Conficker Worm

Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November 2008. Conficker is a worm that infects computers running the Windows operating system by using known flaws in Windows. Conficker uses dictionary attacks on administrator passwords to hijack machines and link […]

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Cloud Computing Security

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services-including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence-over the internet to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale. You typically pay only for cloud services you use, helping lower your operating costs, run your infrastructure more efficiently and scale as your business needs change. Cloud

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Backdoor

When a site gets compromised, the attackers will often leave some piece of malware behind to allow them access back to the site. Hackers want to leave a door open to retain control of the website and to reinfect it continuously. This type of malware is called a backdoor.Backdoors are types of malware that allow

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CyberWarfare

Cyber warfare refers to the use of technology to launch attacks on nations, governments, and citizens, causing comparable harm to actual warfare using weaponry. To date, there hasn’t been an outright “cyberwar” with declared antagonists, however, there are a number of incidents that have caused serious disruption to countries’ infrastructure that are suspected of being

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