Blog End To End Encryption Comes To Microsoft Teams November 2, 2021 by Vertical Axion In a bid to further bolster security Microsoft has recently announced the roll-out of end to end encryption for one to one Microsoft Teams calls. Teams already encrypts user data both in transit and at rest and it allows IT admins to establish automatic transcription and recording of all video calls. Microsoft had this to […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Security
Blog Criminals Are Using YouTube Video Channels To Spread Malware November 1, 2021 by Vertical Axion YouTube has long been a hunting ground used by hackers and scammers to push all manner of hoaxes, scams and malicious code onto unsuspecting users. A security researcher known only as Frost is working for Cluster 25. Frost has reported a significant uptick in the number of malware campaigns orchestrated from YouTube. Overwhelmingly these campaigns […] Read more » General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News YouTube
Blog AllBlock Chrome Ad Blocker Is No Longer Safe To Use October 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion Internet ads are annoying. People tend to go to great lengths to avoid them if possible which is why ad blocking software and browser extensions are so popular. One of the more popular options is AllBlock which is a Chromium extension that is widely promoted on YouTube and Facebook. The extension touts its ability to […] Read more » Browsers Chrome General Interest Google Security Technology News
Blog Update LibreOffice And OpenOffice To Avoid Critical Security Risk October 27, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you use LibreOffice or OpenOffice? If so be aware that security updates have recently been issued due to the recent discovery of a major security flaw. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify and manipulate documents so that it appears they have been signed by a trusted party. Although the flaw that makes this […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Warn Your Employees About The New DocuSign Phishing Campaign October 26, 2021 by Vertical Axion Phishing attacks tend to focus on executive level targets. They focus on high ranking targets who have considerable system access. That appears to be changing. A recent trend tracked by researchers from Avanan has revealed that nearly half of all phishing emails analyzed in recent months were crafted to impersonate non-executives. Additionally more than three […] Read more » Business Advice Employees General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Twitch Hack Was Much Bigger Than Expected October 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion Are you a gamer or do you broadcast on Twitch for some other reason? If so be aware that the platform was recently hacked and the amount of information the attackers made off with is much more substantial than was originally estimated. Some of the data has now been leaked by an anonymous user on […] Read more » Data Breach Gaming General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Google Forcing Accounts To Use Two Factor Authentication October 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion Google recently announced that they’re planning to auto-enroll some 150 million user accounts into two factor authentication (2FA). The company prefers the term two-step verification (2SV). The company had this to say about the planned move: “…because we know the best way to keep our users safe is to turn on our security protections by […] Read more » General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security
Blog New Firefox Browser Feature Appears To Be Adware October 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion With the release of Firefox 92 back in September Mozilla made a change that may well doom the browser. If you use Firefox you have probably already noticed it. When you start typing an address you will find sponsored Firefox contextual suggestions in a drop-down list. In simplest terms companies pay a premium to get […] Read more » Browsers General Interest Mozilla Firefox Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Can Take Control Of Some Electronic Diabetic Devices October 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion Medical equipment provider Medtronic has issued an urgent recall order for insulin pump controllers belonging to their “MiniMed Paradigm” family. The company cited serious cyber security risks as the reason for the recall. The models in question are MMT-500 and MMT-503 which is used in conjunction with the Medtronic MiniMed 508 pump. Overall more than […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Dangerous Android Malware Is Infecting Millions October 16, 2021 by Vertical Axion Researchers from Zimperium zLabs have detected a nasty, dangerous, global malware campaign that has managed to infect more than 10 million Android devices from around the world in more than 70 different countries. As with most malware campaigns this one relies on social engineering to spread. The first stage of the infection process is that […] Read more » Android General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
