Mar 2, 2016 | Cyber-Crime
Nigerian Email Scams, sometimes known as 419 Scams (after the international phone code for Nigeria) are nothing new. They often purport to come from some wealthy individual who has left you some vast fortune in the form of an inheritance – of course,...
Feb 29, 2016 | Cyber-Crime, Data Breaches
The disappearing message app ‘SnapChat’ is famous for the so-called ‘anonymity’, which has famously been caught using screen capture and used to embarrass or blackmail those who used the service. Over the weekend, it was announced that one of...
Feb 26, 2016 | Computer Security Solutions, Cyber-Crime, General Security, Kaspersky Labs Products + News, Malware and Exploits, Sophos
While the name ‘locky’ seems like a rather benign or cheerful name for a ransomware threat, the malware itself is no joke. This particular threat is so named because it renames all your files with a ‘.locky’ file extension – after it...
Feb 25, 2016 | ESET Protection Products + News, Vendor News
We are very pleased to announce that with immediate effect, Computer Security Solutions is now part of an elite group of ESET VARs – having been upgraded to the coveted ESET Platinum Partner What does this mean to you? It means we have on-staff ESET® Certified...
