Blog Hackers Offering Fake Free Kindle Ebooks To Hack Amazon Accounts August 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you own an Amazon Kindle? Amazon has a warning for you if you do. Beware. Hackers are now using poisoned ebooks to delete the contents of infected Kindle readers and take control of a victim’s Amazon account. The hackers take advantage of the fact that on any given day there are literally hundreds of […] Read more » Amazon General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Stalkerware Tracks The Location Of Its Victims August 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion A startling revelation was made at the recent Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ongoing pandemic has given rise to a new threat named Stalkerware. It is defined as apps (both malicious and mundane) that are being used increasingly to coerce and control individuals. Stalkerware is used mostly by one intimate partner […] Read more » General Interest New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Older Industrial Technology May Have Security Risks August 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion The vulnerability of Industrial Control Systems has been getting a lot of press in recent months. That’s a good thing because most people don’t spend much time thinking or worrying about such systems. Unfortunately they are among the most vulnerable systems of all. Industrial Control Systems haven’t really changed all that much in the past […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Windows Turned On Default Blocking For Potentially Unwanted Apps August 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft made a small but significant change to Windows 10 recently as it relates to PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Apps). It wasn’t something that got a lot of press but it’s a change well worth knowing about. Beginning with the May 2020 update for Windows 10, 2004, the Redmond Giant added a PUA blocking feature to […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Google May Phase Out Secure Lock Icon For Websites August 16, 2021 by Vertical Axion Google has had a long history of taking steps to make the web more secure for everyone. One of their early moves involved warning users via popup box when they surfed their way to a site that did not use the secure socket (HTTPS) protocol. This warning was good for users but didn’t do anything […] Read more » Chrome General Interest Google Recent News Technology News
Blog This Malware Can Take Control Of Facebook Accounts August 14, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you have a Facebook account? Even if it has been a while since you last logged on there is a new threat you should be aware of. A new strain of malware called FlyTrap was used recently to take control of thousands of Facebook accounts. Yours could be next if it hasn’t been compromised […] Read more » Facebook General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Hackers Are Pretending To be Chipotle In Poisoned Emails August 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion Hackers Are Pretending To be Chipotle In Poisoned Emails Chipotle recently reported that an account used by their company’s marketing department had been hacked. A currently active campaign is underway leveraging this account. The hackers are sending out phishing emails containing poisoned links. A recipient clicking on these links will be directed to a malicious […] Read more » Branding General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Mac Device Malware Is Bypassing Apple Security August 12, 2021 by Vertical Axion Apple is generally very good about providing its users with a safe and secure computing environment. For many years the company was able to rightly claim that Microsoft had a far worse problem with malware than Apple did. That is still true but the gap has now virtually disappeared. As Apple products surged in popularity […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Teams Fend Off Phishing Attacks With Link Protection August 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft Defender has long included “Safe Links” protection as part of its overall function. The company recently announced that it would be extending Safe Link functionality so that it provides protection from inside Microsoft Teams as well. Safe Links is a powerful safety feature that scans a web link in real time as a user […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Security Technology News
Blog Latest Security Update For Apple Devices Is Critical August 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you have an Apple device? If so then you should be aware that the company recently issued an OS update that includes Macs, iPads, and iPhones. You’ll want to update to iOS 14.7.1 or iPadOS 14.7.1 immediately if you have not already done so because this version includes a patch for a high severity […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
