security
Your Computer’s Lifespan
Whether you’re a laptop or desktop person, your computer is possibly the most valuable electronic you own. From your work files to photos of your kid’s firsts, your data attaches you to the device you’ve been using all these years. On top of that, many don’t particularly like change. You’ve already spent time learning how[…]
Cyber Weapons Attack
May 12th of 2017 was anything but a casual Friday for over a quarter million people. 230,000 Windows users in 150 countries were encrypted with WannaCry, a data ransom virus, meaning users had to pay whatever these criminals were asking in order to get their data back. If you’ve ever experienced a flavor of Ransomware[…]
What’s a CryptoLocker Virus?
The CryptoLocker, CryptoWall, and CryptoLocker 3.0 viruses are unique malicious tools known as ransomware that encrypts files using RSA-2048 key or AES-256, which are common encryption keys used to keep integrity and confidentiality of files safe. In order to decrypt the affected files, you either need to brute force the encryption key (which would require[…]