Blog Popular Eyewear Provider Hit By Ransomware Attack October 1, 2020 by Vertical Axion You may not be familiar with the name Luxottica, but the Italian-based eyewear manufacturer is the largest company of its kind in the world. It has popular brands such as Ferrari, Michael Kors, Ray-Ban, Armani, Coach, and others in its expansive portfolio. Unfortunately, the company recently found itself on the receiving end of a ransomware […] Read more » Branding General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Corporate Networks Being Targeted By New Ransomware September 30, 2020 by Vertical Axion There’s a new threat actor on the hacking world stage, going by the name “OldGremlin”, and they’re causing some serious damage to corporate networks around the world. The group’s malware campaign seems to have begun back in March of this year (2020) and for the moment, at least, is centered in Russia. Of course, it […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Employees Are Letting Hackers Into Your Network … What You Can Do To Stop It September 29, 2020 by Vertical Axion Cyberthreats are everywhere these days. Hackers, scammers and cybercriminals are working overtime to break into your network – and the network of just about every business out there. They have a huge arsenal of tools at their disposal, from automated bots to malicious advertising networks, to make it possible. But there is one “tool” that […] Read more »
Blog Data Breach Of Department Of Veterans Affairs September 29, 2020 by Vertical Axion Hackers aren’t picky when it comes to target selection, and no one is safe. Unfortunately, that includes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which recently disclosed that a hacker successfully breached their system and made off with personal information belonging to more than 46,000 veterans served by the department. According to the official breach notification, the […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security
Blog Staples May Have Exposed Some Of Its Customer Data September 28, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re a customer of US retail chain Staples, you may have recently received a notification from the company regarding a problem with their Order Tracking system. According to information in the notification, the data was left exposed due to insufficient protections of the data stream accessed when a customer clicked to review their current […] Read more » Branding Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security
Blog Nvidia Gets In The CPU Game With ARM Purchase September 26, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re more than a casual gamer, you’re probably already quite familiar with Nvidia, one of the industry’s leaders when it comes to graphics cards. Recently, the company announced a massive $40 billion deal that should push the tech giant to new heights. Nvidia has been in talks for months with Arm Holdings, Ltd. ARM […] Read more » Branding General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Microsoft Edge Browser Is Included With Latest Windows 10 Updates September 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you use Microsoft Edge? Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn’t care whether you do or not, they’re force-installing the browser on Windows 10 systems as part of their updates. Ostensibly, this is because the company is retiring their older versions of Edge and replacing them with the new Chromium-based edge. In order to make sure that all […] Read more » Browsers Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Windows Makes Changes To Avoid Finger Command Security Vulnerability September 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion Hackers use a variety of techniques to infiltrate systems and make off with data, but one of the more effective approaches is to use the system against itself. There are a number of executables residing within the Windows operating system, for instance, that can be used by an enterprising hacker to make off with a […] Read more » Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Bluetooth Vulnerability Could Affect The Majority Of Devices September 23, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you have a smartphone, tablet, laptop or a “smart” device in your home? Or perhaps the better question is, how many of those devices do you have? Whatever your number is, be aware that researchers have unearthed a potentially devastating Bluetooth flaw that leaves billions of devices all over the planet vulnerable. The recently […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update Adobe Media Encoder Immediately With Current Patch September 22, 2020 by Vertical Axion Adobe took the unusual step of releasing an out of band patch to address a trio of serious security issues in Adobe Media Encoder. The program is used by tens of thousands of people around the world to encode audio and video in a variety of formats. The three issues addressed by this patch are […] Read more » Adobe Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
