Ray Fernandez

Ray Fernandez

The cyberattacks that shaped global politics: Header image
Hacking democracy: The cyberattacks that shaped global politics
On the eve of the 2016 United States presidential election, a scandal broke involving a devastating hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The news caused the ground to shift under Hillary Clinton,...
Aug 7, 2023
10 min read
What is Bad Rabbit? Understanding the 2017 ransomware attack (Header image)
What is Bad Rabbit? Understanding the 2017 ransomware attack
The first ransomware attack was registered in 1989. Back then, attackers encrypted files and held them hostage in exchange for payment that had to be mailed to a P.O. box. It was not...
Aug 4, 2023
5 min read
New malware BundleBot is spreading via Facebook Ads: Header image
New malware known as BundleBot spreads via Facebook ads
On July 19, 2023, CheckPoint Research released its findings on a new malware known as BundleBot. The report comes after CheckPoint keeping a close eye on this new threat and investigating it for several months....
Aug 3, 2023
3 min read
How to get a secure Wi-Fi connection at home and in public (Header image)
How to get a secure Wi-Fi connection at home and in public
The Wi-Fi icon has become a symbol of instant connectivity. But just as you can easily connect to wireless networks, so can hackers, as most Wi-Fi networks are open and unsecured. In this...
Jul 31, 2023
6 min read
Remote work is a massive security risk. Are employers keeping up? (Header image)
Remote work is a massive security risk. Are employers keeping up?
Our quest to understand the remote work security landscape starts with the story of an employee. For the sake of this story, we will say he is a man, and we will call...
Jul 26, 2023
8 min read
The top 10 types of malware that can infect your Mac (Header image)
The top 10 types of malware that can infect your Mac
Apple defines malware as “malicious software, which includes viruses, worms, trojan horses, and other programs that can harm your Mac or your privacy.” And while experts still do not agree on the exact quantity...
Jul 25, 2023
6 min read
28% of Mac users think macOS is malware-free, Moonlock survey finds (Header image)
28% of Mac users think macOS is malware-free, Moonlock survey finds
If there is anything cybersecurity experts can agree on, it’s that 2023 has been a wild rollercoaster ride so far. Undoubtedly, the modern threat landscape is leveling up and becoming more sophisticated every...
Jul 17, 2023
7 min read
The simple questions about your privacy that ChatGPT struggles to answer (Header image)
The simple questions about your privacy that ChatGPT struggles to answer
You go online and find the new ChatGPT AI bot. After chatting with it for a while, you have shared all kinds of personal information. Perhaps you mentioned your name, the names of...
Jul 17, 2023
13 min read
Russia was expected to wipe out Ukraine in cyber war. It hasn’t. (Header image)
Russia was expected to wipe out Ukraine in cyberwarfare. It hasn’t.
It’s been over a year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. Cities have been devastated, international sanctions applied, hundreds of thousands of fighters and civilians on both sides killed or injured, and millions...
Jul 17, 2023
10 min read
After 5 years of GDPR, are your privacy rights better protected? (Header image)
After 5 years of GDPR, are your privacy rights better protected?
May 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The law was adopted in the EU in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Cambridge Analytica shocked the world...
Jul 17, 2023
13 min read