked your shop entrance, you might be in trouble. This is the way DDoS attacks operate in a cyber world. What is the definition of DDoS and the way it works? DDoS is an abbreviation of distributed denial-of-service. These...

Browsing online can give you tons of opportunities. There are different servers, platforms, and websites you can visit to follow the relevant updates on almost any topic. However, despite the huge number of possibilities, the Internet can be a risky choice. There are different malicious actions performed every second. And it may be quite complicated to trace the hacking activity...

The use of computers is widespread all over the world. You can hardly find a person without a personal computer, laptop, or mobile device. Computers with access to the Internet give us enormous opportunities. However, they also expose us to different kinds of risks. And phishing is one of them. What’s a phishing site? How should you identify it and...

So your antivirus has found something which is called “not a virus”? Despite the fact it is not a virus, there is still a reason to be worried. How can you stop it, and what is “not a virus”? What is the definition of “not a virus”? The antivirus is designed to detect possible viruses (those are malicious programs that...