Blog New Ransomware Named AvosLocker Uses Multiple Tricks In Attacks January 5, 2022 by Vertical Axion There’s a new strain of ransomware to be concerned about in the form of AvosLocker. This is from security firm Sophos who warns that the new strain of human-operated ransomware is one to watch. AvosLocker burst onto the scene over the summer of this year (2021). Having enjoyed some success with their product the gang […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update Your All In One SEO Plugin For Security Patch January 4, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you own and operate a WordPress website? Do you also use the “All in One” SEO plugin? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then be aware that you’ll want to update that plugin as soon as possible. Recently security researcher Marc Montpas from Automattic Security discovered and reported a pair of […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Reasons The Log4j Java Library Security Issue Is Concerning January 3, 2022 by Vertical Axion Haven’t heard of Log4j before right now? If not, you’re certainly not alone but unfortunately it’s something you’re likely to hear more about in the weeks ahead. It may wind up being the cause of a few headaches for you. “Log4j” is a Java library. Its function is to log error messages in applications. Consider […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Some Lenovo Laptops Have Admin Level Security Vulnerability January 1, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you own a Lenovo Yoga or ThinkPad laptop? If so be advised that a pair of critical security flaws have recently been found that could allow an attacker Admin level access to your machine. The flaws are centered in the IMControllerService and are being tracked as CVE-2021-3922 and CVE-2021-3969. They impact all Lenovo System […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog This Android Banking Malware Is Back December 31, 2021 by Vertical Axion We haven’t heard much about Anubis in recent months. Anubis is the nasty Android-based banking Trojan that has made headlines on more than one occasion. If history is any guide at all Anubis will soon be making headlines again. It’s back and based on the findings from researchers at Lookout the hackers controlling the malware […] Read more » Android General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Teams Gets End To End Encryption December 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion Two months ago, Microsoft began rolling out support for end-to-end encryption for all Teams calls. Given the pandemic and the increased demand for Teams and services like it, that was a very big deal. The good news is that Microsoft recently announced that the rollout is complete and all Teams calls now support E2EE which […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog AWS Outage Caused Major Headaches For Businesses December 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion If yours is one of the thousands of businesses that rely on Amazon Web Services (AWS for short) then you’re already aware that recently there were issues. Even if your business doesn’t rely on AWS directly if you do business with anyone who does rely on Amazon’s Flagship digital service you’re probably at least aware […] Read more » Amazon Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Android Can Track AirTags And Similar Devices With New App December 28, 2021 by Vertical Axion The Apple and Android ecosystems just took another step toward melding together with the release of a new App built by Apple. The app allows Android devices to track any nearby device that is “Find My-enabled.” From Apple’s perspective the move is less about creating a user experience that spans ecosystems and more about user […] Read more » Android Apple General Interest Google New Technology Technology News
Blog Website Ranking Company Alexa Will Be Shut Down December 27, 2021 by Vertical Axion It’s the end of an era. Alexa.com is an iconic website run by Amazon that ranks and analyzes the popularity of other sites on the web. This site is soon to be retired. Alexa.com is actually a subsidiary company wholly owned by Amazon. They offer an impressive suite of SEO services to webmasters interested in […] Read more » Amazon Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Voice Commands Getting New Attention In Windows 11 December 25, 2021 by Vertical Axion For a few years now Microsoft has been experimenting with voice commands. Their early experiments were limited to contexts that resided wholly inside specific applications however. For example, once you opened Word you could use voice commands to activate a few of the software’s features. Recently the company decided to take voice controls to a […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Office 365 Recent News Technology News Windows Windows 11
