Blog WordPress Loginizer Plugin Was Automatically Updated Due To Vulnerability October 30, 2020 by Vertical Axion WordPress tends to take a light-handed approach when it comes to managing the legions of plugins that are compatible with the most popular blogging platform on the planet. This time, however, they’re taking a different approach. They’re forcing a security update to counter a dangerous bug in a wildly popular plugin that’s being used by […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Coordinated Effort Underway To Take Down Trickbot Malware October 29, 2020 by Vertical Axion Score one for the good guys. A team led by Microsoft’s DCU (Digital Crimes Unit) that includes Symantec, NTT Ltd, ESET, and Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs is working on something new. They have launched a sustained, coordinated attack on Trickbot’s infrastructure in a bid to destroy it, preventing the hackers who control it from making […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Adobe Patches A Number of Critical Vulnerabilities In Latest Update October 28, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you make frequent use of Adobe products, then you’ll definitely want to give priority to applying the latest security update offered by the company. It’s an out of band patch that impacts ten different products in the Adobe lineup and is aimed squarely at addressing a number of critical security flaws. Since this is […] Read more » Adobe General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Windows 10 Update Shows App Warnings For Malware October 27, 2020 by Vertical Axion A great many malware strains are designed to engage quietly during a PC’s startup process and then idle in the background. They are in the system logging keystrokes, taking screen shots at periodic intervals and uploading them to a command and control server, or doing other nefarious things. Microsoft wants to limit malware’s ability to […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft New Technology Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Latest Windows 10 Update May Block Third Party Drivers October 26, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you haven’t yet installed the latest Windows 10 or Windows Server update, here’s something to be aware of before you do. You may not be able to update or install some third-party drivers. When you try, you might receive an error message that reads ‘Windows can’t verify the publisher of this driver software.’ In […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Microsoft Image AI Increases Accuracy To Rival Humans October 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion Skynet just took a step closer to becoming a reality. The word, of course, refers back to the hit movie, ‘Terminator,’ in which a computer network gained sentience and decided to do away with the human race. While Microsoft’s latest advances in AI aren’t Skynet, their new, and recently touted AI image description routine is […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Technology News
Blog Intel Adding Additional Security To Future Processors October 23, 2020 by Vertical Axion Intel has had more than its share of challenges over the last couple of years. Not the least of which included a whole family of new attack vectors that made headlines and caused panic around the world. This happened as hackers discovered new ways to attack machines with ‘Intel Inside,’ which globally, is a lot […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hacked Networks And Credentials Being Sold At Alarming Rates October 22, 2020 by Vertical Axion Selling network access is big business on underground hacking websites. Even worse, the business is growing at an alarming rate, according to a report recently published by cyber security firm KELA. According to their report, the number of ads found on hacking forums advertising ‘Network Access’ tripled between August and September, 2020. The value of […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Google Analytics Gains Additional Features October 21, 2020 by Vertical Axion Since Google introduced Google Analytics back in 2005, it has become the industry standard. A simple, free method of getting a bird’s eye view into who’s searching for what on the internet. Millions of business owners around the world rely on Google Analytics to make informed decisions about how to position and present the products […] Read more » General Interest Google New Technology Recent News Technology News
Blog New Updates For Office 365 Will Include Phishing Protection October 19, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you an Office 365 user? If so, be aware that Microsoft is adding some powerful new protections to the software suite, designed to make you safer. Hackers commonly target Office 365 users with a type of attack known as “Consent Phishing.” That basically means that the hacker in question will use a variety of […] Read more » Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
