You are probably already familiar with ransomware, one of the nastier forms of malicious software that does the rounds every now and again, but what you may not already be acquainted with is a ransomware program called Chimera. Only recently discovered, Chimera’s creators have taken the already unpleasant ransomware program’s scare tactics to the next level.

As a small or medium-sized business owner or manager, it’s only to be expected that you want to keep your company safe from cyber attacks and hacking attempts. But how much do you really know about online safety? With massive corporations such as Sony falling victim to attack, cyber security has never been more in the public eye.

While a small number of Facebook and Google users have, in the past, been warned that their accounts may have been hacked into by something called a “state-sponsored actor”, users of social media platform Twitter have largely escaped unscathed by the phenomenon.

As end users of Google’s suite of productivity enhancing tools, we have a right to know that the company is doing everything in its power to protect its billions of users - whether they are working from a desktop, browsing while they are on the go, or working remotely.

A new report analyzed Cryptowall 3.0 ransomware attacks and found that it may have cost victims $325 million and that money may be going to a single source.

Kevin Haley, a director for Symantec Security Response, said that Symantec strongly recommends against paying, but admits that not paying could cause "irreparable damage.

By: Sarah Todoroff, Content and Social Media Manager
In fictional stories the evil twin is the antagonist of the story. A physical copy of the protagonist but with a radically inverted morality. In security, an evil twin is a term for a rogue Wi-Fi access point (antagonist) that appears to be a legitimate one (protagonist) offered on the premises.