Articles for April 2016

Ransomware can hit anyone, but hackers are increasingly going after targets that are more willing to pay up.

Source: The Growing Threat of Ransomware

There are plenty of good reasons not to share your IP address with the world, including privacy, security, and safety concerns. Follow our advice to keep yours a secret.

Source: How to Hide Your IP Address

Updated: The flaw lets an attacker cut off an entire network from the internet until the owner calls their provider to restore it.

Source: Over 135 million modems vulnerable to denial-of-service flaw | ZDNet

A security researcher has discovered malicious code embedded within cameras offered for sale on the e-commerce platform.

Source: Surveillance cameras sold on Amazon infected with malware | ZDNet

The carefully-crafted and user-specific emails contain links and personal information to trick victims into installing a new kind of malware.

Source: Meet the new ransomware that knows where you live | ZDNet

It happens to all of us.

Source: What to do when your computer freezes or locks up

Microsoft is building on top of its Xbox SmartGlass technology to develop a more advanced app-handoff capability across platforms.

Source: Microsoft to ease app-handoff with Windows 10 and beyond with ‘Project Rome’ | ZDNet

Microsoft is readying new releases of its Dynamics NAV, GP and SL ERP offerings in the coming months. Integration with the company’s cloud services is a top priority, especially for Dynamics NAV.

Source: What’s next for Microsoft’s ‘other’ three ERP suites | ZDNet

Online marketplaces make it easy to find whatever you’re looking for — retail items, babysitter services, a couch to crash on — even a hacker. Business is booming for hackers that advertise their […]

Source: Underground hacker marketplaces are thriving, says new report

Once the domain of espionage, personalized scams embraced by profit-driven scammers.

Source: Crypto ransomware targets called by name in spear-phishing blast