Pharming is a scam that cybercriminals use to install malicious code on personal computers or servers. As the name suggests, it comes from the words “farming” and “phishing,” and it represents a new, more complicated technique hackers use to access sensitive information. The malicious code involved in pharming attacks changes the IP address information, whic

We have done it again. The AV-Comparatives performance tests consolidate Panda Free Antivirus as the top-performing program in its category. As usual, the Austrian laboratory has analysed the 18 most relevant cybersecurity solutions on the market in its performance test. This test measures the impact of different cyber security software on the PC. In this ca

Women make up roughly 24% of cybersecurity professionals. While this is an improvement from a mere 11% since 2017, historical obstacles remain for women looking to join or move up in the massive global industry of security. In addition to the large gender disparity in cybersecurity, women in the field are compensated less on average than men. In 2021, 29% of

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London’s Metropolitan Police has recently completed the roll-out of a new system called Retrospective Facial Recognition (RFR). RFR uses artificial intelligence technology to analyze video footage, automatically identifying suspects and persons of interest for detectives. How RFR works The role of RFR is quite simple – detectives provide the software with ph

Panda Dome antivirus has proven to be the best in the Performance Test carried out by AV-Comparatives Good news continues to come in for Panda Security and our customers. Our Panda Dome antivirus has once again proven to be the best in the Performance Test carried out by AV-Comparatives. This test by the renowned Austrian laboratory evaluates the impact that

Working from home has become essential for many organisations, helping them to continue trading during the many lockdowns that were used to try and limit the spread of Covid-19. But as remote work increased, so too has the number of cyberattacks experienced by businesses. That’s according to some new research published by a UK-based cybersecurity firm. Their

When COVID-19 took over last spring, Zoom quickly became a lifeline for students, classrooms and businesses who were forced to make the rapid shift to a remote environment. While Zoom’s video conferencing services have been critical in keeping us afloat amid the pandemic, a problematic trend known as “Zoom bombing” has emerged as a result. Of the millions of

When a VPN (Virtual Private Network) works properly, it prevents your online activity from being tracked. By connecting your devices to different servers around the world instead of your internet provider’s local server, VPNs encrypt your data streams and prevent your Internet Service Provider (ISP) from reading what you’re doing. However, not all VPNs work

If you have an email address, chances are you’ve received a spam email before. Spam emails are unsolicited messages that may ask for monetary donations, alert you about the security of your account or advertise products and services you didn’t sign up for. While spam emails are annoying at best, they can also be incredibly harmful if they’re laced with malwa

Organizations located in the USA are under an unprecedented amount of ransomware attacks that will very likely to continue to grow. In 2020 alone, hackers executed more than 65,000 attacks on U.S. institutions, which equals to approximately seven attacks per minute. Even though most of those attacks are purely driven by greed, they often end up causing absol

Cybercrime is vastly growing in the world of tech today. Criminals of the World Wide Web exploit internet users’ personal information for their own gain. They dive deep into the dark web to buy and sell illegal products and services. They even gain access to classified government information. Cybercrimes are at an all time high, costing companies and indiv

The presence of women in positions in the technology sector has been stagnant for three years at 25% of the total workforce. Over the last few years, the role of women in the world of science and technology has been written about repeatedly. Despite the fact that progress and the fight for equality are mantras that are repeated and that we frequently recall,

Online dating is an undeniable part of finding love in the modern world. By the end of 2020, upwards of 32 million Americans were using online dating services, and the industry is expected to surpass one billion dollars in revenue by 2021. But for all of the appeal the online dating world has to offer, it can come with some dangerous pitfalls when it comes t

If you’ve received an error message in Windows that reads, “You may be a victim of software counterfeiting,” the Windows license installed on your computer is likely non-genuine or pirated. When Microsoft realized that many people were using pirated versions of their Windows Operating System, they created an anti-piracy update to flag false versions and prev