Learn what ransomware is, how it works, and how to protect against it with links to the Microsoft products that help prevent ransomware.
The ransomware as a service model has spike the spread of ransomware globally. Learn what this threat is and how you best defend yourself.
March 2022: LockBit 3.0, or LockBit Black, emerged as a new variant, sharing similarities with Black Matter and ALPHV or BlackCat ransomware. January 2023: The LockBit Green variant incorporated source code from Conti ransomware. April 2023: LockBit ransomware encryptors targeting macOS were seen ...
Certificate authentication.As part of the initial handshake process, Brand A's server presents its SSL certificate to authenticate itself to the client. In this case, that is the customer's web browser. Server certificates follow theX.509 certificateformat defined byPublic-Key Cryptography Standards....
Improved accessibility, which allows an application to provide an appropriate experience for users of Assistive Technology, is a major focus of .NET Framework 4.8.1. For information on accessibility improvements in .NET Framework 4.8.1, see What's new in accessibility in .NET Framework. .NET Fra...
To decrypt your SME file, select the "Decrypt" tab, click Browse, navigate to your file, click Open, enter your password, select a destination folder for the decrypted file, and click OK. NOTE: Smart Soft SmartEncryptor is no longer available for download. Programs that open SME files Sort...
All types of ransomware, by definition, have one thing in common: a ransom demand. While new strains of ransomware are always in development, here’s an overview of the main types of ransomware: Filecoders: Also known as encryptors, filecoders make up 90% of ransomware strains. Filecoders...
In the beginning of the 20th century computers graduated from mechanical curiosities or banks of human workers to intricate encryptors then finally to a industrial revolution denoting the information age. Though there is lots we could talk about here, it was perhaps Alan Turing who’s ideas shone...
After encrypting the files, the cl0p virus issues a ransom from the attacker to the victim. If this ransom is not paid, then the attacker threatens to leak the data from these files. This is what is known as “double extortion” because of the dual-layer tactic of rendering the victim...
Improved accessibility, which allows an application to provide an appropriate experience for users of Assistive Technology, is a major focus of .NET Framework 4.8.1. For information on accessibility improvements in .NET Framework 4.8.1, see What's new in accessibility in .NET Framework. .NET Fra...