Cashing In On Fear We’ve been inundated with news about the coronavirus for months now; tracing its steps from Wuhan, China as it travels across the world. Countries are closing boarders, and the mainstream media is making it a breaking news topic at some point each day. With all the fear surrounding this, cyber criminals […]
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A Multi-Layered Approach Today PC Matic is announcing the release of our newest product, Ransomware Lifeline. The Ransomware Lifeline product is designed to work seamlessly and as an additional layer of security with the user’s current AV software. Ransomware Lifeline mounts unrivaled EDR and reporting tools into the solution and provides IT staffers with unique
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The Right RMM Tool RMM tools are an MSP’s best friend. They are the lifeline between the provider and the customer, but finding the right one can bury you in research. The right RMM tool should have several features. In addition to including essential functions like automation and remote management, it should also be light
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Watch out for scams They say the only things in life that are certain are death and taxes. While there are plenty of scams for the former, this is the season for scams involving the latter. The IRS even has a page warning people about scams. Keep in mind Things to keep in mind are
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So, you just changed computers, or maybe purchased a brand new laptop, and you’re looking to install PC Matic on that device as well. You’ve come to the right place! Depending on your initial purchase, PC Matic can be installed on at least 5 devices under your one account! All we have to do is
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Another scam posing as PC Matic We all know how many scams are going on out there. PC Matic does its part to proactively warn our customers about the scams we see involving our name. This one came in yesterday, and we wanted to talk about it. Just looking at the email above, there are
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A different approach to protection To understand why whitelist protection is different, you first should know how the blacklist works. Traditional antivirus, blacklist, works by making a list of all the known “bad things” and then blocking them from a computer. This approach means you need multiple layers of protection. Often, you’ll see firewalls, email
Avoid being caught by scammers posing as PC Matic There are a million scams out there. According to the FTC, over 3 million in 2019 to be exact. The most prevalent form last year was impostor scams, and PC Matic is not immune to that either. We frequently hear about customers who, instead of contacting
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Teaching America’s youth the importance of cyber security No one is arguing that cyber security is an ongoing problem. Ransomware attacks are rising. As a result of ransomware payments, the ransoms are becoming more expensive. A proactive approach to the ransomware problem lies in the education of America’s youth. Educating youth on a topic, bringing
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Safety procedures in place by the district mitigated losses Another school has been attacked with ransomware. Lost Altos Union HS discovered the hit when an employee tried logging into email at 5:30am the morning of January 29th. From there, the full scope of the breach was discovered. Los Altos had some good safety procedures in
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