President Biden recently met with his top security advisors after the latest ransomware attack against Kaseya led to approximately 1,500 organizations becoming infected with ransomware. The ransomware attack is believed to have had originated from Russia, just three weeks after Biden had a one-on-one meeting with Putin in Geneva. During this meeting, President Biden provided […]
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Rob Cheng, founder and CEO of PC Matic, joined CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning to discuss cybersecurity best practices. Rob stated much of today’s cyber threats are avoidable if the right technology is in place. As a matter of fact, he reported it could be reduced by a factor of ten, if organizations simply added
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If you were looking, cyber threats have been in the news for years. However, they’ve been shoved into the limelight over the last few months, between the ransomware attack on the water treatment plant in Florida, Colonial Pipeline, and now Kaseya. The news has left the world wondering what to do to stay cyber secure.
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The IT world is going crazy. Over Independence Day weekend, ReVil ransomware successfully infected the remote monitoring and management (RMM) software, Kaseya. Considering this is one of the top RMM tools MSPs used around the globe, it made the supply chain attack quite impactful. To date, there have been 70 MSPs impacted, resulting in over
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The world is opening back up, and travel is becoming more frequent. This in itself is fantastic. However, it does increase our use of public WiFi. Be it at an airport, restaurant, hotel, or conference room — how can you use public WiFi, without putting your device, and the data on it, at risk? What
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Attention all PC Matic MSPs and resellers, PC Matic is offering free passes to CompTIA’s ChannelCon. Click here to register. CompTIA’s ChannelCon – What’s in it for you? ChannelCon event will take place virtually on August 3rd and 4th. Attending means you will have endless networking opportunities, right from your home office! Additionally, you will
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According to PC Matic founder and CEO, Rob Cheng, there are two types of security holes that organizations need to address. Unauthorized Software Unauthorized software is any type of software that you do not want running on your network. This may not always be malicious. For instance, if you issue a mobile device to employees,
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Over the weekend, I was reading an article about how ransomware is not out of control. On the contrary, the premise was security teams were lacking proper steps to thwart these attacks… Ransomware Attacks Are Spiking Ransomware attacks are indeed out of control; however, could it be our own fault? There are tools available that
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Cyber threats are continuing to grow, making it more important than ever to make cyber safe decisions while using devices. Here are the top five best practices for advancing your cybersecurity position. Use a Proactive Cybersecurity Solution First, and quite possibly foremost, using an cybersecurity solution that implements proactive measures to block cyber attacks versus
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After cyber criminals have continuously targeted American businesses and vital sectors, a group of bipartisan House lawmakers introduced a bill to increase cyber awareness. The American Cybersecurity Literacy Act would require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a cyber literacy campaign. The campaign’s objective is to increase awareness. By increasing awareness, the
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