Is Antivirus Software Really Dead?

I am curious what Dye’s definition is for "cyber-attack?" One this is for sure, the motivation of hackers and malware has changed dramatically over the years. The threats are new and different today. Going back in history most malware was related to someone wanting cyber fame, making a political statement or just plain mischievousness. Now with the advent of ransomware, spam mailing bots and

2017-11-13T07:30:06-08:00May 6th, 2014|

Alvaka Networks Ransomware/Crimeware Alert

  I was going to write this, but Dave Cunningham, Alvaka's Business Technology Officer, beat me to it.  So here it is in all it's timeliness.  Please be advised that Alvaka Networks is notifying its clients and partners of a [...]

2024-03-14T00:23:20-07:00November 14th, 2013|

Ransomware Gangs Are Now Stealing Passwords

A few months back I wrote a blog called, Don’t Get Caught by a Ransomware Gang.   The blog warned that ransomware gangs are loading malware onto computers.  Back then the threat was in the form of unwanted encryption of your [...]

2018-08-22T11:24:07-07:00May 20th, 2013|

Don’t Get Caught by a Ransomware Gang

You can rest a little better tonight knowing one of these gangs has been caught and they will be going to jail. Be warned because there are many other similar scams out there. The gangs target inadequately protected computers [...]

2024-03-14T00:29:08-07:00March 5th, 2013|