Evolution of Malware and Its Ever-Expanding Landscape

Whether you are a large corporation or just a regular user, the internet can be deadly. And although digital technologies offer new opportunities, fraudsters are becoming increasingly skilled at exploiting them.

CrowdStrike’s 2022 Global Threat Report indicates that there were 82% more ransomware-related data breaches in 2017 than there were in 2016. Iranian hackers who are supported by the government were recently uncovered to have spied on people using phoney VPN apps. Phishing operations are frequently the easier method to strike, like the current one that targeted shoppers over Black Friday. 

All of these assaults have one thing in common: malicious software that is able to get past one or more devices’ security measures and harm the users of those devices. That is what is referred to as malware in technical lingo. 

You might be tempted to believe that all you need to do to protect your data is download one of the top antivirus programmes. However, the reality is more complicated when it comes to really safeguard your device f

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