Cerber ransomware kills database connections to access important data
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Oct-05-2016
- Business Technology
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In order to encrypt some of the most important data stored on computers and servers, the Cerber ransomware now tries to kill processes associated with database servers.The goal for ransomware programs is to affect as many valuable files as possible […]
Read MoreCerber ransomware kills database connections to access important data
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Oct-05-2016
- Business Technology
- Comments Off on Cerber ransomware kills database connections to access important data
In order to encrypt some of the most important data stored on computers and servers, the Cerber ransomware now tries to kill processes associated with database servers.The goal for ransomware programs is to affect as many valuable files as possible […]
Read More5 ways to improve voting security in the US
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Oct-05-2016
- Business Technology
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With the U.S. presidential election just weeks away, questions about election security continue to dog the nation’s voting system. It’s too late for election officials to make major improvements, “and there are no resources,” said Joe Kiniry, a long-time election security […]
Read More3 nightmare election hack scenarios
- Brian Burke-Gaffney
- Oct-05-2016
- Business Technology
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The question on the mind of many voting security experts is not whether hackers could disrupt a U.S. election. Instead, they wonder how likely an election hack might be and how it might happen.
The good news is a hack that […]
