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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. Backdoors. with no internet. Keyloggers.

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Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather’s Cyber Attacks

Data Matters

It used to be that data breaches were all about cyber-crooks hacking computer systems to steal personal information, followed by an affected company sending regretful notification letters offering a year or two of complimentary credit monitoring. out of 10. In your grandfather’s data breach—e.g., All rights reserved.