Major news outlets such are sounding the alarm on June 27, 2017 about a new Ransomware virus - "Petya" that is affecting Windows systems worldwide. What is "Petya" ? Petya is an especially dangerous type of ransomware that propagates itself via two separate vulnerabilities in Microsoft products. Vulnerability 1: Is in Microsoft Office and the way it handles RTF … [Read more...]
No More Ransom Project combines Intel Security, Kaspersky, and police to fight ransomware
The combined forces of Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab, the Dutch National Police,and Europol has resulted in a project called 'No More Ransom'. The cooperations has the goal of assisting the public with ransomware, a type of malware that can encrypt and hold your files hostage until you pay the ransom. If fewer people paid the ransom, it would be less profitable and might … [Read more...]