2018 was a disappointment. We had record revenue and solid profits, but my expectations are much larger. Our work is important and PC Pitstop needs to be part of the dialog on cyber security, and as cyber crime runs undeterred in our society. We have a message and story to tell. Here’s that story. Superior […]
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Florida Medical Facility Suffers Cyber Attack FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology of Jacksonville, Florida, was the victim of a ransomware attack in November of 2018. The ransomware variant, GandCrab, infected a server, encrypting patient files from January 2007 to April 2017. The attack was executed through a malvertising campaign that targeted Adobe Flash or Windows VBScripting engine
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The city of Akron, Ohio has been identified as the latest victim of a cyber attack… An unknown ransomware variant infected the city’s networks, targeting key hardware and software systems on January 22, 2018. In an attempt to mitigate the spread of the malicious software, the city took systems offline — including their 311 information number.
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Maryland Police Department Suffers Cyber Attack On January 9, 2019, Salisbury Police officials noticed something wasn’t right with their computer systems when they were unable to access data from the day before. It didn’t take long for the IT department to realize the cyber attack, was indeed ransomware and took systems offline to avoid further
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Whitelisting is Effective, but Automating is a Must… With cyber security threats growing, businesses must take a proactive approach to their data and device security. According to SC Magazine, there is one methodology that has been proven to be effective in blocking modern cyber threats, including ransomware. “According to numerous resources on ransomware, one strong and
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To increase security for our customers, we have introduced new options in PC Matic to set the Windows Account Lockout Threshold by default. This setting specifically deters multiple failed login attempts within a short period of time and can thwart brute force RDP attacks.
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The First Global Ransomware Attack Wreaking Havoc — 18 Months Later When the first-ever global ransomware attack, WannaCry, took the world by storm, there was a kill-switch developed. Meaning, if the ransomware attempted to run, it would first see if this kill-switch was available. If so, it wouldn’t encrypt the files; but would remain dormant
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Florida Town of Jupiter Suffers Ransomware Attack The Town of Jupiter has been able to restore their networks, and gain full functionality after an unknown ransomware variant encrypted their internal files earlier this month. The exact ransom demand remains unknown, but town officials did state the ransom payment was not made. Instead, IT professionals were able
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Another Medical Facility Targeted By Cyber Criminals The University of Maryland Medical Systems (UMMS) suffered a malware attack over the weekend. According to officials, the cyber criminals executed the attack during the early hours of December 9, 2018. Within hours of the malware being installed on the network, employees identified the malicious activity and took systems
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So your security provider failed you, and you were a victim of ransomware. What do you do now? It is likely you have a ransom note on your screen stating what you need to pay, and how to do it. What they don’t tell you is just how difficult that will be. Often times hackers
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