Blog Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise For Educators June 25, 2021 by Vertical Axion According to an alert recently issued by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, colleges and universities worldwide are at increased risk of being targeted by a ransomware attack like the one that recently hit Colonial Pipeline and global meat supplier JBS. While ransomware attacks are certainly nothing new, they have been enjoying a surge of […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware 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 Consider Replacing Your Old Broadband Routers For Security May 26, 2021 by Vertical Axion A company named ‘UK security Watchdog, Which?’ recently released a report with some disturbing security ramifications. Based on a survey of more than 6000 UK households, the company identified 13 different older routers that are still regularly being used today. Of those 13, nine were found to fall well short of meeting modern security standards. […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog New Android Malware Called FluBot Is Stealing Passwords May 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s a new malware threat you need to be aware of, and it recently made its way onto the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre’s radar. Called FluBot, it is designed to steal information including passwords and banking particulars. There are a couple of interesting aspects about this threat that are noteworthy. First, it is currently […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Ficker Malware Tricks People To Get Their Passwords May 7, 2021 by Vertical Axion Jiri Kropac, the head of ESET’s Threat Detection Labs, recently reported a new malware campaign to be aware of. This one is a bit different in terms of methodology. Hackers most commonly employ emails utilizing various social engineering tricks in an attempt to lure unsuspecting recipients into clicking malicious links or downloading poisoned files. In […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog What Businesses Can Do To Minimize Phishing Emails April 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you had to guess, worldwide, how many phishing emails would you estimate are sent out every day, what would you say? If you guessed anything less than three billion, you’d be incorrect. Three billion a day, on average. That’s both terrifying and depressing. On hearing that grim statistic, it’s natural to assume that there’s […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Phishing Security Technology News
Blog New Ryuk Ransomware Function Spreads Across Networks Quickly March 27, 2021 by Vertical Axion In terms of ransoms paid, Ryuk is the most successful strain of ransomware in use today, having netted an estimated $150 million for the group behind the malicious code. According to a recent report published by France’s national cybersecurity agency, it just got even more dangerous. Ryuk has historically been used preferentially against hospitals and […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Staying Up To Date On Software Patches Is Critical February 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion Google’s Project Zero security team has an impressive track record when it comes to chasing down and addressing the most critical security flaws found. They’re tireless in their work, which has saved untold billions of dollars and hampered the efforts of hackers all over the world. The team has gathered some rather shocking statistics, however, […] Read more » Business Advice Google Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Hackers Are Using DDOS Attacks To Profit Off Businesses February 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDOS) have been used by hackers since the earliest days of the web. Get enough internet-connected devices to ping a server at the same time, and you can knock the server offline. Keep the pressure on and you can keep it offline, pretty much indefinitely. These days, given the web’s […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News Uncategorized
Blog Watch Out for Egregor Ransomware Now Hitting The Scene December 11, 2020 by Vertical Axion A new ransomware strain burst onto the scene in September of this year (2020). Dubbed ‘Egregor’ by the research team at Digital Shadows who discovered it, it has already claimed more than seventy victims in nineteen countries around the world. Worse, the hackers controlling it appear to just be getting started. The malware is expertly […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
