Tag: malware
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
This year’s theme is Our Shared Responsibility. MSU Information Technology (IT) Security encourages the community to get involved and do their part to make our Internet, MSUnet, safer and more secure for everyone.
- Read information posted on MSU’s technology security site at tech.msu.edu/secureIT/
- Check the STOP-THINK-CONNECT Web site for additional information at staysafeonline.org/
Tips on preventing CryptoWall malware from infecting your computer
MSU Information Security is warning computer users about a damaging new form of malware called CryptoWall, which has hit MSU’s campus.
How CryptoWall worksInfections can take place in a variety of ways, but the two most common are malicious links and email attachments.
When infected with CryptoWall, all useful files are irrevocably encrypted unless the victim decides to pay a ransom to receive their files back. Read Full Article →
IT Services warns about CryptoLocker malware, cybersecurity
IT Services is warning computer users about a particularly vicious kind of malware, called CryptoLocker.
How CryptoLocker worksCryptoLocker encrypts or freezes large parts of a Windows PC’s hard drive, then asks the user to pay to regain access.
Once CryptoLocker installs itself, it contacts a remotely operated server run by criminals, called a command-and-control server. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Services offers suggestions for handling Java-based vulnerability
Last week a serious Java-based vulnerability was identified by security experts. The vulnerability allows criminals to exploit the opportunity to silently install malware when a hacked site is visited while using the insecure browser plugin.
Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of Java (currently, it is Version 7 Update 11) immediately, and to only allow Java code to run from known safe sources and that is properly digitally signed. Read Full Article →
