1.0Teddy Njorogehttps://smartlinktechnologieshosting.com/teddynjorogeteddyhttps://smartlinktechnologieshosting.com/teddy/index.php/author/njorogeteddy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HcsJU8FuGG"><a href="https://smartlinktechnologieshosting.com/teddy/index.php/2016/06/21/hello-world/">Ransomware a rising predicament in Kenya.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://smartlinktechnologieshosting.com/teddy/index.php/2016/06/21/hello-world/embed/#?secret=HcsJU8FuGG" width="600" height="338" title="“Ransomware a rising predicament in Kenya.” — Teddy Njoroge" data-secret="HcsJU8FuGG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> This ransomware is particularly nasty because infected users are in danger of losing their personal files forever. Spread through email attachments, this ransomware has been seen targeting companies through phishing attacks. Cryptolocker will encrypt users’ files using asymetric encryption, which requires both a public and private key. The public key is used to encrypt and … Continue reading →