If you receive a link for a video, even if it looks exciting, sent by someone (or your friend) on Facebook messenger—just don’t click on it without taking a second thought. Cybersecurity researchers from Trend Micro are warning users of a malicious Chrome extension which is spreading through Facebook […] .
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Ransomware: First files … now complete devices
A major threat to computer security is malicious code. In fact, over the years, it has become one of the main causes of security incidents, from the first viruses in 1986 to the most sophisticated malware of today. Recently, a particular type of malware, although not new, has become […] .
SCADA Systems Offered for Sale in the Underground Economy
SCADA, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisitions, are computer systems that control various real-world equipment . These machines are crucial parts of production lines, power plants and nuclear facilities. They were relatively unknown, even to information security experts, that was until Stuxnet was detected. Stuxnet, a malware supposedly developed by […] .
The Ultimate Guide to Increasing Your Magento Store Sales
ALEXA rankings suggest that 26% of the world’s top 1mn websites use Magento . The problem of attracting customers has been an age old problem, but what do you do once the consumer walks into your online Magento store? There’s no salesperson to offer them products, press upon them […] .
The Face Detection Algorithm Set to Revolutionize Image Search
Back in 2001, two computer scientists, Paul Viola and Michael Jones, triggered a revolution in the field of computer face detection. After years of stagnation, their breakthrough was an algorithm that could spot faces in an image in real time. Indeed, the so-called Viola-Jones algorithm was so fast and […] .