In 2017, there have been over 20 medical facilities that were infected with ransomware. It remains uncertain how many of these facilities paid the ransom demands; however, each and every one of them reported issues with patient care due to the ransomware infection. These issues range from the inability to access patient records, to turning […]
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Hackers Demand $30,000 or Else… Ransomware, or malicious software that locks data and demands a payment to unlock it, isn’t something uncommon. Unfortunately, ransomware has become one of today’s largest cyber security threats. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that yet another ransomware attack has hit Canadian college, University of Fraser Valley. Although, these
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Top 5 IT stories for the week of October 30th Hilton settles for $700,000 after 2015 breach – In 2015 Hilton suffered two security breaches. Combined these two breaches resulted in over 350,000 credit card numbers being stolen. Although, this may not even be the biggest issue. Hilton failed to notify the victims of the
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Majority of Employees Personally Pay Ransom Demands In a survey completed by Intermedia, it was found that a vast majority of employees paid up after being hit with ransomware. Ransomware is a malicious software that infiltrates devices, servers, and networks which encrypts data. After encryption a ransom note will be displayed, stating in order to
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Online Security Takes Backseat to Convenience Although cyber security has been brought to everyone’s attention due to the recent global ransomware attacks, and major security breaches, it still takes a backseat to customer convenience. A recent survey discovered merchants believe the degree of user-friendliness is the number one priority compared to the level of online security
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Malware Takes Medical Facility Offline FirstHealth of the Carolinas has been offline since October 17, 2017 due to a malware attack. It is believed the malware is ransomware; however, it has not been publicly confirmed. At this time, the cyber attack has been deemed a malware virus. On October 17th, a malware infected infiltrated the
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As a product, PC Matic stands out against our competition in several ways. However, our products aren’t the only the things that set us apart. Over the past few years, PC Pitstop has been able to make sales in a way that no other security software provider has been able to do: television advertising. We
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A Message From the CEO Perhaps it was the first time in the history of American business, we ran a national campaign for job applicants. Before we hit the throttle on our ad buy, our dev team created a special application review tool that automated the process of reviewing job applications. Thousands of applicants submitted
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October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, so to boost cyber security awareness, here are the top ten tips every user should know: Top Ten Cyber Security Tips Back up files – Backing up data is not a golden ticket when it comes to a malware attack, but it can certainly help. Data backups should be
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This Week’s IT Top News Stories This week several news stories broke from breaches to new malware variants to new contracts. Here are the five top news stories you may have missed out on: Sonic confirmed data breach – Last week, over five million credit and debit card numbers were dumped on the dark web.
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