Blog DDoS IP Protection: A New, Low-Cost Option for SMB October 29, 2022 by Vertical Axion Microsoft announced the Azure DDoS IP Protection released as a public preview on October 19, 2022. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can now benefit from DDoS protection with a pricing model customized to their specifications. DDoS Protection provides similar capabilities to DDoS Network Protection (previously known as DDoS Protection Standard). It is designed for enterprises […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Small Business Technology Technology News
Blog Toyota T-Connect Database Exposed October 26, 2022 by Vertical Axion On October 7, 2022, Toyota Motor Corporation made an announcement that the personal information of approximately 296,000 consumers had been compromised. The Toyota T-Connect system enables owners of Toyota automobiles to link their cell phones to their vehicles. By doing so, users can monitor the status of their engines, listen to music, navigate, and track […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Technology News
Blog Firefox 106 Update: What’s New and Improved October 25, 2022 by Vertical Axion On October 18, 2022, Firefox 106 Stable and Firefox 102.4 ESR were released to the public. New features A new Colorways theme, Firefox view, PDF editing, text recognition, and extraction on macOS are all included in the most recent Firefox Stable release. While Firefox 106 introduces several brand-new features, the version also resolves security concerns. […] Read more » Browsers General Interest Mozilla Firefox Recent News Technology Technology News
Blog Personal Information Compromised in City of Tucson Data Breach October 24, 2022 by Vertical Axion In light of a recent data breach, the City of Tucson, Arizona, is alerting approximately 123,000 citizens that their personal information has been compromised. The issue was detected in May 2022, but the city’s investigation didn’t conclude until last month. As detailed in the notification addressed to those impacted by the data breach, an attacker […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Lyft and Argo Bring Autonomous Vehicle Rides to Austin October 21, 2022 by Vertical Axion Lyft is now launching autonomous robotaxi trips in Austin, Texas. Argo AI will power Ford’s autonomous driving vehicles. According to a blog post by the company, Austin users can choose a driverless commute directly from the Lyft app for the same price as a regular Lyft ride. Customers can start the ride, unlock the doors, […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Technology Technology News
Blog Intel Confirms Leak of Alder Lake BIOS Source Code October 20, 2022 by Vertical Axion After a source code leak was posted by an unidentified third party on 4chan and GitHub last week, the technology giant Intel has confirmed that confidential source code related to its Alder Lake CPUs has been leaked. The disclosed information comprises UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) code for the company’s 12th-generation CPUs that were released […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog DDoS Attacks Target Major U.S. Airports October 17, 2022 by Vertical Axion Some major U.S. airports’ websites were inaccessible early on Monday, October 10, 2022, due to a coordinated denial-of-service assault orchestrated by professional hackers. However, officials said flights were unaffected. The assaults, in which participants bombard sites with garbage data, were planned by a mysterious organization named Killnet. The group posted a target list on its […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Cybersecurity Attack Hits U.S. Healthcare System October 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion On October 4th, 2022 a cybersecurity incident has disrupted CommonSpirit Hospitals. With more than 150,000 employees, 20,000 physicians, and serving 21 million patients, CommonSpirit Hospitals is the second-largest nonprofit hospital system in the nation. In 21 states, CommonSpirit operates more than 1,000 care sites and 140 hospitals. CommonSpirit Hospitals announced it is investigating an “IT […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Updated Malware Attacks Point of Sale Devices October 13, 2022 by Vertical Axion This year, security experts have found three updated versions of Prilex malware that target point-of-sale systems. In 2014, Prilex was a type of malware that targeted ATMs. It switched to PoS (point of sale) devices in 2016, but it wasn’t until 2020 that the malware reached its peak. After that, it faded away in 2021. […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Edge Improves Performance October 10, 2022 by Vertical Axion Engineers at Microsoft recently announced performance improvements for their Edge browser. A blog post that the company published recently explained how. A blog post from the company explained how: “Beginning with Microsoft Edge 102 on Windows, Microsoft Edge automatically compresses disk caches on devices that meet eligibility checks, to ensure the compression will be beneficial […] Read more » Browsers General Interest Microsoft Microsoft Edge New Technology
