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CEO Fraud
What Is CEO Fraud? CEO Fraud is a scam in which cybercriminals spoof company email accounts and impersonate executives to try and fool an employee in accounting or HR into executing unauthorized wire transfers, or sending out confidential tax information. The FBI...
Study: Fitness Trackers Suck at Measuring Calories Burned
Fitness trackers can give you an idea of how many calories you burned during a workout or entire day — but don't expect those measurements to be accurate. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine studied seven popular fitness trackers and found that "none...
Who Do You Trust More With Your Safety: Google or Ford?
A decade ago, it would have been unimaginable that a tech company like Google could successfully challenge automakers, that Tesla would be worth more than Ford, or that ridesharing firms would be major players in personal transportation. Fully autonomous vehicles...
New Website and Logo
We’re excited to announce that our new and refreshed website is live. The updated site includes changes to navigation, with dropdown menus for both mobile and desktop versions. We’ve also improved the structure of our content, so you’ll get more from a quick read....
Now I get it: Ransomware
On May 12, a computer worm called WannaCry infected 320,000 Windows computers in 150 countries—and made headlines around the world. Here’s what you need to know. Meet ransomware Why the headlines? First, because WannaCry is one of the most widespread cases of...
WannaCry Ransomware: MTR and Webroot protects you.
Ransomware attacks continue to spread around the world this weekend, after the initial damage inflicted on healthcare organizations in Europe on Friday. The criminals responsible for exploiting the Eternal Blue flaw haven’t yet been identified, but up to 100 countries...
Why does my Shockwave plugin get busy?
If you have Adobe Shockwave installed on your computer, you are probably familiar with error messages like "Shockwave plugin could not load," "Shockwave Player Unresponsive" or "Shockwave Player May Be Busy." But while the crashes are common, the solution can be...
The End Is Near for Google’s Blob Emoji
Let's face it: emoji, once the realm of tweens, have gone mainstream. They're popping up everywhere in society, from speech therapy to the debate over gun control. So it comes as little surprise that Google spent more than a year redesigning every one of the hundreds...
Cyber News Rundown: Edition 5/19/17
The Cyber News Rundown brings you the latest happenings in cyber news weekly. Who am I? I’m Connor Madsen, a Webroot Threat Research Analyst, and a guy with a passion for all things security. Any more questions? Just ask. WannaCry Ransomware Tackles Globe In the past...