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Ransomware Protection: 8 Best Strategies and Solutions in 2021

Spinone

And yet, an antivirus program is a necessary line of defense that secures your devices from viruses, adware, worms, trojans, and others. SaaS/Application Security: Application Audit Software Employees download and use hundreds of third-party apps and extensions every day. How does antivirus help against ransomware, you may ask?

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). If you’re lucky, the only malware program you’ve come in contact with is adware, which attempts to expose the compromised end-user to unwanted, potentially malicious advertising.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). If you’re lucky, the only malware program you’ve come in contact with is adware, which attempts to expose the compromised end-user to unwanted, potentially malicious advertising.

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The story of the year: remote work

SecureList

One of the most critical questions of work-from-home security is related to employees’ awareness of the main concepts of cybersecurity. Within the same eleven-month period in 2019, Kaspersky detected 969 million such attacks worldwide. RDP attacks dynamics, January – November 2019 and 2020 ( download ).

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