Security Breaches Rise as the Number of People Who Care Decline… It seems as if we cannot go a single day without getting some kind of notification that yet another company was breached. Most recently was T-Mobile and Air Canada. However, with the increase in frequency, customers are becoming more and more desensitized to the […]
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Scammers Call Offering Fraudulent Refunds There have been several reports lately regarding people receiving phone calls from individuals claiming to work for their security solution provider. Not only do they work for your trusted security company, but they’re offering you major refunds! But don’t get too excited — it’s a scam. These hackers are calling, asking for
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Top Information Hackers Look For There are two types of cyber attacks, targeted and untargeted. Targeted could be as specific as going after a certain business or government agency, or as broad as a certain sector such as education or healthcare. Targeted attacks often occur when an enemy or competitor specifically targets a business or
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Hackers Breach T-Mobile, Leaving Millions Exposed Approximately 3 million T-Mobile customers either have been or soon will be notified their information was involved in a security breach. Although details are not being released regarding how the attack was executed, T-Mobile has reported approximately 5% of their 75 million users were impacted by a recent data
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Multiple Layers of Defense, Doesn’t Always Mean Better Security On January 3, 2018, the ransomware variant, SamSam, infected the city offices of Farmington, New Mexico. The ransomware infection successfully encrypted multiple areas of the city office including the electronic bill pay and records processing. Although the infection did not impact utility operations and the city office has made it clear,
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First Spectre and Meltdown, Now Foreshadow Intel has been notified by various researchers that yet another security gap has been found in their processors. The vulnerability affects its chip security technology called Software Guard Extensions (SGX). This technology has been used in Intel processors since 2015. Therefore, if you have an older PC — there is
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Top Tools for Proper Ransomware Defense Ed Tech Magazine recently released three major tools the education sector must have to effectively block ransomware from executing on their systems. Although Ed Tech was specifically focusing on the educational vertical, these tips can be used in any industry. The three “must haves” include application whitelisting, endpoint protection,
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Fortnite Users Anxiously Await Android Version – Falling for Scammers in the Process This summer’s “it” game, Fortnite, will soon be expanding its compatibility features to include Android devices. Although this may be great news for gamers — it may come at a price. The game’s developers have decided to make downloading available only through
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Security Vulnerabilities Leave End-Users Exposed, But Perhaps There’s Another Way… I recently read an article on software vulnerabilities and the belief these issues will always be present. This theory makes sense, as society’s dependence on technology and software continues to increase, the likelihood of security gaps existing increases as well. Although, as long as these
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Malware, Virus, Tomato, Tomahto? Recently, I’ve received a few different questions on the concepts of anti-malware and anti-virus programs. Are they the same thing? Which is better? Is PC Matic an anti-malware program? There’s a lot to be said on the matter. But here is the most basic explanation. Malware is a blanket term used
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