As UK businesses increasingly move toward cashless payments, cybercriminals are targeting point-of-sale (POS) systems.

There are nine types of malware frequently delivered to healthcare organizations, according to a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange report. The report, titled The Rampant Growth of Cybercrime ...

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 ...

In essence, malware, short for “malicious software,” is a broad term encompassing any software designed to harm or exploit any computing device or network. Created by cybercriminals, it’s like the ...

Windows users are encountering a new run of malware that is infecting their PC by impersonating some of the system's most ...

The index examines evolving trends in open source malware and key shifts in malicious open source packages across ecosystems. Data for Q1 2025 showed a notable shift in the types of threats targeting ...

Over 300,000 new types of ransomware and other malicious software are discovered daily, according to the IT security research institute AV-TEST. Computer viruses can slow your devices, create a slew ...

New malware attacks targeting industrial control systems (ICS) are capable of killing engineering processes, a Forescout analysis has found. The researchers identified clusters of two types of malware ...

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

If you need another reminder that you shouldn’t download software from pirating sites, heed this warning: According to Russia-based security firm Kaspersky (translation), there’s a new trojan malware ...

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 ...

In this post, we will show you the differences between the different types of virus scans provided by Windows Security. Windows Defender, or Windows Security/Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11 ...