RDP, or Remote Desktop Protocol, is a port on devices that allow for remote access to be gained by anyone who has the appropriate credentials. An RDP attack means an unauthorized person or entity is accessing the network through the device’s RDP ports. The attack may be an actual person or automated technology using brute […]
The Latest Cyber Threat Vector – RDP Read More »
A View From the Top Juniper Research, out of the UK, estimates that worldwide cybercrime will reach $2 trillion in 2019. Cybersecurity Ventures, an American research firm, estimates that same number will grow to $6 trillion in 2021. That’s more than the entire economy of the United Kingdom. The first modern day ransomware struck in
A Quarterly Update on PC Pitstop, PC Matic, and the AV Industry Read More »
Tis’ the Season to be Jolly Scammed… As the holidays quickly approach, scammers are using holiday deals as a way to target customers. This approach is not new, but shoppers must be aware of the risk. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal bombarding our news feeds, inboxes, and web pages, it is critical shoppers understand the
Hackers Prey on Holiday Shoppers Read More »
Pennsylvania Eye Care Facility Suffers Data Breach After Ransomware Attack May Eye Care Center and Associates, located in Hanover, Pennsylvania recently reported a breach of patient records as a result of a cyber attack. In July 2018, May Eye Care Center suffered a ransomware attack. The unknown ransomware variant infected the eye care center’s server, leaving
Pennsylvania-Based Eye Care Center Suffers Cyber Attack Read More »
PC Matic Exposes Failing Security Vendors The concept of an antivirus failing isn’t new. To be quite frank, it has become rather common. New ransomware attacks are being successfully executed daily, and only a fraction of them are made public. And what’s worse — those that do go public, rarely share which security solution they
Exposing Security Vendors Failing to Protect America’s Public Systems Read More »
Ontario Suffers Ransomware Attacks from Unknown Variants The last couple weeks have been rough for Ontario, leaving both the private and public sectors riddled with ransomware. First, on October 25th, cyber criminals attacked the Toronto company, ESC Corporate Services. ESC is an organization that resells sensitive personal and business data collected by the Ontario government.
Cyber Attacks Strike the Public and Private Sectors of Ontario Read More »
Taking a screenshot is creating a copy of your PC’s screen. This tool can be quite helpful on a daily basis, whether it’s with technical help or just sharing your view with others. Follow this step-by-step guide to taking a screenshot with the Windows operating system. Go to the screen that you’d like to take screenshot
How to Take a Screenshot Read More »
By: Gene McNaughton Let’s face it, getting new clients is a difficult task. Most companies are in “hunt-mode”, spending loads of dollars in an attempt to win new deals. One overlooked growth strategy (and one that I rarely find) is in Client Retention. Just think about this for a moment; If you were to lose one of
How to Increase Your Long-Term Client Stickability Read More »
Illinois’ Crawford County Suffers Severe Cyber Attack The accounting department of Crawford County, located in Robinson, Illinois, recently was victimized by cyber crime. Hackers infected the county’s servers and encrypted all of the account receivables, account payables and payroll data. After consulting with their auditing team, county officials chose to issue payroll manually. However, the
Crawford County Issues Payroll Manually After Suffering Cyber Attack Read More »
Symantec Claims to be Industry Leading — But Are They Really? According to a federal ruling, Symantec Corporation will have to continue defending against class claims that its Norton and Enterprise products failed to protect its users against the latest online cyber threats. Edward Chen of the U.S District Court ruled Symantec’s statement that its