Cyber attacks often begin with a backdoor. In cybersecurity, a backdoor is a method that allows a hacker to bypass a computer’s existing defenses. You may have antivirus software, a firewall, strong passwords and other defenses. With a backdoor, however, a...
Have you heard of Domain Name Server (DNS) hijacking? It’s become an increasingly common cyber threat. Hackers use it for a variety of purposes. Among other things, DNS hijacking can be used to capture login information, steal data, deploy malware and phishing....
Have you heard of memory-resistant malware? It’s become an increasingly common form of malicious software. In the past, malware consisted exclusively of files. While file-based malware is still around, there are now forms of malware that don’t contain any...
Phishing has exploded in recent years to become one of the world’s most common types of cyber attacks. A form of social engineering, it’s designed to trick victims into divulging sensitive information, such as login credentials to an otherwise protected...
