Application Security, Technology

Ransomware – A CryptoViral Extortion Attack

Ransomware is malicious software that blocks access to data until the ransom is paid. An advanced type of ransomware encrypts the files on the system. Since it restricts the user from accessing their records, it can be termed as Denial Of Service attack. To get back the access to files or to get the data decrypted, the victim is...

by Ubaid Ahmed
Tag: malware
24-May-2017

Application Security

Malvertising: The dark side of Advertising

Ever faced a situation when you click on an advertisement, nothing happens and you are just redirected to a random strange website which you do not like or probably, as soon as you click an ad, numerous pop-ups come up and close automatically. There's a good chance that you might have clicked on a 'malvertisement'. In this blog, we will...

by Nikhit Kumar
Tag: malware
07-Sep-2015