Blog New Malware Maker Got Past Apple Security September 9, 2020 by Vertical Axion Apple has been historically very good at keeping malware out of their app store, and they’re constantly improving their security protocols on that front. In fact, since February of this year (2020), all Mac software distributed outside of its Mac App Store must be notarized by Apple. The developers must demonstrate that their products are […] Read more » Apple Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Google Turns Up The Speed on Chrome September 8, 2020 by Vertical Axion Who doesn’t love a faster and more seamless surfing experience? If you’re a Google Chrome user, you’re going to want to upgrade to Chrome 85 at your next opportunity. It includes a new compiler called PGO (Profile Guided Optimization). PGO was first introduced with Chrome 83 for Windows using the MSVC (Microsoft Visual C++) environment. […] Read more » Chrome General Interest Google Recent News Technology News
Blog Amazon Moves A Step Closer To Delivery By Drone September 7, 2020 by Vertical Axion For more than a decade, futurists have been talking about the day when drones will be used to deliver everything from packages to Pizzas. If you’ve been following the trends, you know that at least one major pizza chain has already begun experimenting with drone-based delivery. Now, Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery system has earned […] Read more » Amazon General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog AI May Soon Make Your Commute Smarter And Faster September 5, 2020 by Vertical Axion It’s no secret that the Internet of Things has seen explosive growth in recent years, but now, even municipalities are getting in on the game. The city of Phoenix has recently partnered with a California-based company called “NoTraffic.” The idea is to create and deploy smart traffic lights that will use AI routines and machine […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Security Issues Increasing With More People Working From Home September 4, 2020 by Vertical Axion According to a recently published report by Malwarebytes, the global pandemic may be behind the recent surge in cyberattacks against businesses of all sizes. While it wasn’t immediately apparent, the pandemic forced businesses around the world to respond quickly to the emerging pandemic. As a result, tens of millions of workers began working from home. […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Recent Spotify Outage Caused By Expired Certificate September 3, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re a Spotify user, you’re probably aware that recently, the site was down, displaying the rather cryptic and unhelpful message “Couldn’t Load the Page.” The problem has now been resolved, but here’s a quick synopsis of what happened: According to Louis Poinsignon, a Cloudflare engineer, one of Spotify’s certificates “*.wg.spofity.com” expired and the company […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Microsoft Takes Another Step Against Malware September 2, 2020 by Vertical Axion Ever since Microsoft released Windows Vista, the Redmond giant has made it possible for users to disable Microsoft Defender by way of the Registry. Unfortunately, by granting that ability, it gave well-designed malware strains the ability to do the same. That is now changing. As the company explains in a recent blog post: “DisableAntiSpyware is […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Windows 10 Halting Support For Internet Explorer And Legacy Edge September 1, 2020 by Vertical Axion Recently, Microsoft made an announcement that may have a profound impact on your business if you’re still using Internet Explorer or the legacy version of Microsoft Edge. The Redmond giant published the dates when Microsoft 365 and Windows 10 will no longer support those browsers. Here are the dates you need to know: As of November […] Read more » Browsers General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Carnival Cruise Lines Company Suffers Ransomware Attack August 31, 2020 by Vertical Axion Carnival Cruise lines, reeling since the start of the global pandemic, has a new problem. Recently, the company disclosed that they were the victims of a ransomware attack. Carnival’s disclosure was almost frighteningly uninformative. The company gave no clear indication which of their brands was impacted, how widespread the damage was, how many guest records […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Security Technology News
Blog Adobe Lightroom Update May Have Deleted Some User Photos August 29, 2020 by Vertical Axion Recently, Adobe released version 5.4 of Lightroom. It is a popular photo editing app used by a wide range if iOS devices. Unfortunately, the update may have done more harm than good. Many iOS users who installed the update have discovered that their photos and custom present filters were permanently deleted. The only people spared […] Read more » Adobe Apple General Interest Recent News Technology News
