Cyber Security Magazine

The U.S. cybersecurity company McAfee, best known for its antivirus product of the same name, announced on Monday that it would be awarded $14 billion by a consortium of investment funds. The group of investors, led by Advent International Corporation and Permira Advisers LLC, also consists of Crosspoint Capital Partners, …

In the Netherlands, the alarm about cyber attacks and ransomware propagation – a virus that once downloaded, encrypts files on the system – turns into a crisis “that endangers the security of the country,” Writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The alarm was launched by three large Dutch cybersecurity companies (Eye, Hunt …

The Pegasus app can trigger the phone’s microphone, trigger the phone’s camera, record any movements that appear on the screen, access the device’s GPS, the location of the person being watched. And all this is done without the owner knowing. Human rights activists, journalists, and opponents worldwide have been spied …

According to his attorney, John McAfee, the antivirus software pioneer who founded cybersecurity company, McAfee, was found dead Wednesday in a jail cell in Spain. A Spanish court earlier in the day ordered the extradition of Mr. McAfee in connection with a federal criminal proceeding in Tennessee. Since October, Mr. …

In criticizing Google Chrome’s open-end cookie policies, Firefox has decided that the best thing to do would be to block all third-party cookies by default. The Mozilla Foundation has recently announced that the latest version of Firefox will not allow third-party cookies and block all pop-up ads. It’s still unclear …

On Wednesday night, Nicolás Kuroña from Berazategui, Argentina, purchased ownership of the country’s Google domain for a mere 540 Argentine Peso, according to today’s exchange rate equates USD 5.81. The domain became available after its previous ownership expired the same day. This caused a temporary closedown of the search engine …

A cyberattack refers to a deliberate system or network exploitation. These attackers use malicious codes to compromise, steal or leak your computer, data, or logic. Cyberattacks are made maliciously in an attempt to exploit a system’s weakness or vulnerability. These attacks are an increasing and dangerous problem for many businesses …