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Do you know about the viruses and malware that already threaten your business?

Computer viruses can wreak havoc on anyone. But, when those bugs compromise the way you do businesses it can cause many more problems. Here are several types of viruses that can make an impact on your business, the issues that spawn from an infection, and what you can do to fix the problems.

How to avoid the bad kind of going viral: viruses and malware

Computer viruses can wreak havoc on anyone. But when those bugs compromise the way you do business it can cause many more problems. Let’s have a looksee at several types of viruses that can have an affect on your business, the issues that spawn from an infection, and what you can do to fix the problems.

The 6 greatest cybercrime scams and exploits of the last decade [How many caught...

In first place comes the MyDoom's mass infection. Damage caused by this worm is estimated to have exceeded $38 billion. Designed to send spam mails through infected computers, its first attack took place in 2004. It sent so much spam from computers worldwide that it slowed down the internet by 10%!

Still scared of those three words, “I love you”? Six tips to thwart hackers...

It's been a whole decade since the Loveletter virus said "I love you" to millions of email recipients across the world and caused email systems to grind to a halt. Once upon a time, coke-gulping teens would write malicious code so that their friends, and possibly the geek world, would bow down to their cyber brilliance. These days, the motivation for disrupting a network is usually a commercial one.
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