malware

What are botnets? How do they infect your computer? What should you do if you are infected? Can you prevent botnets? Read on to the learn the answers to these questions and everything else you need to know about botnets.

A new national study released by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and McAfee shows many Americans aren’t taking extra precautions to protect their smartphones from hackers, malware and other threats because they feel their devices are safe from cybercrime.

More people are tackling their shopping lists with a single swipe on their smartphones and mobile devices this year, but they aren’t taking the necessary steps to prevent themselves from viruses, malware and identity theft.

You may think you’ve made your company cyber secure, but the majority of small business owners fail to take fundamental precautions, according to a new survey of U.S. small businesses sponsored by Symantec and the National Cyber Security Alliance and conducted by Zogby International.

Learn ways to protect your small business online.

The NCSA is pleased to present a guest blog by Karen McDowell, Ph.D., Information Security Analyst for the University of Virginia.

Now that this unusually hot summer is coming to a close, you may be going back to school with a new computer, or you may be the parent of such a student. No doubt you know that you should install a good antivirus program. What more do you need to know? Ever heard of rogue antivirus? If you use a PC, you are particularly vulnerable to this pernicious attack.

The NCSA is pleased to present a guest blog by John Browne, VP Sales & Marketing of Wibu-Systems USA.

Reputable software publishers want you to use their software and recommend it to other people. This is why they spend money creating a quality product with good technical support.

Software counterfeiters have entirely different motives. They are doing something illegal, and you can’t trust them. Often, they will collect your personal details and sell them on, or try to sell you bogus products. The last thing they care about is customer satisfaction; instead, they make money by ripping you off. 

Launched four years ago by Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, StopBadware emerged today as a stand alone nonprofit organization under the leadership of Maxim Weinstein, StopBadware’s executive director.

If you don’t know StopBadware, you should.

Unfortunately, there are always people out there ready to take advantage of people during times of crisis.

As we have seen during the financial crisis and recent natural disasters, scam artists, phishers, and other cyber criminals use the day’s headlines to lure people to sites that deposit viruses^G and malware (malicious software such as spyware^G) or try to get you to reveal personal information or buy something you don’t need or can get somewhere else for free.