Blog Recent Study Shows Alarming Insights On People And Passwords October 7, 2021 by Vertical Axion A new study recently published by the digital identity firm Beyond Identity contains a number of surprises relating to passwords and password security. This is information that IT professionals and small or medium-sized business owners should be aware of. While it is not a rigorous and scientific study the results of the company’s survey are […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Increasing Online Love Scams Are Costing Victims Big Money October 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic online dating sites have seen a tremendous surge in memberships. People are seeking romance online since in person dating was sharply curtailed by lock downs. Naturally this proved to be an irresistible lure to scammers around the world. So much so that the FBI has recently issued a […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Don’t Fall For This Cryptocurrency Giveaway Scam October 4, 2021 by Vertical Axion You know you’ve hit the Big Time when you get a scam named after you. That’s exactly what has happened to Elon Musk. The latest scam that’s making the rounds is called the “Elon Musk Mutual Aid Club” or the “Elon Musk Club” for short. If you’re an experienced IT professional it is easy to […] Read more » Cryptocurrency General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog New Malware Is Targeting Linux And WordPress Users October 1, 2021 by Vertical Axion A new strain of malware which has been dubbed ‘Capoae’ has been spotted in the wild. It was written in Go and this strain targets Linux systems and WordPress installations. It was discovered by Larry Cashdollar. Larry is a senior security researcher at Akamai. Capoae is quickly becoming a favorite among threat actors because of […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update Apple Devices Soon For Important Security Patch September 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion Apple released a very important security update today. The update fixes a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities that have been spotted in use in the wild to attack both Macs and iPhones. One of the two has been used to install the Pegasus spyware onto iPhones. These two vulnerabilities are being tracked as CVE-2021-30860 and CVE-2021-30858 […] Read more » Apple Business Advice General Interest iPhone Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog This Malware Can Turn Off Windows Defender September 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion Some malware strains are built with robust protections in order to avoid detection. Zloader goes a step further and actually disables Microsoft Defender AV (formerly known as Windows Defender). That’s significant because according to stats provided by Microsoft Defender AV is preinstalled on more than a billion PCs running Windows 10. The hackers behind the […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology Technology News Windows
Blog Ransomware Attackers Look For Unpatched Systems To Exploit September 28, 2021 by Vertical Axion Not long ago Microsoft patched a critical MSHTML remote code execution security flaw being tracked as CVE-2021-40444. Beginning on August 18th of this year (2021) the company spotted hackers exploiting this flaw in the wild. So far there have been fewer than ten attacks made that exploit this flaw but it’s inevitable that the number […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology Technology Tips
Blog Popular HP Gaming Laptops And Desktops Have Security Vulnerability September 27, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you own an HP Omen, Envy, or Pavilion gaming laptop or desktop? You’re certainly not alone if you do. It’s a wildly popular and incredibly versatile model that has sold millions of units worldwide. Unfortunately there’s a problem. A serious security flaw in a driver used by the Omen gaming software. It comes pre-loaded […] Read more » Gaming General Interest Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Microsoft Accounts Will Allow Passwordless Methods For Users September 25, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft will be rolling out a new passwordless login scheme in the weeks ahead and that should make just about everyone happy. Passwords and having to remember endless multitudes of them are one of the most annoying aspects of using the web today. Anything that can be done to reduce the number of passwords you […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Installing Windows 11 On Unsupported Devices May Have Security Risks September 24, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft raised hackles worldwide when they placed stringent hardware requirements on their recently announced Windows 11 OS. Many chipsets that are more than capable of running the new software aren’t on the list. That doesn’t mean that you can’t still install Windows 11 on a machine with unapproved hardware. However Microsoft has stuck to its […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Security Windows 11
