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Is Ransomware Over: The WannaCry attack announced to the general audience a new threat—ransomware. With the damages it caused, from hundreds of companies to government agencies, the ransomware attack took its victims millions of dollars to repair. For organizations like the NHS, it was irreparable damage as around $115m was lost, and over 19,000 appointments […]

Hyper Converged Endpoint Security: The rise of online threats is getting advanced, and security experts are equally developing new forms of security technologies to outplay even the most sophisticated hacking mechanisms. The current focus is more towards Endpoint Detection and Response that combines novel approaches to identify and instantly respond to battle against the identified […]

Computer Trojan Viruses: Meaning A computer Trojan refers to a program that appears to be harmless, but is in fact, malicious. It is a destructive program that acts as a benign application. You can confirm that a computer Trojan horse resides in your system if you come across strange activities and unexpected changes to your […]

How to Know If Ransomware Is On Your PC How to Know If Ransomware Is On Your Computer?: Computers are no longer limited to our offices and workplaces. Instead, personal computers are an integral part of our household now. It is crucial that we protect our computers from online threats because they contain important and […]

Understanding Next Gen Endpoint Protection (NGEP) The words ‘Next-Gen Endpoint Protection (NGEP)’ which presumably offers Next-Gen Threat Prevention have been bandied about a lot. Despite this, it remains a conundrum. So in this article, we try best to explain what next-gen endpoint protection is (as simply as possible), how it differs from traditional endpoint protection, […]

Update: Check the Latest Version of Xcitium’s free Mobile Security App for Android Vulnerability Have you ever heard of the old card trick, the Double Lift? Even a novice magician should have this essential card trick mastered. But for those of you don’t know it; the Double Lift consists of presenting two cards in a […]

What is DLP? Data loss prevention (DLP) is a strategy for ensuring that end-users do not send critical or sensitive information outside the corporate network. DLP is also used to describe software products that help a network administrator control what data end users can transfer. Why Is Data Loss Prevention Software Essential? Data loss prevention software identifies potential […]

What is Shurlockr Ransomware and Its Works The ShurLOckr ransomware is a malware that is like other ransomware malware, but it targets cloud-based platforms as its distribution platform. This means that the ShurLOckr ransomware can spread to a wide range of people in the shortest amount of time. ShurLOckr ransomware was discovered sometime in 2018 […]

What Is Cybersecurity? In the online world, cybersecurity refers to the protection of Internet-connected systems. The security covers cybersecurity and physical security – hardware, software, and data, from cyber attacks. Endpoint security and Endpoint protection are often used terms in the cybersecurity world because of the fact, it protects enterprises against unapproved access to data centers and […]