"WannaCry" Ransomware: How to stay protected

Tue May 16, 2017 by Brian Cody

Late last week, reports emerged of a variant of ransomware known as “WannaCry” began infecting around 90,000 Windows computers, and was spotted in about 70 countries.

A well-known form of malware, ransomware ruthlessly holds a computers data for ransom via encryption. If the user doesn’t pay the cybercriminal a certain amount of money within a certain frame of time, their data will be lost forever.

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90's Back to School Digital trends

Mon Aug 22, 2016 by Norton-Team

The new school year in the 90’s meant packing an oversized bag full of folders and textbooks, gadgets and other junk.  It’s remarkable how much things have changed since then, here’s our recap of five trends that were a cornerstone of our school lives and how they’ve totally changed.

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What Is Smishing?

Sat Jun 04, 2016 by brian cody

Phishing is when someone tries to get you to give them your private login information. That could be in the form of an instant message that asks, a phony online form made to look legitimate or, increasingly, a text or SMS message.

In the latter form this is known as “smishing.” Smishing is an emerging and growing threat in the world of online security. Read on to learn what smishing is and how you can protect yourself against it.

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Is Online Dating for you? The risks and benefits of searching for love online.

Thu May 05, 2016 by Norton_Team

According to recent UK Online Dating Statistics, 1 in 5 relationships in Great Britain now start online and with a study published by a leading matchmaking website suggesting that by 2031 that figure could well be 1 in 2 it is apparent that most of the stigma surrounding online dating has dissipated.

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