Blog The New Year Brings End For Adobe Flash Player December 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion We’re drawing close to the end of an era. The writing has been on the wall for Adobe’s Flash player for quite some time, and the company has set a firm date of January 12th, 2012 as its official end of life. Recently, they took another important step closer by releasing what will be their […] Read more » Adobe General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Older Free Versions Of WinZip May Have Security Vulnerabilities December 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion Hackers have found yet another possible inroad they can use to infect the machines of unsuspecting users. This time, they’re infecting older versions of WinZip. If there’s one utility that’s nearly as ubiquitous as Adobe’s Acrobat Reader, it would probably be WinZip. In the 30+ years since its initial release, the handy tool has seen […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Finally Shed The Old This Year It’s Costing You Much More Than You Think December 23, 2020 by Vertical Axion New year, new technology! If your business is still relying on older and aging technology, it’s time to think about updating that technology. As it ages, the effort to keep it running comes with many hidden costs. While it may seem financially savvy to keep older hardware and software running, you may be setting yourself […] Read more »
Blog Increased Speed Coming To Microsoft Edge With New Feature December 23, 2020 by Vertical Axion Microsoft has really struggled in recent years to make a browser that could compete with the most popular offerings on the market today. Internet Explorer was the early standard, but was quickly eclipsed, and slowly fell into obscurity. The company’s second attempt, Edge, was short-lived and never had time to fully mature before the company […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Microsoft Edge Recent News Technology News
Blog Cyber Attacks On Schools Are Increasing According To Recent Warning December 22, 2020 by Vertical Axion With the pandemic still raging, many schools around the world are still shuttered as tens of millions of school age children take to learning from home via remote or distance learning technologies. It is by no means a perfect substitute for in person learning but right now at least, it’s the only viable option available. […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Adrozek Is A New Malware Strain With Big Plans December 21, 2020 by Vertical Axion Microsoft recently issued a warning about an ongoing malware campaign they discovered. It seeks to install a new browser hijacking, credential stealing malware strain called Adrozek onto as many PCs as possible. Based on Microsoft’s analysis of the campaign, at its peak, it was able to infect more than 30,000 devices every single day. Microsoft […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Teams Has Added Several New Features December 19, 2020 by Vertical Axion Since the start of the pandemic, Microsoft has been working at a furious pace to add new features to Teams. It has become one of the company’s most widely used services, allowing remote employees to communicate seamlessly with each other. Continuing that trend, the Redmond giant has recently added yet more new features, including a […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News
Blog Microsoft Asks Customers To Replace Internet Explorer With Edge Browser December 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion Internet Explorer is proving to be a very difficult web browser to kill, and it’s not for lack of trying on Microsoft’s part. Back in August of this year (2020), the company mapped out a path to the end of life for Explorer. That included ending Microsoft Teams support of the browser by November 30, […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Microsoft Edge Recent News Technology News
Blog New iPhone Security Hack Allows Total Takeover Of Device December 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you own an iPhone? If so, although you may not know the name, you owe Ian Beer your thanks. Recently, he discovered an absolutely devastating iPhone hack that allowed attackers to take complete control over a target device from a distance with absolutely no action required on the part of an unsuspecting victim. In […] Read more » General Interest iPhone Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Android App Go SMS Pro Has Security Vulnerability December 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you use the Go SMS Pro Android app? If so, you’ve got plenty of company. The app is one of the most popular on Google’s Play Store, boasting more than 100 million installs. That, unfortunately, is the problem. A few months ago, Trustwave discovered and disclosed a major flaw in the app that allowed […] Read more » Android General Interest Google Security Technology News
