Blog People Using Mobile Data Instead Of Internet Service Providers March 25, 2021 by Vertical Axion The ongoing pandemic has impacted daily life in the United States in a number of ways, some predictable and others surprising. On the predictable side, when tens of thousands of employees were asked to work from home, broadband internet connectivity saw a huge surge in use and nearly 80 percent of broadband users upgraded their […] Read more » Android General Interest iPhone Recent News Technology News
Blog Mobile App Vulnerabilities Found To Leave Data Unsecured March 24, 2021 by Vertical Axion Most apps these days make use of cloud storage in order to minimize their footprint on your device. That’s good in theory, but based on new research from Zimperium, a disappointing percentage of app developers don’t do nearly enough to secure the data they’re housing for you. In fact, the recent study indicated that fully […] Read more » Android General Interest iPhone Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 A New Makeover March 23, 2021 by Vertical Axion One of the most frequently heard complaints about Windows has to do with aesthetics. Despite a few seemingly halfhearted attempts to modernize, significant portions of the OS looks and feels like they were designed in the 90’s. That’s because Windows is still utilizing a lot of design techniques and icons from Windows 95, so the […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Hackers Are Using Unpatched NAS Devices To Mine Bitcoin March 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion In late 2020, QNAP discovered a pair of critical security vulnerabilities that would allow hackers to take remote control over network attached storage devices (NAS). In this particular instance, the hackers chose not to encrypt files and demand payment or cause other mayhem. Instead, they made slaves of the devices and put them to work […] Read more » Bitcoin General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Expanding Fight Against Macros Based Malware March 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion Macros have been a simple, effective means of spreading malware since the 1990’s, and some hackers still rely on them heavily to ensnare and infect unsuspecting users. It’s a long standing issue that many companies have attempted to address over the years. Now, it seems that it’s Microsoft’s turn at bat again. Recently, the Redmond […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Security Technology News
Blog Latest Apple Update Fixes Web Security Flaw On Most Devices March 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, two different security researchers (Clement Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group, and Alison Huffman from Microsoft’s Browser Vulnerability Research Group) discovered a pair of serious security vulnerability impacting Apple devices. The bugs, tracked as CVE-2021-1844 and CVE-2021-21166 respectively, are browser-based memory issues that could have allowed remote code execution if the victim navigated or […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hacker Uses Zoom Invites To Steal Credentials Through Sendgrid March 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s a mix of bad news and good in the ongoing war against the hackers of the world. For the bad news, security professionals have recently detected a sophisticated phishing campaign that makes use of SendGrid and convincing replicas of Outlook on the Web and Office 365 logins to harvest credentials. The attack works like […] Read more » General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Exchange Online Feature Helps Prevent Phishing And Ransomware March 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft has been busy of late, making a raft of improvements to their email system that are designed to enhance user security. Not long ago, they added a fantastically useful feature called ‘Plus Addressing’ which allows Office 365 users to make use of an unlimited number of disposable recipient email addresses and track email sources. […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Phishing Ransomware Recent News Security
Blog Browser Wars Heat Up With Microsoft Edge Boosting Speeds March 16, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you thought the browser wars were over, think again. Microsoft has made some startling improvements to its Edge browser recently that gave it an impressive 41 percent speed boost. That suddenly puts it in the running for the fastest, if not the best and most robust browser in the game. The speed boost is […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Microsoft Edge New Technology Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog A United States Bank Hit By Ransomware And Data Breach March 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion A few months ago, it became widely known that there was a critical security vulnerability in Accellion FTA servers. Naturally, hackers wasted no time exploiting the vulnerability, and since then, we’ve seen a few instances of high-profile data breaches traced back to that very vulnerability. Flagstar bank is the latest such victim. Recently, the company […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
