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 Google Prioritizing Privacy And Safety With Play Store Updates May 25, 2021 by Vertical Axion Google generally does a great job with security when it comes to the Google Play Store. Of course, the company regularly makes headlines when poisoned apps are discovered, but given the sheer number of apps available on the Play Store, the percentage of problematic ones is barely a blip on the radar. That certainly doesn’t […] Read more » General Interest Google Google Apps New Technology Recent News Security
Blog Google May Force All Users To Use 2 Factor Authentication May 24, 2021 by Vertical Axion Sometimes Google takes a heavy-handed approach to security, but it’s also widely accepted that their heart is in the right place. That seems to be the case with the company’s most recently announced change. In the near future, the search giant is going to start pushing Gmail and Google account holders to use two-factor authentication […] Read more » General Interest Google Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Default Windows Font May Change With Windows 10 Update May 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft has a history of being notoriously slow to change. Just to cite one example, the company’s venerable “Paint” application has been in the mix since the earliest days of Windows. Although it was relatively feature-poor and under-powered even back when it was introduced, the company never made any effort to improve on it. They […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Many Mobile Devices Contain A Chip With A Security Risk May 21, 2021 by Vertical Axion A new, high severity vulnerability has been found in Qualcomm’s MSM (Mobile Station Modem) chips, including the company’s latest 5G-capable versions. The security issue could allow hackers to access a user’s call history, text messages, and even listen in on their conversations. Unfortunately, given the ubiquity of these chips in today’s smartphones, this flaw impacts […] Read more » Android General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Global Scale Phishing Attack Brings New Malware May 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s an ongoing, global scale phishing attack you should be aware of, even if your firm isn’t currently being targeted by it. The attack is being tracked by Mandiant, who recently published a report about it. According to that report, the attack was planned in waves, hitting more than 50 different organizations spanning a broad […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Chrome Zero Day Exploit Gets Fixed With Latest Update May 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion On April 20, 2021, Google released Chrome 90.0.4430.85, designed to address a zero-day exploit hackers are currently taking advantage of, tracked as CVE-2021-21224. The patch also patches four other high severity security flaws that had previously been plaguing the most popular browser on the web. By the time you read these words, the latest version […] Read more » General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Security Technology News
Blog Newly Discovered Linux Malware Has Been Around For Years May 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, researchers at Qihoo 360 Network Security discovered a particularly stealthy piece of malware designed to create backdoors in the Linux ecosystem. It was so good at its job, and so stealthy that it went completely undetected for years. That gave the hackers controlling it a convenient access point literally for years. Based on the […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog End For Skype For Business Is Just Around The Corner May 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you’re still using Skype for Business at your firm, be advised that Microsoft recently sent another friendly reminder out to all users of the service. The reminder says that it’s going away as of July 31, 2021, so you’ll need to complete your migration to Microsoft Teams (or an instance of Skype for Business […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Popular NAS Device Vendor Fixes Vulnerability Recommends Update May 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion QNAP recently addressed a critical security vulnerability you need to be aware of. Previous to the fix, the company had included hard-coded credentials to serve as a backdoor to the device. Unfortunately, hackers became aware of this and began abusing those credentials. That resulted in a number of confirmed instances where hackers gained access to […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
