North Korea Found to be a Part of Major Cyber Hacks Over the past week, North Korea has been blamed for two major cyber attacks. Cyber security analysts believe North Korea has been stealing the crypto-currency, bitcoins, by executing advanced persistent threats (APTs). APTs are when a hacker gains unauthorized access to a network with […]
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Gartner Expect Cyber Security Spending to Reach $96B in 2018 The research firm Gartner is anticipating cyber security spending to reach $96 billion in 2018. The expected increase in identity access management and security services, is in a large part due to the global ransomware attacks and major security breaches, such as Equifax, that hit
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Wisconsin Village Pays Thousands After Ransomware Infects Files The Village of Nashotah, located in Wisconsin, is recovering from a recent ransomware attack. Ransomware, the malicious software the locks files and then sends victims a payment demand to unlock the files, has been an increasingly popular tool for cyber criminals. The specific ransomware variant that took
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Ransomware Took Out Years of Data from Ohio Fire and EMS Station The Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS station is currently without years of data, after a ransomware attack infected their systems in August. The Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS station is located in Enon, Ohio. Officials reported the encrypted data does not
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Ransomware Takes North Carolina Mecklenburg County Offices Offline Update 12/7/2017 – County officials have reported they do not plan to pay the $23,000 ransom. Instead, they will use backup files to restore the encrypted data. It is unknown how long servers will remain offline to remediate the issues. The Mecklenburg County offices, located in Charlotte, North
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NSA Leak Leaves Army Intelligence Data Open to Public The NSA leaks just won’t seem to stop. The first breach dates back to 2013, with multiple falling thereafter. Some of the security breaches have led to NSA contractors facing criminal charges due to their part in the security issues. Perhaps the most infamous NSA leak
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PC Matic Pro Wins Gold in Best in Biz Awards 2017 PC Pitstop, makers of PC Matic Pro, are thrilled to announce receiving the gold level Best in Biz Award for Most Innovative Product of the Year – SMB Sioux City, Iowa – November 29, 2017 – PC Matic Pro has been named a gold winner
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PC Matic is excited to announce that we have received AV-Test certification after our first test with the organization this fall.
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This week, several breaking news stories hit. Here are the top five, classified by PC Pitstop. NASA spends $1.4B on information technology – Yes, you read that right. NASA blew spent 7.6% of their $18.5 billion budget on information security. They should be good to go, right?! Wrong. According to ZD Net, they are still
Shoppers Beware – It’s Scamming Season 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. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are fast approaching, and the deals are already showing up in news feeds and emails.
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