Alternative DNS services promises to offer protection from malware, ransomware and phishing. These providers promise some level of threat protection, but how good are they? Let’s find out!
Tag: malware
Introduction to Malware-blocking DNS Services
How can you protect your family from malware and phishing with just a little effort? Various alternative DNS providers with built-in threat blocking capabilities are now available to the public. This article helps you pick the right one for keeping your devices safe and secure.
How to Protect Yourself from Malvertising
Hackers are notoriously clever at committing crimes. Of all the criminal archetypes, they seem to be the most creative; so creative that we were forced to invent yet another word to describe their latest scams. Malvertising — a new shorthand for malicious advertising — is something very different from the traditional methods hackers have historically used.
Safe Web Browsing in 2016
Choosing modern anti-malware, a search engine, browser and its extensions for security and privacy
Compromising US Banks with Third-party Code
Online banking services of major banks in the US can potentially be compromised through third-party services. Banks are including JavaScript code from external sources controlled by someone else. This practice opens up the possibility of stealing online banking passwords, diverting payments or draining bank accounts.
Scanning Websites for SRI Hash Usage with sritest.io
Third-party hosted website assets, such as JavaScript libraries, are vulnerable to tampering. However, a new technique named Subresource Integrity (SRI) is here to protect these external assets.
One problem is the slow implementation of SRI, thus sritest.io was born. The new service enables website owners and frontend developers to evaluate their sites for SRI hash usage. Sritest.io aims to help the widespread implementation of SRI, thus, ultimately protect website visitors from malicious code.