When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Preventing of the consequence of cracked or pirated software focuses on user awareness training to recognize the threat.

For the first time security researchers have spotted a type of malicious software that overwrites update functions for other applications, which could pose additional long-term risks for users. The ...

Malware continues to evolve, becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect. One of the most challenging types is polymorphic malware — malicious software that constantly changes its code to evade ...

A seasoned small business and technology writer and educator with more than 20 years of experience, Shweta excels in demystifying complex tech tools and concepts for small businesses. Her work has ...

A cryptojacking and stealing malware has infected tens of thousands of devices over the past few months, but the attackers have stolen only $6,000. A malware that infected tens of thousands of devices ...

Back in 2023, we asked anti-virus expert Andreas Marx of AV-Test how so many infections escape antivirus software, even though it actually protects well. His answer: “Many programs successfully fend ...

The ever-evolving nature of cybersecurity threats necessitates constant vigilance against emerging threats. One such threat gaining traction is crypto malware. Recent statistics reveal a disturbing ...

It’s no secret that the sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks have been growing steadily for the last few years, in part due to AI opening the doors to even low-skilled threat actors to launch ...

New approaches to recognizing signature-evading, polymorphic viruses, worms, and bots Server-side polymorphism is a challenging problem for anti-malware software vendors. Much of today's malware, such ...