Blog New Apple M1 Chip Might Have A Security Flaw June 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s good news and bad news in the Apple ecosystem, specifically with regards to the company’s M1 chip. The bad news is that researchers have discovered a security flaw in the chip’s design that cannot be fixed without redesigning the chip itself. This flaw allows two malicious apps on a machine utilizing an M1 chip […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog PC Prices Set To Rise Due To Supply Issues June 16, 2021 by Vertical Axion With the world beginning to round the corner where the pandemic is concerned, life is slowly, in fits and starts, beginning to return to normal. As that happens, demand is surging everywhere, but supplies are still lagging. You’ve probably seen this in the form of higher gas prices and higher prices on basic food items, […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Notification Of New Subscription Billing Could Be A Phishing Attack June 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s a dangerous new phishing scam you should be aware of and alert your employees to right away. A growing trend in the hacking world is to use mixed media, including phone calls with live actors at the other end, posing as “customer support” representatives, and even recorded messages including instructions and attached to emails. […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Google Chrome Speed Will Increase With Update June 14, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you’re one of the legions of users who rely on Google’s Chrome browser when you surf the web, we’ve got great news. As of the release of Chrome 91, it’s about to get a whole lot faster. The engineers behind Chrome’s continued improvement have found a clever ‘cheat’ that makes the browser a whopping […] Read more » Chrome General Interest Google Recent News Technology News
Blog Bose Is Latest Company To Have Employee Data Breached June 12, 2021 by Vertical Axion Bose is the latest in an unending parade of major companies to disclose that they’ve been the victim of a ransomware attack. In the company’s breach notification letter, they indicated that they first detected the incursion on March 7th, 2021, with the attack itself having occurred on April 29th. Additionally, as is quite common in […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Beware Of Voice Message Phishing Attacks Called Vishing June 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion Hackers and scammers have been experimenting with “vishing” in recent months, as a subset of phishing. Conventional phishing tactics rely on sending emails that employ a variety of social engineering tricks to convince unsuspecting recipients to hand over sensitive information up to and including login credentials. However, “vishing” adds a new angle: Voice, either via […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Malware Called Phorpiex Delivers Ransomware With Old School Tactics June 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you’re involved with internet security on any level, then you’re probably already familiar with the name Phorpiex. The malicious botnet has been around for years, and the people who control it have taken steps to keep it relevant. They’re finding new ways to deliver ransomware and other threats, and sometimes, by moving in the […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Massive Data Leak Affects More Than 100M Android Users June 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you own an Android smart device, be advised there has been a data leak. Security researchers at Check Point have recently discovered a massive data leak that left an assortment of personal data for more than 100 million Android users exposed. The data was found in unprotected databases used by a total of 23 […] Read more » Android Data Breach General Interest Google Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Soon, Windows 10 Releases Will Not Include Internet Explorer June 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion The latest Windows Insider Preview build contains a quirky bit of history, or rather, it specifically doesn’t contain it. That most recent Windows 10 build is the first one ever to be released without the Internet Explorer web browser included in the code. Both Brandon LeBlanc and Amanda Langowski, of Microsoft, confirmed that fact and […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Windows
Blog Google Improves Android Feature To Change Compromised Passwords June 7, 2021 by Vertical Axion Several months back, Google introduced a new feature to its Chrome browser that searched a user’s stored passwords, comparing them against a list of known compromised passwords. The best part is they are alerting the user if any of the passwords they have saved have been compromised. It’s an excellent feature and definitely helps to […] Read more » Android General Interest Google New Technology Recent News Security
