Ransomware

Ransomware

  Ransomware is a malware designed to block access to a computing system (locking data in that system / threaten to publish the victim’s data) via encryption, until a demanded some of money is paid. As per records, ransomware variants were found as early as...

Managing Increased Security Threats

  Information technology is getting updated fast, which is revolutionizing every walk of life. Along with these technological advancements, security threats are also increasing in the arena of cyber world. Newer technologies have opened newer ways for threats....

Buzzword Talk – ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT)

Let’s talk about ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) today. Term IoT has been coined by Kevin Ashton, a British technology pioneer. We can have a clear understanding of IoT through this quote by Ashton, from one of his published articles: “If we had computers that knew...

Security Threats

In computing, security threats are possibilities of danger that might exploit a vulnerability to breach security, causing damage. The vulnerability is the weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system’s information assurance; It occurs due to the presence of a...