Posts under Security category

Holiday travel cyber security tips that help you stay safe when on vacation

It is that time of year when you yearn for a vacation. Everything is already available online. You can book your place for staying and maybe a car on rental. This post lists what to do to avoid scams that […]

Microsoft Defender ATP for macOS for Enterprise

Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is a unified platform for preventative protection, post-breach detection, automated investigation, and response. While it had been on Windows for a while, Microsoft is now making Windows Defender ATP for macOS as well. However, […]

Windows 10 Security Configuration Framework for Enterprises

Mimicking the DEFCON levels, Microsoft divulged the “SECCON Framework” i.e. a generic Windows 10 Security Configuration Framework. This framework aids in standardizing the basic security settings that should be applied for Windows 10 systems. It consists of a series of […]

IObit Malware Fighter Free review & download

While Windows 10 offers Windows Security as its in-built defense against malware, one can always choose to install a third-party application on Windows 10. In this post, I am sharing my experience of IObit Malware Fighter Free. Its an on-demand […]

What is Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) vulnerability? Are you safe?

Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) is a CPU side vulnerability. According to Intel, its CPU has some loose points that can be exploited by hackers. This means taking control of the CPU to be able to read very short term data […]

What is Control Flow Guard in Windows 10 – How to turn it On or Off

Windows 10 built-in security feature – Control Flow Guard (CFG) is designed to combat memory corruption vulnerabilities. Control Flow Guard helps prevent memory corruption, which is very helpful to prevent ransomware attacks. The capabilities of the server are restricted to […]

Hyperlink Auditing in Chrome & Firefox browsers

Sometimes, novice or innocent users can be tricked to unwittingly participate if sends information to another resource. This may add a privacy risk. For instance, HTML5 has added a feature to the web called Hyperlink Auditing. If you are not […]

Enable protection against Cryptominers and Fingerprinters in Firefox

In today’s data-driven world, it has become essential to safeguard your online privacy. The simplest method to ensure this is to share limited information with sites you seldom visitor trust. Most websites cunningly equip tools that track your behavior.  Mozilla […]

Malware Submission: Where to submit malware and suspicious files to Microsoft & others?

If you suspect a file to be malicious, you can send it to Microsoft for analysis. The Microsoft Research and Response will check the file for malware, which may include viruses, spyware, worms, trojans, rootkits,  adware, etc. Where to submit […]

Text Messages from Microsoft – Genuine or Phishing?

If you receive text messages from Microsoft, they could be genuine, or they could be some kind of phishing attempt. We’ll discuss both in this post about why Microsoft is texting you. With text messaging becoming so popular, scams involving SMS’s […]

List of free Ransomware Decryption Tools to unlock files

If you are looking for a way to decrypt files encrypted by Ransomware then this complete list of Ransomware decrypt & removal tools will help you unlock files encrypted or locked by ransomware on your Windows computer. Ransomware threats are […]

The growing influence of Stalkerware in the digital world

Humans by nature are essentially kind and sensible. However, under situations of distress, they can become insecure, suspicious or even paranoid and resort to spying. The word itself evokes many critical reactions as it means a terrible invasion of your […]

Which VPN is the best to buy? VPN Comparison Chart

When it comes to choosing a VPN service, it gets confusing. The primary reason why anybody decides to buy a VPN is to hide and leave no trace behind so that others are not able to track you. However, things […]

CSS Exfil Protection browser extension offers CSS Exfil vulnerability attack

As we are browsing the internet, we are exposed to a lot of vulnerabilities that might expose our data to attackers. But with time, the technology has evolved in order to protect us against these attacks. But at the same […]

How to stop automatic redirects in Chrome, Firefox, Edge browsers

The Internet changed the world tremendously. Now, JavaScript is driving the modern web ahead. And to make these experiences seamless and less cluttery, redirection is often used on web pages. Many times the user is prompted about them and most […]

OPSWAT File Security for Chrome scans downloaded files with 30 anti-malware engines

Today, we have access to data in abundance, all available on the Internet and ready to serve our various purposes. However, it comes along with a long list of threats, and one of the deadly risks among them is malware. […]

GHIDRA reverse engineering tool from NSA

GHIDRA is a software reverse engineering (SRE) framework that helps analyze malicious code and malware like viruses. It has been created and maintained by the National Security Agency Research Directorate. Now if that sounds a bit scary, this tool isn’t […]

How to check if your IP address is leaking

When we use a VPN, our original IP is hidden, and the computer uses the IP address provided by the VPN. It makes sure that when you are visiting or accessing geo-blocked websites, you are not restricted. However, it is […]

What is Tamper Protection feature in Windows 10

One of the best things about Microsoft is that they are trying to make a stronger security system for their OS. The new Tamper Protection is set to add more key features in securing our data.  Tamper Protection is a […]

Check if your computer has been infected by the ASUS Update Malware

ASUS users may be aware by now that recent ASUS software updates were compromised and they installed backdoors on ASUS machines. According to estimates, half a million Windows machines have been installed with the malicious backdoor via the ASUS update […]