Blog Cybercriminals Are Counting On You Letting Your Guard Down During This Global Pandemic – Here’s How To Stop Them April 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion Read more »
Blog Beware Of Phishing Emails Appearing As From The Federal Government April 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion The Digital Security firm Inky reports that they’ve discovered a new, disturbing phishing campaign you should be aware of. The company has spotted a disturbing number of scam emails purporting to be from Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States. The emails bear titles like “Coronavirus Guidelines for America.” It’s bad enough that […] Read more » Law Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Windows 10 Disk Cleanup Feature Coming Soon April 23, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re a veteran Windows user, you’ve almost certainly made frequent use of the “Disk Cleanup” feature, which has been a standard part of the OS for what feels like forever. Recently though, Microsoft has given the utility a bit of a facelift and an upgrade. Lurking under the hood of Windows 10, in the […] Read more » Microsoft New Technology Recent News Windows
Blog Hackers Targeting WooCommerce Users To Steal Credit Card Information April 22, 2020 by Vertical Axion WooCommerce is a WordPress-based, free plugin that makes it incredibly easy to sell just about anything online. With more than five million installations, it’s clearly a favorite on the web. Unfortunately, its popularity also makes it an easy target. Ben Martin and Willem de Groot are researchers with Sanguine Security. They found a new attack […] Read more » Business & Finance Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Spread Of COVID-19 Data Available From Google And Apple April 21, 2020 by Vertical Axion Big tech firms are lining up to help us get a better handle on the data concerning this pandemic. Data includes who has Covid-19 and how fast and far the virus is spreading around the country (and around the world). Recently, tech giants Apple and Google announced a partnership that will focus on the use […] Read more » Amazon General Interest Google Recent News Technology News
Blog Ransomware Targets Company Working On A COVID-19 Vaccine April 20, 2020 by Vertical Axion It’s common knowledge that hackers are highly opportunistic and certainly not above targeting children, the sick and the dying if there’s money to be made. Even so, attacking a drug company currently doing research to find a vaccine for COVID-19 has to be counted as a new low, even for hackers. Sadly, that exact scenario […] Read more » Ransomware Security Technology
Blog Over Half Of All Calls People Receive Are Spam Calls April 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re like most people, you probably get a lot of calls over the course of a week. They’re probably calls that you’d just rather not get at all. How many of those calls do you get, exactly? Have you ever sat down and taken notes to track it? If you did, you might be […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security
Blog Zoom Is Working On Security But May Be Too Late April 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion The popular messaging tool called Zoom is having a tough time. According to a recently released memo that circulated through Elon Musk’s “SpaceX” company, the company is banning Zoom’s use because of “significant privacy and security concerns.” In response, Zoom’s development team recently announced that they’re freezing all feature development for a period of 90 […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Private Twitter Files May Have Been Cached In Firefox April 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a regular Twitter user? More specifically, are you a regular Twitter user who also prefers the Firefox web browser? If so, be advised that Twitter recently disclosed a new bug with potentially dire implications for you. Apparently, a flaw in the design of the platform itself caused it to store private files inside […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Social Networking Twitter Uncategorized
Blog Over 5 Million Marriott Customers Vulnerable In Latest Data Breach April 15, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a frequent guest at Marriott hotels? If so, be advised that the company has recently reported a massive data breach that could impact up to 5.2 million guests who have stayed at the hotel. According to the official statement the company released regarding the matter: “At the end of February 2020, we noticed […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security
