Blog Hackers Stole User Information From Popular Gold Dealer November 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you own gold? If so, and if you purchased it online, then odds are good that you bought it from JM Bullion, which is one of the largest precious metal retailers on the web. If so, be aware that the company recently announced that their network was breached, and as a result, some customer […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Phishing Attack Uses Unique Method To Avoid Security November 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion Hackers are always looking for a new angle, and recently, they’ve found a particularly good one. Image recognition software is becoming increasingly sophisticated. So if hackers are interested in building a fake landing and login page designed to spoof some other company, they have to get it exactly right, including the background image, or most […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Toy Company Mattel Was Latest Victim Of Ransomware Attack November 14, 2020 by Vertical Axion When you were growing up, your parents probably bought you all sorts of toys made by Mattel. From Hotwheels to Barbie to the full line of Toy Story toys and more, Mattel is a global force in the world of toys. In fact, they are the second largest toy maker in the world, with more […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Some Businesses Are Dangerously Avoiding Critical IT Security Updates November 13, 2020 by Vertical Axion How good is your IT staff at staying current when it comes to applying all the latest security patches? Unfortunately, the answer for most businesses is, “probably not as good as you think.” According to research conducted by Bitdefender, a staggering 64 percent of un-patched vulnerabilities discovered on corporate networks in 2020 involve bugs that […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update Adobe Acrobat Reader To Patch Security Issue November 12, 2020 by Vertical Axion A lot of people have a complicated relationship with Adobe Acrobat reader. On the one hand, it’s an undeniably useful piece of software and one of the most widely installed and used on the planet. There’s simply no better and more convenient way to view PDFs, no matter what kind of device you’re using. On […] Read more » Adobe General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Cyber Attack Found At Gaming Company Capcom November 11, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a gamer? Are you a fan of Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Mega Man, Monster Hunter or Street Fighter? All of those games have something in common. All were developed by Capcom, a Japanese development company with offices in Japan, the US, and Canada. Unfortunately, according to a recent disclosure, Capcom is the […] Read more » Gaming General Interest Ransomware Security Technology News
Blog Office 365 Exchange Users Get Disposable Email Feature November 10, 2020 by Vertical Axion During the 2019 Microsoft Ignite convention, the company announced a new feature they were planning to add to Exchange Online. The new feature, dubbed “plus addressing” would give Office 365 Exchange users the ability to create a potentially unlimited number of disposable email addresses using a + delimiter. That’s handy, given that so many sites […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Office 365 Recent News Technology News
Blog For Security, Windows 10 Update Removes Adobe Flash Player November 9, 2020 by Vertical Axion In September of this year, Microsoft announced that they would soon be releasing an optional update designed to remove the Adobe Flash Player from any machine applying the update, and rendering it impossible for Flash to be reinstalled on that device. It’s easy to understand how and why the company reached the decision to do […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Notification To Update Microsoft Word Could Be Hidden Malware November 7, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’ve spent any time at all surveying the threat landscape, then you’re almost certainly familiar with the name Emotet. As one of the largest malware botnets on the planet, it’s dangerous and then some, and its tentacles extend to every corner of the globe. There’s nowhere on earth you can go that Emotet can’t […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Government Warns Increase In Cyber Attacks Targeting Hospitals November 6, 2020 by Vertical Axion Is your business in any way affiliated with or connected to the healthcare industry? If so, be advised that recently, the FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a statement in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services warning of an “Increased and Imminent Cybercrime Threat.” According to […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
