Security and Societal Problems Emerging for Wearable Technology – What’s the Next Move in the Wearable Tech World?

500,000 Victims of Cryptolocker Can Finally Recover Files Without Paying a Ransom

In 2013 antivirus companies discovered a new ransomware known as Cryptolocker. Cryptolocker is a ransomware trojan that targets computers running Mirosoft Windows. Ransomware is the type of malware that restricts access to the computer system it infects, and demands a ransom paid to the creator to remove the restriction. Cryptolocker encrypted files on Windows computers,...

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Duleep Pillai
August 6, 2014
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Security and Societal Problems Emerging for Wearable Technology – What’s the Next Move in the Wearable Tech World?

Hold Security Reports A Russian Crime Ring Has Stolen Over a Billion Internet Passwords – Has Your IT Been Compromised?

Hold Security, a firm based in Milwaukee, has reported to the New York Times that they’ve discovered a massive theft of confidential data gathered from more than 420,000 websites, ranging from large household names to small business sites. Taking into account overlap from site to site, they’ve estimated that the Russian crime ring responsible has...

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Duleep Pillai
August 6, 2014
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Security and Societal Problems Emerging for Wearable Technology – What’s the Next Move in the Wearable Tech World?

Should You Use a Temporary Credit Card for Online Transactions?

After the recent series of scandals in the United States involving credit card data theft, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned retailers about a type of malicious software attacking point-of-sale (POS) systems, called “Backoff.” It is said that this virus is undetectable by most anti-virus software. During the wake of these scandals, recent popularity...

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Duleep Pillai
August 6, 2014
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