Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Malware is an attack that attempts to take control of a computer and steal sensitive information, such as passwords or bank ...

Everywhere across the country, you can hear people murmuring “Happy Birthday” as they thoroughly scrub their hands to combat the spread of COVID-19. However, though many people are practicing good ...

Surfing the Internet has its risks but now cyber criminals are trying to get your cash with something called scareware. It starts with a pop-up warning about a virus detected on your computer. People ...

The first software that runs when a computer is turned on is the “Basic Input/Output System” (BIOS). This fundamental system software initializes the hardware before the operating system starts. Since ...

Viruses and the other damaging software and dirty tricks that get lumped under the “malware” umbrella (malicious software intended to harm your computer) have been with us almost as long as there have ...

Thunderbolt is the hardware brand interface developed by Intel. It acts as an interface between computer and external devices. While most of the Windows computers come with all sorts of ports, many ...

Nobody embarks on a career in cyber security expecting an easy ride. It’s widely recognised that protecting critical digital infrastructure is high-pressure and high-stakes work. For many of us, ...

Living in the digital age means almost everything we do – enrolling in classes, paying for classes, applying for graduation – happens on a computer. Protecting all that data at the University is an ...