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What is malicious code (software) and how can it be overcame?

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Introduction to data, programs and malicious code By themselves, programs are seldom security threats. The programs operate on data, taking action only when data and state changes trigger it. Much of the work done by a program is invisible to users, so they are not likely to be aware of any malicious code activity. For instance, …

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What is malicious code (software) and how can it be overcame?

(Part One – Serie 2 of 5) What is malicious code (software) and how can it be overcame

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Non – Malicious Code (Program) Errors Being human, programmers and other developers make many mistakes, most of which are unintentional and non-malicious. Many such errors cause program malfunctions but do not lead to more serious security vulnerabilities. However, a few classes of errors have plagued programmers and security professionals for decades, and there is no …

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(Part One – Series 1 of 5) What is Malicious Software and How Can it be Overcame? A Serie of Five to Take you Through

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As a team at Techaai, we decided to dig deep into malicious software, there causes, impact on our systems and how they can be overcame. After writing about the 5 tips to protect your website from malicious attacks, we received a lot more on inquires on how one may protect themselves from such malicious software …

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Phishing Scams: 10 Ways To Identify Them [Infographic]

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Phishing scams are one of the most common types of social engineering attacks used today. Social engineering and spear phishing are often the primary means by which attackers force their way into most online accounts  with the aim of accessing information. As well fraudsters try to trick you into providing your username and password so that …

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5 Reasons You Should Add Whois Privacy Protection On Your Domain

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Many people do not see a reason why they should focus on ensuring Whois Privacy Protection on their domains.  They think that their domain database is not an interest for spammers and therefore just think that they are avoiding additional costs yet they are allowing a compromise on their website. What is WHOIS Guard or …

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The Top 100 Hacked Email Passwords Ever!

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One of the most significant events to remember about 2016, is that there were massive data breaches on the internet. Right from individual accounts to service providers, hackers compromised a remarkable number of email accounts and company systems within the same period of time. And since then, we happened to discover the top ever hacked email …

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Email Security E-book: What You Should Know About Email Security 2017

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Here are 10 reasons why you should read our Email Security E-book. How it will help you and what you can do about email insecurity and unauthorized access. We have compiled some of the most recent email security breaches and phishing attacks on Yahoo and Gmail and we have put them all in one place. Email Security …

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How DDoS Attack Affected the World’s Internet Giants

How DDoS Attack Affected the World’s Internet Giants

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The cyber attack that brought down many of the world’s biggest internet giants on 21st October 2016 was most likely the largest of its kind in history. This DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack, is a simple but increasingly powerful tool for knocking down websites. Until recently, DDoS attacks were used to take down smaller targets …

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