Ad industry tries ‘certified’ security seals to combat ransomware in ads
Firms in the $50bn online ad industry can now apply for a security seal to signal they’ve done enough to prevent criminals exploiting news to spread ransomware.
Firms in the $50bn online ad industry can now apply for a security seal to signal they’ve done enough to prevent criminals exploiting news to spread ransomware.
Malicious advertisements made their way last week to almost two dozen popular websites and used browser-based exploits to infect computers with CryptoWall, a nasty file-encrypting ransomware program.
Lucian Constantin | 23 Oct | Read more