Blog Windows Makes Changes To Avoid Finger Command Security Vulnerability September 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion Hackers use a variety of techniques to infiltrate systems and make off with data, but one of the more effective approaches is to use the system against itself. There are a number of executables residing within the Windows operating system, for instance, that can be used by an enterprising hacker to make off with a […] Read more » Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Bluetooth Vulnerability Could Affect The Majority Of Devices September 23, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you have a smartphone, tablet, laptop or a “smart” device in your home? Or perhaps the better question is, how many of those devices do you have? Whatever your number is, be aware that researchers have unearthed a potentially devastating Bluetooth flaw that leaves billions of devices all over the planet vulnerable. The recently […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update Adobe Media Encoder Immediately With Current Patch September 22, 2020 by Vertical Axion Adobe took the unusual step of releasing an out of band patch to address a trio of serious security issues in Adobe Media Encoder. The program is used by tens of thousands of people around the world to encode audio and video in a variety of formats. The three issues addressed by this patch are […] Read more » Adobe Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Adds Lists To Their Teams Communication Platform September 19, 2020 by Vertical Axion One of the more common complaints people have about mobile devices is the fact that it’s still harder than it should be to do certain kinds of work. Manipulating spreadsheets on a mobile device, for example, can be a lesson in frustration. If that’s something you’ve experienced firsthand, and if you’re a Microsoft 365 user […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News
Blog Latest Windows 10 Update Fixes SSD Defrag Issue September 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you have a solid- state drive (SSD)? If so, you’re probably aware that recent builds of Windows 10 have introduced an unexpected issue. It causes the automatic maintenance feature of the OS to kick in and defragment SSDs much more frequently than they should be, which greatly reduces their useful lives. The way the […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Hackers Used Windows Theme Packs To Hack Passwords September 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a fan of customizing your Windows experience via themes? If so, you’re not alone. While it’s true that themes aren’t used by a majority of Windows users, they’re still highly popular. If you’re creating your own themes, you don’t have anything to worry about. The danger lies in downloading theme packs from others, […] Read more » Data Breach Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Adobe Updates Some Of Their Products Due To Critical Issues September 14, 2020 by Vertical Axion Adobe continues to have problems associated with JavaScript. As a consequence, they have released new patches for Experience Manager, InDesign, and Framemaker. Of these, the patch for Experience Manager is the largest, and addresses a total of five critical vulnerabilities, tracked as: CVE-2020-9732 CVE-2020-9734 CVE-2020-9740 CVE-2020-9741 CVE-2020-9742 Each of these bugs, can, if left unpatched, […] Read more » Adobe General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog Some NAS Devices Are Being Exploited By Remote Hackers September 12, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you have any network-attached storage (NAS) devices attached to your home or corporate network? If so, be advised that they’ve become the new favorite inroad for hackers around the world. According to a report recently published by researchers at 360 Netlab, hacking groups are increasingly exploiting weaknesses in some NAS devices running a variety […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Upgrade Older Phones To Get New Pokemon Go Updates September 11, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a Pokemon Go fan? If so, we’ve got bad news. Beginning in October of this year (2020), your game will stop working on older Android and iOS devices. Support is officially being discontinued for Android 5, iOS 10, and iOS 11. Additionally, the company is ending support for the iPhone 5S and the iPhone […] Read more » Android Gaming General Interest iPhone Recent News Technology News
Blog New Features Have Been Added to Office 365 September 10, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re an Office 365 user, you’ll be pleased to know that that Word for the web now has two cool new features: Transcribe and support for voice commands. Currently, the transcription capabilities are somewhat limited, but are still robust enough to be genuinely useful. At present, it only supports transcribing audio into US English. […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft Office 365 Recent News Technology News
