Blog Zoom Outage Reported September 16, 2022 by Vertical Axion Recently Zoom, a popular, cloud-based communications platform used for online meetings and video conferencing, experienced an outage that impacted tens of thousands of users worldwide. The issue began shortly after 8:00 am PDT on Thursday, September 15, 2022, when users reported that they could not log in or join meetings. At 8:17 PDT, the company […] Read more » Business & Finance Productivity Recent News Technology Technology News
Blog WordPress Plugin Leaves Sites Vulnerable September 6, 2022 by Vertical Axion Researchers at Defiant authored the popular Wordfence security solution for WordPress users and they have detected a massive campaign that has seen hackers actively scanning for websites employing the Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder plugin. The plugin was recently abandoned by the creative team behind it before receiving a patch for a critical security flaw. […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft 365 Suggests Rollback After Issues From Update August 24, 2022 by Vertical Axion Does your company use Microsoft 365? If so, and you’ve noticed that your Office apps have begun to crash mysteriously and inexplicably, be aware that the latest update (build 15330.20298) is the culprit. Unfortunately, the bug was introduced in the Enterprise channel during the company’s regularly scheduled “Patch Tuesday.” The error manifests itself when users […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Office 365 Recent News Technology News
Blog The Importance Of Having An Email Newsletter August 17, 2022 by Vertical Axion Most business owners understand the importance of being active on at least one social media channel. That’s fine as far as it goes, but have you considered supplementing your social media presence with a good, old-fashioned newsletter? Of course, when we say newsletter, we’re not talking about something you print and mail to your customers but […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice General Interest Recent News Social Networking
Blog Microsoft Is Phasing Out Windows 8.1 August 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you are still using Windows 8.1 and if you’ve somehow managed to avoid seeing the parade of notices Microsoft has been sending out, you should know that the end is nigh. Support for the aging OS will end on January 10, 2023. If you have not already done so, you should begin making plans […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Twilio Data Breach Happened Via Employee Smishing August 13, 2022 by Vertical Axion Twilio is the Cloud Communications Company. They are the latest to fall victim to a data breach. The company recently disclosed that some of its customer data was accessed by unknown attackers who gained access to the system by stealing employee login credentials via an SMS phishing attack, known as ‘Smishing,’ for short. The company’s […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Malware Is Targeting Small Office And Home Office Routers August 9, 2022 by Vertical Axion Researchers at Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs recently spotted evidence of a highly sophisticated and tightly targeted campaign aimed at SOHO (small office/home office) routers across both Europe and North America. Based on the evidence the team has collected thus far, their conclusion is that the unidentified actor must be state sponsored. This is because garden […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog How To Easily Create An Efficient Workspace August 6, 2022 by Vertical Axion The more efficient you are, the more effective you are. That’s true whether you’re working from the office or from home. Fortunately, most office environments lend themselves to being efficient, so there’s probably not much you need to do on that front. So, the tips below are aimed mostly at those who are working from […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice Employees General Interest Productivity
Blog Conflict Resolution In The Workplace August 3, 2022 by Vertical Axion Conflict in the workplace is sadly inevitable. Put a group of people in a room together for eight hours or longer every day, week after week. No matter how well they get along, sooner or later, it’s going to happen. Since it can’t be completely avoided, the next best thing is to have a plan […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice Employees General Interest Productivity
Blog Conduct More Effective Meetings With These Simple Tips July 30, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do the meetings you hold tend run off the rails? Do you find that they frequently run far longer than you intended and that very little actually comes out of them? If those things are true and if you’re looking for ways to improve the structure of your meetings, here are some quick tips that […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice Employees General Interest Productivity Recent News
