Did you know that the first computer virus was called The Creeper? In the early 70’s, two computer scientists named Bob Thomas and Ray Tomlinson created two Creeper viruses - one that couldn’t self replicate and one that could. In order to remove these viruses from...
DON’T OPEN THAT RÉSUMÉ SO FAST: THE LATEST SCARY TREND IN RANSOMWARE
YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN LOCKED. Now you must pay ransom to an unidentified thief in order to unlock your computer system and gain access to your own data or lose it forever. This might be the worst message to ever have come across your computer screen. If you become...
Protecting Against Ransomware Threats
In case you aren’t familiar with that term, ransomware refers to programs that hold your computer or hard drive hostage, demanding that you pay a ransom fee (hence the name) if you want to get your information back. Once users become infected, they see an error screen...
