The value of not paying cyber extortionists By Erin Richey According to Sorin Mustaca, product manager for anti-virus company Avira GMBH, most extortionists negotiate in good faith. “In general, it is not common that the cybercriminals don’t keep their promise. They keep their promise because they want the next victim to pay,” wrote Mustaca in an email […]
Are attacks by governments the next big threat? Small and medium-sized enterprises may be at risk for state-sponsored hacking By Michael O’Dwyer – Tech Page One April 17 2014 “My personal blogs are daily attacked by at least 500 IP addresses, which come from all over the world. Is it safe to assume that the [IP addresses reflect […]
URL: http://techpageone.dell.com/technology/small-businesses-brace-end-windows-xp Sorin Mustaca, an IT security expert at Avira, a global provider of IT-security protection for computers, smartphones, servers and networks, agrees that Windows 7 may be an easier option. ”Our experience shows us that most software is still not adapted to make native use of Windows 8′s new APIs (application programming interfaces) and functionalities,” he says. […]