Two More Ransomware Attacks Hit the Midwest The cities of La Pointe, Indiana and Richmond Heights, Ohio have confirmed they too fell victim to ransomware attacks this month. Officials for La Pointe have confirmed they have a cyber security insurance plan, which they hope will help to fund the restoration of their systems. The exact […]
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We’ve all heard about it, and perhaps even experienced it — the resistance and potential issues with keeping our operating systems updated. Whether it’s a home user or businesses, each may have their own reasons for not updating their operating systems. And no one can force them. However, with Windows 7 losing support in early
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With a slew of attacks hitting US public municipalities, it may seem to some that hackers have given up on targeting other businesses. This couldn’t be more inaccurate. Cyber criminals are casting wide nets, hoping to catch what they can. And boy did they… Over the weekend, reports confirmed one of the UK’s biggest forensics
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As Cyber Threats Advance, So Does PC Matic The PC Matic development team has been busy continuing to advance its security protection throughout the second quarter of 2019. Check out their latest updates impacting PC Matic value-added resellers (VARs) and managed service providers (MSPs), below. Anti-Tampering Protection Through several recent quarters, our team has been
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As Cyber Threats Advance, So Does PC Matic The PC Matic development team has been busy continuing to advance its security protection throughout the second quarter of 2019. Check out their latest updates impacting PC Matic Pro, below. Anti-Tampering Protection Through several recent quarters, our team has been adding additional features to PC Matic Pro
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Virgin Islands Police Department Fell Victim to Cyber Attack In April 2019, the U.S. Virgin Islands fell victim to two cyber attacks. The first was an unknown ransomware variant that targeted police department servers holding internal affairs data and citizen complaints. The ransom demands were not disclosed; although officials reported they did not pay the
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Microsoft Turns Off Registry Backups Without Warning Approximately eight months ago, Microsoft decided they were going to turn off the registry backups in Windows 10. Why? To decrease the registry footprint on the device. This may not be a major deal if Microsoft would have informed users. However, they did not. Instead, users would get
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Businesses are facing cyber security threats on a daily basis, with no end in sight. Due to these growing threats, insurance companies began offering businesses cyber security insurance. Depending on the policy, it may help cover the costs of informing customers of breaches, restoring networks, replacing damaged devices, and even paying the ransom demands of
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Two Florida Cities Pay Hackers Over $1 Million In Attempt to Restore Networks Within the last week, you may have heard about the Florida city that paid cyber criminals $600,000 in an attempt to restore their networks. That city was Riviera Beach. In addition to paying the ransom demands, the city council also approved $1
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Are you getting tired of reading these? It’s basically the same story, just with a different county or city name. We get it. It’s becoming a bit redundant. However, state and local governments aren’t getting it. They aren’t updating their devices to patch vulnerabilities, they aren’t closing unused RDP ports, and they continue to permit
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