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Cloud computing

After more than a decade of being in the popular tech lexicon, people kind of get the idea of “the cloud,” but most probably only understand a bit of it. That’s because the cloud isn’t a single concrete thing so much as a concept that encompasses many technologies....

What is Malware

What is malware? Malware is shorthand for malicious software. It is software developed by cyber attackers with the intention of gaining access or causing damage to a computer or network, often while the victim remains oblivious to the fact there’s been a...

How to Prevent Computer Virus Infection

How to Prevent Computer Virus Infection A computer virus is a software program which is able to replicate itself and spread from one infected computer to another or cause your computers firewall to be compromised and open to attackers. The infected objects can be...
Nimda

Nimda

Like the Ika-Tako, Nimda, admin spelled backward, was also a virus which would replace many icons, however, this time it was with skulls. What made this virus even more interesting, however, was that it didn’t even limit itself to just computers, but it even...

Sasser

Sasser was another worm virus that made itself known in 2004. The virus was used to scan through multiple IP addresses; then once it found a proper victim, it would find and attack any other IP addresses or systems that were in contact with that one. By doing this, it...