The Evolution of Ransomware Ransomware began as a way to extort money from people. Therefore, by encrypting files, the criminals could demand whatever price they wanted. In response, we evolved our security plans. We now include back-ups and reboot options. This left many attackers in a tough spot. They no longer had the leverage to […]
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Ransoms Paid In Lieu of Proper Planning Four months into 2020 and a lot of things have changed. A lot of things, except the fact that businesses are still paying ransoms. Almost half of all SMBs are still dealing with ransomware attacks and 73% of those attacked are paying the ransom. Many companies admit to
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Survey Confirms People Aren’t Practicing Good Cyber Security Hygiene – And It’s Impacting Their Employers… A recent study, conducted by PC Matic, dove into the password and cyber security hygiene of 5,000 computer users. The results are concerning, primarily for businesses. Users with poor cyber security hygiene often bring these negative habits to work with
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PC Matic, American cybersecurity firm, announced the release of two MSP cyber-threat prevention tools, RDP Lifeline and Ransomware Lifeline Myrtle Beach, SC – Today, American cybersecurity firm, PC Matic, announced an expansion to its suite of cybersecurity solutions for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), adding “Ransomware Lifeline” and “RDP Lifeline” to its portfolio. In response to cybercriminals
PC Matic, American cybersecurity firm, announced the release of a new cyber-threat prevention tool, RDP Lifeline, for government and enterprise users Myrtle Beach, SC – Today, American cybersecurity firm, PC Matic, announced an expansion to its suite of cybersecurity solutions for education, government, enterprise, and SMB users, adding “RDP Lifeline” to its portfolio. The announcement comes
PC Matic MSP Addresses Ransomware and RDP Threats with Two New Products It should come as no surprise and managed service providers (MSPs) have had a growing target on their backs. Cyber criminals have found by infiltrating one MSP network, they are able to successfully infect not only that network but that of the MSP’s
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PC Matic Pro Now Offers Standalone RDP Protection It should come as no surprise that businesses, nonprofits, and local municipalities have had a growing target on their backs when it comes to cyber crime. Hackers have found remote desktop protocol (RDP) ports to be an easy access point to infect company networks, effectivity granting them
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The Shift In The American Workforce PC Matic Free Endpoint Protection. PC Matic has always been a work from home company. As many American businesses are taking precautions against COVID-19, their workforce is moving to a similar model. Working from home can be greatly rewarding for both employers and employees. However, companies who aren’t used
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The New Face of IT IT directors are the first line of defense against the war on ransomware. As more companies move to managed services, there are new challenges facing independent IT directors. From work overload to balancing automation, many IT directors are facing a host of new issues. Let’s take a look at some
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Cyber Defense Magazine Announces Winners of the InfoSec Awards 2020 Winners of 8th Annual Coveted Information Security Awards announced today during RSA Conference 2020 SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 24, 2020 – Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine has spent the past six months scouring the globe and found 3,200 companies