Blog Chrome Zero Day Exploit Gets Fixed With Latest Update May 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion On April 20, 2021, Google released Chrome 90.0.4430.85, designed to address a zero-day exploit hackers are currently taking advantage of, tracked as CVE-2021-21224. The patch also patches four other high severity security flaws that had previously been plaguing the most popular browser on the web. By the time you read these words, the latest version […] Read more » General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Security Technology News
Blog Newly Discovered Linux Malware Has Been Around For Years May 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, researchers at Qihoo 360 Network Security discovered a particularly stealthy piece of malware designed to create backdoors in the Linux ecosystem. It was so good at its job, and so stealthy that it went completely undetected for years. That gave the hackers controlling it a convenient access point literally for years. Based on the […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog End For Skype For Business Is Just Around The Corner May 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you’re still using Skype for Business at your firm, be advised that Microsoft recently sent another friendly reminder out to all users of the service. The reminder says that it’s going away as of July 31, 2021, so you’ll need to complete your migration to Microsoft Teams (or an instance of Skype for Business […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Popular NAS Device Vendor Fixes Vulnerability Recommends Update May 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion QNAP recently addressed a critical security vulnerability you need to be aware of. Previous to the fix, the company had included hard-coded credentials to serve as a backdoor to the device. Unfortunately, hackers became aware of this and began abusing those credentials. That resulted in a number of confirmed instances where hackers gained access to […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Large Insurance Company Geico Suffers Data Breach May 14, 2021 by Vertical Axion Geico, the second largest insurance carrier in the US, recently became the latest high-profile company to suffer a data breach in the United States. The company is the second largest auto insurance carrier in the US, with more than 17 million policies in effect, covering more than 28 million vehicles around the country. Based on […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Edge Will Redirect Users To HTTPS Secure Sites May 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you’re a Microsoft Edge user, be aware. Beginning in July, with the release of Edge 92, the browser will automatically redirect users to a secure HTTPS connection any time they visit a website via the HTTP protocol. Microsoft is not alone in this, and in fact, is coming a bit late to the party. […] Read more » Browsers Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Microsoft Edge Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Here Is How The New iOS Update Improves Privacy May 12, 2021 by Vertical Axion Targeted advertising has become a mainstay of life on the web these days. You do a search on Amazon for say, exercise bikes, and then, just about every other website you visit will show you ads relating to your recent search. It’s almost scary how good the ad targeting is. If you’re not a fan, […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone New Technology Recent News Technology News
Blog New Android Malware Called FluBot Is Stealing Passwords May 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s a new malware threat you need to be aware of, and it recently made its way onto the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre’s radar. Called FluBot, it is designed to steal information including passwords and banking particulars. There are a couple of interesting aspects about this threat that are noteworthy. First, it is currently […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog 4G Internet Is Headed To The Moon May 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion NASA has big ambitions to put 4G internet on the moon, and has tasked Nokia with turning their dream into a reality. It seems like the next logical step, really, since 4G has basically conquered planet earth. It can even be found on offshore oil rigs and atop Mount Everest, but the moon? It’s actually […] Read more » General Interest New Technology Recent News Technology News
Blog Hackers Delivering And Hiding Malware While Undetected May 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion Last year, Google made some important changes to their Chrome browser in a bid to increase user security. Among these changes was to default to “HTTPS” in the browser in an attempt to reduce the number of “man in the middle” and similar types of attacks. Their strategy worked. Other companies adopted Google’s approach and […] Read more » Chrome General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
