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WHAT IS EMAIL BOMBARDMENT?

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An email bombing is an attack on your inbox that involves sending massive amounts of messages to it. Sometimes these messages are incomprehensible. But more often, they will be confirmation emails for newsletters and subscriptions. Thus, in the latter case, the attacker uses a script to search for forums and newsletters on the internet. Then they sign up for an account with your email address. Each will send you a confirmation email, asking you to confirm your address. Also, this process is repeated on as many unprotected sites as the script can find. The term Email Bombing or Email Bombing; it can also refer to flooding an email server with too many emails. In an attempt to overwhelm the server and disable it. But that's not the goal here; it would be a challenge to cut down on the modern email accounts used. Meanwhile, Google or Microsoft email servers, anyway. So instead of a denial of service (DOS) attack; against the email servers you are using. Also, the flood of messages
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CYBERATTACKS COMPANY MUST DEFEND AGAINST

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Today's companies must face situations unimaginable years ago, such as cyber threats. In this sense, development and investment in cybersecurity becomes even more important. There are various types of cyberattacks that are evolving and improving on a daily basis. Therefore, there is no other option but to be prepared and respond in the most effective way: using research and technological advances. But to be able to face these threats, it is essential to know them thoroughly and know how to differentiate them. What Are Hackers Looking For? Before analyzing the different types of cyberattacks, the figure of the hacker must be well understood. Hackers are people with great computer skills that they can use in very different ways. On the one hand, they can be used to improve Internet security for companies and institutions and, on the other, to damage and manipulate computer equipment. The goals of 'bad' hackers or hackers are varied. They may even have political or milit
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HOW TO AVOID CONSEQUENCES OF CYBER ATTACK?

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Companies need to invest in cybersecurity and insurance that allows them to avoid or overcome, without notable consequences, a cyber-attack. The evolution of technology and our coexistence with it day by day leave traditional thefts almost to one side and focus on more studied attacks with a specific proposition. The truth is that unethical hackers use the moments and situations of greatest vulnerability to roam freely. However, this not only occurs in situations such as this health and economic crisis that we are going through, but it is already a constant that coexists with companies and with people. So what can happen if your company suffers a cyber-attack? How can its consequences be reduced? Let's see it in this post. What Happens If You Suffer A Cyber-Attack In Your Company? As we have already pointed out, any attack by an unethical hacker uses a situation of vulnerability and that the necessary preventive measures have not been taken. That is why we place such emphasis
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WHAT IS EMAIL BOMBARDMENT?

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An email bombing is an attack on your inbox that involves sending massive amounts of messages to it. Sometimes these messages are incomprehensible. But more often, they will be confirmation emails for newsletters and subscriptions. Thus, in the latter case, the attacker uses a script to search for forums and newsletters on the internet. Then they sign up for an account with your email address. Each will send you a confirmation email, asking you to confirm your address. Also, this process is repeated on as many unprotected sites as the script can find. The term Email Bombing or Email Bombing; it can also refer to flooding an email server with too many emails. In an attempt to overwhelm the server and disable it. But that's not the goal here; it would be a challenge to cut down on the modern email accounts used. Meanwhile, Google or Microsoft email servers, anyway. So instead of a denial of service (DOS) attack; against the email servers you are using. Also, the flood of messages
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TESTING THE ANTIVIRUS THAT YOU USE

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Have you ever wondered how antivirus is tested before it is available on the market? The truth is that, despite what you may think at first, these applications pass a series of tests that have the mission, obviously, of verifying their effectiveness. Well, for most IT security vendors these assessments are now out of date. Testing an antivirus before its launch is something that is done regularly. Thus, the AV Tests (name by which the aforementioned tests are known) allow users to choose which antivirus they want to install on their computers, knowing what their main characteristics are and what they protect against. So far everything normal. So what is the problem? Some manufacturers of security solutions have raised their voices against the fact that these tests are “not modernized”. In what sense? Some companies claim that, although the complexity of security applications has grown considerably in recent times, when conducting evaluations they do not test the new technologies w
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BOOT SECTOR VIRUS

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Boot sector viruses are one of the oldest forms of computer viruses. They infect the boot sector or partition table of a hard drive so that they start the moment the computer is turned on. Here is everything you need to know about them and the threat they pose. It affects system with the hard drive. Mainly, PC-based computers are affected more frequently, although a Mac system may be affected as well. What is boot sector virus? A boot sector virus is not a specific virus, it is a particular way that viruses can affect your computer. A boot sector is a physical sector on your hard drive that is required to initiate the boot process and load your operating system. By placing a virus here, it means that the virus is activated every time you start your computer, even before your operating system starts to start. Often times, you won't even realize it's happening, making the threat even worse. How does the boot sector virus work? Each boot sector virus works differentl
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