Blog Hundreds of U.S. News Outlets Affected by Malware November 11, 2022 by Vertical Axion A cyber-security threat actor known as SocGholish has compromised a JavaScript code used by an unnamed media content provider. The malware is being used to spread the FakeUpdates malware to major media outlets across the United States. More than 250 regional and national newspaper sites are affected by the malicious JavaScript. Some impacted media organizations […] Read more » Browsers Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog New Microsoft Report Details Latest Cybersecurity Threats November 10, 2022 by Vertical Axion According to Microsoft’s latest announcement, businesses should assess security measures to defend against evolving cyber-security threats. Microsoft released its Digital Defense Report (MDDR) for 2022. Microsoft released alarming statistics about the cyber threats that the company has faced in the last year, including phishing, identity theft, and ransomware attacks. Microsoft Security Update Alerts Tom Burt […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Ransomware Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Ducktail Malware Returns With New PHP Variant October 31, 2022 by Vertical Axion An advanced PHP variant of the Ducktail malware poses a risk to Facebook users. On October 13th, 2022, ZScaler, a cloud security firm, published a blog post detailing this latest discovery. The new PHP version is being distributed by “pretending to be a free/cracked program installer.” It also targets numerous platforms, such as Telegram and […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Security Technology Technology News
Blog Akamai Finds 13 Million Malicious Domains Each Month October 22, 2022 by Vertical Axion According to a new Akamai analysis, the company’s experts classified about 79 million domains as dangerous in the first half of 2022; based on a NOD (newly observed domain) dataset, this is about 13 million malicious domains per month, representing 20.1% of all the successfully resolved NODs. According to Akamai, a NOD is any domain […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology 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 Modern Security Solutions For Evolving Ransomware Attacks September 29, 2022 by Vertical Axion Based on a recent survey conducted by the folks at Titaniam, a solid majority of organizations have robust security tools in place. Yet nearly 40 percent of them have fallen victim to a ransomware attack in the past year. How can this be? With conventional tools in place, how can this still be happening? The […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Ransomware Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog DuckDuckGo Email Privacy Service Beta Released September 26, 2022 by Vertical Axion DuckDuckGo has a reputation for protecting the privacy of its users far more than most other companies. Last year, the tiny search engine announced that they were experimenting with a free service designed to dodge email trackers as a means of further protecting the privacy of its users. The company’s Email Protection service works by […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Cyber Security Best Practices For Businesses September 17, 2022 by Vertical Axion Smaller companies often struggle to develop and invest in robust IT security systems, which can leave them relatively more vulnerable to cyber attacks. If that’s the situation you’re in and you’re trying to decide what to invest in and where to use the money that you have to spend on IT security, here’s a quick […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security
Blog Latest Microsoft Patch Fixes Dozens of Bugs September 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion Even if you don’t consistently install Microsoft’s security patches as soon as they’re released, the September 2022 patch released this week deserves immediate attention. Dozens of bugs, flaws, and vulnerabilities were addressed in this iteration, including fixes for: *30 Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities 18 Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities 16 Edge/Chromium vulnerabilities 7 Information Disclosure […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog RDP Brute Force Attacks Blocked By Windows 11 September 9, 2022 by Vertical Axion A small but important feature was recently incorporated by the Windows 11 design team. A new Account Lockout Policy enabled by default has been added. This policy automatically locks user accounts (including Admin accounts) after ten failed sign-in attempts. The account remains in a locked state for ten minutes, requiring users to wait that amount […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft New Technology Recent News Security Windows Windows 11
