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The healthcare sector is facing a high risk for cyber crime.

Rob Cheng Weighs In – Healthcare Sector is at Risk

Kayla Elliott / July 14, 2021

As ransomware threats continue to rise, PC Matic founder and CEO, Rob Cheng, shared his thoughts on the increased likelihood of healthcare facilities falling victim. Increased Technology, Increased Vulnerability Healthcare facilities have become increasingly technical. From the way patient files are stored to the ways medical procedures are done, technology plays a significant role. Unfortunately, […]

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Colonial Pipeline pays hackers, and then doesn't even use the decryption key.

Colonial Pipeline – The Perfect Example of Why Not to Pay

Kayla Elliott / July 13, 2021

You’ve heard about it. The pipeline that was hit with ransomware, causing a major fuel shortage across the east coast. You also likely heard they paid the hacker’s demands. However, did you hear the rest of the Colonial Pipeline story? The End of the Colonial Pipeline Story Colonial Pipeline paid the ransom demands, after publicly

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Will The #ApplicationWhitelistingMatters Movement Drive Change?

chengrob / July 12, 2021

It has been a couple weeks since I have written to you all. First, I want to say thank you for your continued support for the #ApplicationWhitelistingMatters movement. There have been a few Twitter accounts, with a significant following, that have retweeted posts about the #AWLM movement — we just need to keep it up.

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The U.S. administration is threatening retaliation against Russia.

A Warning to Russia – We Will Strike Back

Kayla Elliott / July 9, 2021

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 joins CNBC's SquawkBox to talk cybersecurity.

PC Matic CEO, Rob Cheng, Joins CNBC’s Squawk Box

Kayla Elliott / July 8, 2021

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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What can Americans do to stay cyber secure?

Keeping Your Organization Cyber Secure Amidst Global Threats

Kayla Elliott / July 7, 2021

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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RMM giant, Kaseya, was hit with ransomware.

Kaseya – The Largest MSP Attack in History

Kayla Elliott / July 6, 2021

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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Rob Cheng talks security holes with Scoop News Group's Wyatt Kash.

Two Types of Security Holes – Do you know what they are?

Kayla Elliott / June 30, 2021

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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The #AWLM movement appears to be gaining traction after a surge in cyber crime.

#AWLM Movement Gains Traction Amidst Cyber Crime Spikes

chengrob / June 24, 2021

It’s getting scarier out there. It’s only Tuesday and I’ve read about four different ransomware attacks that led to millions being paid out to the hackers, and resulted in data breaches of the company’s clients. When will the world get it? #ApplicationWhitelistingMatters #AWLM The Key to Cyber Protection First and foremost, I want to say

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The #ApplicationWhitelistingMovement begins.

Join the #ApplicationWhitelistingMatters Movement

chengrob / June 18, 2021

Thank you for being a loyal PC Matic customer. Your continued support has put PC Matic in the unique position to solve ransomware through application whitelisting. We are humbled and inspired in your belief in us and our technologies. In April, a public-private task force including Microsoft, Amazon, the National Governors Association, the FBI, Secret

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