What is Ransomware?
Ransomware is malicious software that denies you access to your computer or files until you pay a ransom. There are two types of ransomware that SophosLabs is commonly seeing:
Encrypts personal files/folders (e.g., the contents of your My Documents folder – documents, spreadsheets, pictures, videos). Files are deleted once they are encrypted and […]
Last year webcam security became a high priority after an anonymous website began posting live streams of the world’s unprotected webcams. Here are 5 top tips to keep yours safe from the hackers.
Tag Heuer’s smartwatch approach
A traditional watch manufacturer founded in 1860, Swiss-based TAG Heuer is now part of the French luxury conglomerate LVMH.
Supported by Oracle, TAG Heuer developed a special edition of the Aquaracer Caliber 72 for the America’s Cup 2013. With this watch, the crew of the Oracle team had real time access to […]
For centuries, hospitality in Japan has meant kimono-clad innkeepers attentive to the last detail. Now androids from the company that licenses Hello Kitty will staff a new hotel.
A theme park near Nagasaki in southern Japan will open a smart hotel featuring female androids that greet guests, and robots that carry luggage and serve coffee.
Henn-na […]
During yesterday’s press event for Windows 10, Microsoft delivered a huge number of announcements. Some small, some large. One of the most sought tidbits of information about Windows 10, has been price.
So, what will Windows 10 cost?
Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Operating Systems, took the stage first yesterday and surprised the crowd by […]
In addition to having its own arsenal of digital weapons, the U.S. National Security Agency reportedly hijacks and repurposes third-party malware.
The NSA is using its network of servers around the world to monitor botnets made up of thousands or millions of infected computers. When needed, the agency can exploit features of those botnets to […]
Yesturday Microsoft has opened up a brand new way for Surface owners to get support. Available exclusively to Twitter users, the new operation has been moving along briskly since its inception earlier yesturday.
Limited on followers so far (614 as of this writing), the account is definitely not limited by activity. In just a few […]
An Australian man has been ordered to hand over his Rackspace.xyz domain name to Rackspace Hosting this week.
The domain was registered with GoDaddy by Russell Harrower in July, and used to launch an online directory of billiard halls in Australia on Dec. 11, 2014.
Rackspace Hosting filed the complaint with the National Arbitration Forum in November, […]
Jaguar Land Rover has revealed two new research projects it’s working on. A 360 Virtual Urban Windscreen to give a driver a 360-degree view outside the car and a ghost car navigation aid that projects a virtual vehicle ahead of you to follow.
The ghost car is a navigation aid for busy urban roads and uses heads-up […]
Taking the first step in what NASA hopes will become a key part of future long-term space journeys, Engineers have created the first 3D printed object in space.
Using a 3D printer that was installed on the International Space Station on November 17, NASA built a faceplate for the printer itself.
The faceplate is made of […]
