You’d think keeping things secure would be easy, with artificial intelligence getting sharper every day. I mean, if it can crank out intricate code in no time, fending off cyber crooks should be a ...
A computer worm is a type of malware that, once it infects a machine, can automatically copy and extend itself to connected devices. A worm is very similar to a virus, and you can get infected by one ...
There are nine types of malware frequently delivered to healthcare organizations, according to a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange report. The report, titled The Rampant Growth of Cybercrime ...
A new malware strain has been discovered in the wild that combines features from four types of malware categories --ransomware, coinminers, botnets, and worms-- to create a dangerous cocktail that has ...
Doug Bonderud is an award-winning writer capable of bridging the gap between complex and conversational across technology, innovation and the human condition. Malware is everywhere. Recent research ...
LOS ALTOS, Calif., Dec. 22, 2008 IronKey, maker of the world's most secure flash drive, today announced the availability of its patent-pending USB anti-worm malware protection capabilities. AutoRun ...
The human mind loves to categorize things, and malware is no exception. We here at CSO have done our part: our malware explainer breaks down malware based on how it spreads (self-propagating worms, ...
There have been big computer worm outbreaks before, but nothing quite like Conficker. First spotted in November, the worm had soon infected more computers than any worm in recent years. By some ...
The first real computer virus, Creeper was released “in lab” in 1971 by an employee of a company working on building ARPANET, the Internet’s ancestor, according to Guillaume Lovet, Senior Director, ...