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Ransomware continues to accelerate, but who is at fault?

Ransomware as a Service

Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) is easier to purchase than you may think Let me start by saying that when I was asked to write this post, I didn’t think it would take me down a dark and twisted rabbit hole. And yet, here I am, having spent the better part of four hours reading […]

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Cybersecurity News Alerts from PC Matic

K12 Cyber Security: What it will take to defend schools from digital threats

K12 Cyber Security: It is time for school trustees and administrators to embrace their leadership responsibility to safeguard their school communities from emerging digital threats As published on DallasNews.com By Doug Levin https://k12cybersecure.com/ 12:00 AM on Feb 6, 2020 K12 Education Cyber Security. Texas schools face an immediate threat that few parents and educators have considered:

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Top Frauds of 2019

A breakdown of FTC reported frauds The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) encourages all of us to report fraud. Each year they compile a list and crunch the numbers of all reported incidents. The results from 2019 are in. For the full report, click here. The numbers In 2019, over 3 million reports of fraud were

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MSP vs Self-Managed IT

MSPs are becoming more popular with businesses American business is becoming increasingly dependent on technology. Whether you’re a large corporation with employees spanning the country or even the world, or a mom and pop shop, there will be different layers of technology built into your operations. Therefore, managing that tech is necessary. We know about

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Going Out Of Business

The threat to small and mid sized businesses According to a 2017 report from the National Cyber Security Alliance, 60% of small and mid sized companies are out of business within 6 months of a cyber security attack. This is startling. Cyber security isn’t just about protecting data, it’s also about keeping your organization afloat.

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RDP 101

Who has RDP? There’s been a lot of talk in recent months about RDP being the favorite attack vector for cybercriminals. This raises a lot of concern, especially if you aren’t sure what RDP means. It’s likely that if you aren’t familiar with RDP, it’s not something you have to worry about. RDP means remote

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Mobile Safety

Android protection on the go We’ve been talking about ransomware and the current cyber security climate a lot. While we know it’s necessary to have protection on your computers and servers, did you know it’s a good idea to keep a security program on your phone as well? It’s always surprising that people don’t know

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