Early this year a bomb went off in a computer at the Los Angeles department of water and power. The device did not explode; it was a “logic bomb,” a smidgen of spurious software coding that had been ...

Malware is an umbrella term that includes all types of malicious software, including viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, and spyware. These programs are designed to infect and cause damage to ...

The word 'virus' gets tossed around a lot. Here's what actually counts, what to watch for, and how to stay two clicks ahead ...

Over 300,000 new types of ransomware and other malicious software are discovered daily, according to the IT security research institute AV-TEST. Computer viruses can slow your devices, create a slew ...