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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

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN ANTIVIRUS?

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ANTIVIRUS Today we are connected to the internet throughout the day and we totally depend on it for our communications. Messages, chats, searches, email inquiries, in some cases even phone calls. If just a few years ago we only had access from our homes, today it has spread to our smartphones or even to many public places (shopping centers, restaurants, outdoor areas). But, although the advantages offered by having internet access are infinite, we must also be aware that it can generate some problems, the main one being viruses, Trojans or spywares, among others. To prevent them from "sneaking" into our devices and causing us significant damage, today we are going to talk about why it is important to have an antivirus, not only on our computer, but on any device with which we surf the internet.   Why install an antivirus? A virus can get inside our device without our realizing it, since not only by avoiding "malicious" pages we are safe from them. They ca

PREVENTION MEASURES AND HOW TO ELIMINATE COMPUTER VIRUSES

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What is a computer virus? Viruses are computer programs that aim to alter the functioning of the computer, without the user noticing. These generally infect other system files with the intention of modifying them to intentionally destroy files or data stored on your computer. Although not all are so harmful. There are some a little more harmless that are characterized only by being annoying. What do computer viruses do? After entering the execution phase and releasing its payload, a computer virus initiates the attack, so it will begin to suffer negative effects on your device. As viruses hijack your code and system resources to replicate, you may also experience problems during this phase. Be on the lookout for the following effects: ·        Performance read ·        Damaged or missing files ·        Incessant pop-ups ·        Constant hard drive activity ·        Crashes or crashes of programs and the operating system ·        Strange things happen, such as applica

ANTIVIRUS- PROTECTS PC

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How to protect a PC with an Antivirus, Firewall, Anti Spyware and Anti-Spam The world is full of many dangers that threaten our security every day. With that in mind, we shield you with these simple steps to protect your PC with Antivirus , Firewall, Anti Spyware and Anti-Spam. If you want to more stay with us and get yourself updated.   New viruses circulate on the network every day in the computing environment. People who try to steal passwords, programs that damage our files, that's why we have to protect ourselves. For this, Antivirus , Firewall, Anti Spyware and Anti-Spam have been created that serve as shields. How can we protect our PC using one of these systems? First of all, we want you to know that there are programs that directly protect us from these malicious programs. How to protect my PC with an Antivirus : A powerful soldier Our computer can be exposed to viruses, Trojans, worms, and other elements that can infiltrate with the purpose of doing a lot of damag

The importance of installing an antivirus on any operating system

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The Internet has become another "world", which anyone can access anywhere on the planet and from a large number of devices. This is very useful, since you can find practically any type of information and you can work with a computer or electronic device, but although everything is very wonderful, there are risks, and as we mentioned before, it is a kind of world, where information lives, and as in the real world, where we are exposed to crime, it happens in this cyber space. From here we start with the term computer security , that like a person, information is susceptible to theft, modification and deletion, so the necessary precautions for its handling and storage must be taken into account. Every day new techniques and programs emerge that threaten the safety of the user, attacking the most valuable thing, their information. This is why the main thing to avoid computer attacks is the use of software that helps us detect malicious pages, programs or codes that intend to

DATA PROTECTION: WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROTECT CORPORATE

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The transformation Digital introduces new processes in organizations and new technologies, focusing particularly on the importance of data as a corporate asset and the need to ensure their safety. In a context of growing digitalization of business processes, in which the use of an ever-increasing number of applications is increasing to ensure the availability of data and services to users, it is important to ask the following questions: 1.     How much does each stop to business continuity cost in the company? 2.     How long does it take to restore data in the event of a business system down? 3.     How much does each disservice affect the quality offered to the customer?  th  Data is the largest source of wealth for a company. In fact, important information such as management data, analysis, customer data, reports and much more is saved within the IT infrastructure, so it is easy to understand how the risk of data loss is to be considered a potential economic damage. Data s

DIGITAL THIEF

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What you need to know about identity theft on the Internet? The Internet is increasingly fraught with dangers and you have to be very careful when handling personal information. One of the current risks is the theft of digital identity, which must be learned to prevent in the most efficient way possible since it affects a large number of users and organizations in the world. A distinction must be made between identity theft and identity theft: the first would refer to the theft of data from both social networks and access to the Internet accounts of the affected user; while the second is usually done with the creation of a false profile with which the attacker pretends to be someone else. The purpose of these actions is usually to commit criminal acts. This type of crime is on the rise online. Masquerading as someone else, whether in public or in private, has its advantages for the thief and, unfortunately, the victim finds out when it is too late. The motives that move these cyb

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