WannaCry: What is ransomware and how to avoid it
Malicious software or “ransomware” has been used in a massive hacking attack, affecting tens of thousands of computers worldwide. Software security companies said a ransomware…
Encryption
New ransomware variant offers free decryption key to victims if they infect 2 others
A new ransomware variant offers its victims a free decryption key if they infect two or more other internet users with the malware that pay…
Feds Say Apple Has Unlocked Suspects’ iPhones ‘At Least’ 70 Times in the Past
The US government wants Apple to unlock an old iPhone because the company has done it “many times before”—specifically “at least” 70 since 2008, according…
Why Wordfence Supports Strong Encryption Without Backdoors
This morning global headlines are discussing Apple’s move to oppose a court order issued by the US government regarding breaking into it’s own iPhone. This…