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
Blog Report Finds One Third Of Suspicious Emails Are Threats September 23, 2021 by Vertical Axion Employee cyber security training is paying off according to a report recently released by IT security company F-Secure. Researchers from F-Secure analyzed more than 200,000 emails that had been flagged as suspicious by employees working for organizations around the world. They discovered that more than one third of those emails could be classified as phishing. […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology Tips
Blog Hackers Behind REvil Ransomware Are Back Online September 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion Not long after successfully attacking Kaseya the band of cyber criminals behind the REvil ransomware strain went dark. Their “Happy Blog” mysteriously went offline. It is not known if the group went into hiding as a safety precaution after their attack drew worldwide condemnation. It could have been as a result of action by law […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Are Using Windows 11 Curiosity To Load Malware September 21, 2021 by Vertical Axion Millions of people around the world are understandably curious about Windows 11. It’s easy to understand why. A new OS offered by the company that makes the most widely OS used on the planet is a big deal. Unfortunately hackers are well aware of this and are currently using that curiosity as a means of […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows 11
Blog Fortinet VPN User Passwords May Have Been Leaked Online September 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion Hackers recently released a list of nearly half a million Fortinet VPN usernames and passwords onto the Dark Web. The group behind the attack claims that all the credentials were scraped from exploitable devices last summer. The group also claims that while the vulnerability that made the hack possible has been patched many of the […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog A Number Of Netgear Routers Get Security Fixes September 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion Dozens of Netgear routers are vulnerable to a very old security flaw. The DNS rebinding flaws that these routers have date back to models the company put out as early as 2007. That means this issue has been lurking in the background for a very long time. It was recently brought to light by the […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest New Technology Recent News Security
Blog Has Your Bandwidth Slowed Down? It Could Be Proxyware September 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s a lot of money to be made by selling things that don’t belong to you. That’s a lesson hackers around the world have learned very well. Their latest venture is selling other people’s internet bandwidth. You may not have heard the term Proxyware before just now. If not it’s a new way hackers and […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology Tips
