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February 2019

February 22, 2019 by IP Location

What is Malware?

Malware

Malware is software that can cause potential damage to your computer services and network. It stands for "Malicious Software" and is designed to disrupt the target's computer. Malware gets installed in the target system by unauthorized access, executable code, scripts, or software.

February 18, 2019 by IP Location

What is Catfishing?

Catfishing

With increasing social media presence, terms such as catfishing have come into existence. The name Catfishing was picked from the 2010 documentary film "Catfish", which introduced the term. Catfishing is a behavior where a user pretends to be who they are not.

February 18, 2019 by IP Location

What are Captcha and ReCaptcha?

Captcha and Recaptcha

With hacking attacks going to the next level, most websites have become more vigilant to shield every possible cyber-attack. Captcha is something that has been around for some time now and several top websites incorporate captcha. Captcha is a challenge-response test provided over the website. This is used to determine if the user is a human or an automated...