Computer Viruses

https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/local-business-held-hostage-by-cyber-criminals-demanding-ransom   Ann Freckelton has run a successful interior design business in Northern Michigan for years. During that time, she thought she had seen in it all. But what happened to her on June 23rd of this year took her completely by surprise, angered her, and cost her and her partners a fair chunk of cash. Ann says “it’s no different than coming up and putting a gun in your face and saying give me all your money, but it’s even worse because you can’t do your business.” Ann’s business is creating beautiful home interiors but her ability to do… Read More »

What is a computer virus? Simply put, a computer virus is a program that you did not install which often performs malicious actions and spreads itself throughout other connected systems, explains Frank Downs, director of cybersecurity practices at ISACA. “The first computer virus was the creeper worm, in 1971. It was rather innocuous, but annoying, traveling across ARPANET and leaving little messages asking for people to catch it,” Downs says. “Over time these attacks have evolved to conduct serious damage yet are still self- propagating and still, on many levels, quite annoying.” The latest trend: ransomware attacks “Ransomware is a particularly… Read More »