Whats Malware And How to Protect Your Device From It?

1. What’s Malware & How to Protect Your Device From It? Malware is a broad term for any sort of malicious software made to cause damage or misuse any programmable device, service or network. Generally, cybercriminals use malware to extract data and use it for financial gain. The data can range from healthcare records to financial data, personal emails and passwords.

2. Why do cybercriminals make use of malware? • Deceiving a victim into giving personal information for identity stealing. • Stealing credit card information or other financial data of consumers. • Assuming control of multiple computers to initiate DoS attacks against other networks. • Infecting computers and making use of them to mine bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.

3. How malware attack your devices? • Since there are so many types of malware out there, but comprehending the different kinds of malware is the best way to safeguard your devices and data. Some of the very well-known forms of malware include viruses, ransomware, scareware, worms, spyware, Trojans, adware and fireless malware.

4. How to protect your device & data from malware? • Keep your OS & applications up to date. Cybercriminals seek out susceptibilities in old or out-of-date software, so ensure you install updates once they become available. • Avoid clicking on a link in a popup. Simply close the popup by clicking on close button and navigate away from the website that created it. • Restrict the number of applications on your computer. Only install applications that you require and will use on a regular basis. Uninstall an app if you no longer use it.

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