Recently at my day job, a coworker got a rather nasty piece of malware on his Windows machine called CryptoLocker. Basically what ransomware (like CryptoLocker) does is that it encrypts your important documents and pictures and then gives you a…
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Preparing for RansomWare Attacks
Tagged with: adaware, air gap, Apple, cryptolocker, DropBox, Encryption, EQUATION GROUP, Malware, MalwareBytes, Microsoft Windows, NSA, ransomware, Windows
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Posted in Cybersecurity
Preparing for RansomWare Attacks
Recently at my day job, a coworker got a rather nasty piece of malware on his Windows machine called CryptoLocker. Basically what ransomware (like CryptoLocker) does is that it encrypts your important documents and pictures and then gives you a…
Tagged with: adaware, air gap, Apple, cryptolocker, DropBox, Encryption, EQUATION GROUP, Malware, MalwareBytes, Microsoft Windows, NSA, ransomware, Windows
Posted in Cybersecurity
Posted in Cybersecurity
Using TrueCrypt on a Windows 7 Machine
Here is how to fully encrypt a brand new Windows 7 Machine using TrueCrypt Go to http://www.truecrypt.org and download the latest version of the software Install the Software Check your make and model of laptop for compatibility with whole disk…
Tagged with: Advanced Encryption Standard, Computer file, cryptography, Disk encryption, Drive letter assignment, Encryption, Hard disk drive, Microsoft Windows, Truecrypt, Windows 7
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Posted in Cybersecurity
Windows Malware: Prevention and Removal
Whether we like it or not, Microsoft Windows is on the vast majority of laptop and desktop computers out there for the time being. Run Windows Update for starters. This means that there is a monoculture that malware writers will…
Tagged with: Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 10, Malware, MalwareBytes, Microsoft Windows, Opera, Web browser
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Posted in Cybersecurity
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