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How to Spot Phishing Emails

Phishing involves an attack on a target using malware-laden file attachments or links leading to fake websites that trick victims into sharing their personal and financial information. These attacks typically use the attacker’s control of a system to send messages that look like they are from someone or somewhere the

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What is Ransomware?

Ransomware is malware that encrypts files on a victim’s computer and demands a payment to unlock them. Generally, it uses a combination of symmetric and asymmetric encryption techniques. During the encryption phase, the ransomware generates a random symmetric key by calling a cryptographic API on the operating system (Zimba et

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What Is Cloud Security?

Cloud Security includes processes, policies and systems that prevent data theft and other attacks in the cloud. This encompasses data loss prevention, collaboration controls and encryption processes. It also requires visibility and compliance management systems to be in place, along with threat detection measures, malware prevention mechanisms and privileged access

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