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What you need to know about Locky ransomware
Ransomware incidents are time-sensitive and costly, and Locky is a well-known example of how quickly an infection can encrypt files and disrupt access. This guide reviews how Locky campaigns have oper...
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What is a honeypot in cybersecurity, and how does it work?
A honeypot in cybersecurity is a deliberately vulnerable system meant to attract attackers and observe their behavior, allowing security teams to study their attack techniques. In this article, we’l...
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Is WinRAR safe? Everything you need to know
WinRAR is a legitimate tool, but that doesn’t automatically make it risk-free. As it’s often used to open files downloaded from the internet, many users wonder whether WinRAR could expose their de...
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Understanding MTTR in cybersecurity: A complete guide
MTTR in cybersecurity is a performance metric that measures how quickly a security team deals with incidents. It reflects the time it takes to move from detecting an incident to resolving it and helps...
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What is buffer overflow, and why is it dangerous?
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a fixed-size memory buffer than it was designed to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory. Programs need memory to stor...
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What is steganography? A complete guide to hidden data techniques
Steganography is the practice of hiding secret information within a larger, ordinary-looking message. In a cybersecurity context, this often means embedding hidden data within common file types, such ...
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Rainbow table attack: What is it and how to stay safe
When you sign up for a service, your password is typically converted into a hash before it’s stored. A rainbow table is an offline reference that pairs common passwords with their corresponding hash...
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What is a deauthentication attack, and how do you protect yourself?
If you’ve ever been kicked off a network repeatedly, experienced sudden slowdowns, or watched all devices disconnect at once, the cause may not be a weak signal or router issue. It could be a deauth...
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What is killware? How it works and how to stay protected
While most cyberattack methods are defined by their method or intent, killware is defined by its outcome. It’s an umbrella term for cyberattacks that lead to real-world physical harm, regardless of ...
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Signs that your phone screen is hacked, and how to fix it
If your phone screen starts registering touches you didn't make, apps start opening on their own, or text appears in search fields without your input, you need to investigate. These symptoms could ste...