Ransomware Alert! Follow these steps to secure your system against an ongoing ransomware attack

Quick Heal has detected an ongoing ransomware attack. This post outlines the important steps you must take to…

Brute force attack on Microsoft SQL

In recent events, we have been observing that hackers have started targeting Microsoft SQL(MSSQL) servers using its open…

The Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability – ‘CVE-2012-0002’ is not dead yet!

On March 13, 2012, Microsoft disclosed the details of a ‘critical vulnerability’ called Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability –…

How does a hacker crack encrypted password databases?

We recently published a post about the inherent dangers of passwords and how they are increasingly vulnerable thanks…