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What Are The Benefits of Anti Malware Programs

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Malwarebytes uses a variety of strategies to make your computer as anti Malware as possible. The security software receives regular updates so that it can identify the latest viruses, worms, and Trojans.

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It is good practice to use websites that you trust as much as possible. If you ever find yourself on a website that you do not trust, never open any links. I would also recommend not opening links even on trusted websites.

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Here are a few tips for creating strong passwords. Take a moment to review these, and consider strengthening some of your passwords if they fall short.

-Create unique passwords that that use a combination of words, numbers, symbols, and both upper- and lower-case letters.

-Do not use your network username as your password.

-Don't use easily guessed passwords, such as "password" or "user."

-Do not choose passwords based upon details that may not be as confidential as you'd expect, such as your birth date, your Social Security or phone number, or names of family members.

-Do not use words that can be found in the dictionary. Password-cracking tools freely available online often come with dictionary lists that will try thousands of common names and passwords. If you must use dictionary words, try adding a numeral to them, as well as punctuation at the beginning or end of the word (or both!).

-Avoid using simple adjacent keyboard combinations: For example, "qwerty" and "asdzxc" and "123456" are horrible passwords and that are trivial to crack.

-Some of the easiest-to-remember passwords aren't words at all but collections of words that form a phrase or sentence, perhaps the opening sentence to your favorite novel, or the opening line to a good joke. Complexity is nice, but length is key. It used to be the case that picking an alphanumeric password that was 8-10 characters in length was a pretty good practice. These days, it's increasingly affordable to build extremely powerful and fast password cracking tools that can try tens of millions of possible password combinations per second. Just remember that each character you add to a password or passphrase makes it an order of magnitude harder to attack via brute-force methods.

-Avoid using the same password at multiple Web sites. It's generally safe to re-use the same password at sites that do not store sensitive information about you (like a news Web site) provided you don't use this same password at sites that are sensitive.

-Never use the password you've picked for your email account at any online site: If you do, and an e-commerce site you are registered at gets hacked, there's a good chance someone will be reading your e-mail soon.

-Whatever you do, don't store your list of passwords on your computer in plain text. My views on the advisability of keeping a written list of your passwords have evolved over time. I tend to agree with noted security experts Bruce Schneier, when he advises users not to worry about writing down passwords. Just make sure you don't store the information in plain sight. The most secure method for remembering your passwords is to create a list of every Web site for which you have a password and next to each one write your login name and a clue that has meaning only for you. If you forget your password, most Web sites will email it to you (assuming you can remember which email address you signed up with).

-One thing to note about password storage in Firefox: If you have not enabled and assigned a "master password" to manage your passwords in Firefox, anyone with physical access to your computer and user account can view the stored passwords in plain text, simply by clicking "Options," and then "Show Passwords." To protect your passwords from local prying eyes, drop a check mark into the box next to "Use Master Password" at the main Options page, and choose a strong password that only you can remember. You will then be prompted to enter the master password once per session when visiting a site that uses one of your stored passwords.

-There are several online third-party services that can help users safeguard sensitive passwords, including LastPass, DashLane, and 1Password that store passwords in the cloud and secure them all with a master password. If entrusting all your passwords to the cloud gives you the creeps, consider using a local password storage program on your computer, such as Roboform, PasswordSafe or Keepass. Again, take care to pick a strong master password, but one that you can remember; just as with the Firefox master password option, if you forget the master password you are pretty much out of luck.

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Here are a few tips for creating strong passwords. Take a moment to review these, and consider strengthening some of your passwords if they fall short. -Create unique passwords that that use a combination of words, numbers, symbols, and both upper- and lower-case letters. -Do not use your network username as your password.

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Utilize stop, block, and tell. Be mindful of what you say to people and do not open yourself to abuse from others online.

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Be aware of where your emails are being received. Never open links in emails from a source you do not know. Strangers will use phishing tactics and send emails to try and get people to send their personal information. Do not ever send sensitive personal information to unknown email addresses. If you do trust the email address, verify that the address is correct and the person you are sending information to is who they say they are.

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As of the end of March, 93 percent of all phishing emails contained encryption ransomware, according to a report released today by PhishMe.

That was up from 56 percent in December, and less than 10 percent every other month of last year.

And the number of phishing emails hit 6.3 million in the first quarter of this year, a 789 percent increase over the last quarter of 2015.

The anti-phishing vendor also counted the number of different variants of phishing emails that it saw. Ransomware accounted for 51 percent of all variants in March, up from just 29 percent in February and 15 percent in January.

The skyrocketing growth is due to that fact that ransomware is getting easier and easier to send and that it offers a quick and easy return on investment.

Other types of cyberattacks typically take more work to monetize. Stolen credit card numbers have to be sold and used before the cards are canceled, for example. Identity theft takes even more of a time commitment.

With ransomware, however, victims tend to pay quickly. Instead of hunting through company networks for valuable data, exfiltrating it, processing it, and monetizing it, ransomware criminals can just sit back and watch the money flow in.

"If you look at the price point of paying the ransom, it is rarely more than 1 or 2 Bitcoin, that's $400 to $800, maybe $1,000 depending on the exchange rate," said Brendan Griffin, Threat Intelligence Manager at PhishMe. "That's a relatively low price point for a small to medium business."

The amount is low enough that it's often easier to victims to pay up rather than struggle to recover the data by other means.

And the new, easy-to-use ransomware tools and services are not just attracting criminals who would previously run other kinds of scams, but also bringing new players into the business, he said.

Locky and TeslaCrypt, two common varieties of ransomware have seen significant growth, but not all types of ransomware fared as well. CryptoWall, for example, seems to have fallen out of favor, PhishMe reported. In October and November of last year, CryptoWall accounted for 90 percent of encryption ransomware samples. In March, nearly 75 percent of all samples were Locky.

Soft targeting

In addition to the spike in the number of ransomware emails, one variant that's seeing increasing popularity is the "soft targeted" phishing message.

It's somewhere between a business compromise email or spearphishing attack, which is targeted at one specific executive, and the general-purpose spam email that goes out to everybody.

The soft targeted phishing email targets people in a particular job category, but may include some customization, such as the name of the recipient in the salutation.

"This has been a creeping trend for a while now," said Griffin.

For example, a popular type of phishing email is the resume email, which supposedly has a resume from a job applicant in the attachment.

Recipients who don't work in human resources or other jobs where they hire people would either ignore it, or forward it on to the appropriate person at the company. Other job functions can be targeted as well.

"For example, our vice president of finance received a message that said it was an important message for the vice president of finance, and had his name in the first line," said Griffin.

Other common types of soft targeted phishing emails are billing, shipping and invoice-related messages.

According to Griffin, soft targeting increases the likelihood that someone will fall for a phishing email.
Related video: Ransomware marketplaces and the future of malware

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93% of phishing emails are now ransomware

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As of the end of March, 93 percent of all phishing emails contained encryption ransomware, according to a report released today by PhishMe. That was up from 56 percent in December, and less than 10 percent every other month of last year.

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Social Networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and many more are outlets for people to post their information publicly. They are also outlets for strangers to view personal information that is public. So be careful about what information you are making available to the world. Ask yourself, could somebody potentially use this information to hurt myself or someone I love.

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Positive Footprint vs. Negative Footprint

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Positive Footprint vs. Negative Footprint

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Create a positive digital footprint online

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Your digital footprint is the mark that you leave behind when using the internet and can shape your online reputation. Your digital footprints are made up of the content you create, post and share; as

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