Some people have their entire life encased in the computer memory. Files, bank accounts, photos, documents or links – all these make the life of a person living in the 21th century. Imagine how important is the security of persons in their habitat and to what lengths the state goes to protect their rights....
Computer viruses are the worst kind of enemy someone who is depending on computer work can have. It is no different than the viruses that temper with our health condition. Computer viruses appeared almost simultaneously with the computer themselves.
Fans of conspiracy theories argue that viruses were built...
Conficker is a computer worm that attacks Microsoft Windows operating system. It was discovered in November 2008 and it is also known as Downup, Downadup or Kido. It uses Dictionary attacks (technique for deciphering codes or authentication mechanisms by determining the decryption key) or flaws in the...
No one likes hoaxes. No one likes to be tricked, lied to, fed false information as truth. There are different sorts of hoaxes. There is a literary species of hoaxes that aim to satirize a situation or a person. They are a little less harmless than the deceptive hoaxes. There are people who ridicule some...
Manufacturing viruses is deemed as one of the most serious computer frauds. The damage viruses inflict on personal computers and on companies classify their creators as some of the most dangerous law offenders and to some extent terrorists. In advanced societies, where the functioning of the country depends...