Blog Staying Up To Date On Software Patches Is Critical February 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion Google’s Project Zero security team has an impressive track record when it comes to chasing down and addressing the most critical security flaws found. They’re tireless in their work, which has saved untold billions of dollars and hampered the efforts of hackers all over the world. The team has gathered some rather shocking statistics, however, […] Read more » Business Advice Google Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog With New Update iPhone Adds iMessage Security Feature February 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you have a favorite app you use for chatting or for keeping in touch with family and friends? Most people have a go-to app that serves as their first choice, and many have a small constellation of apps they use, having 1-2 for family and another app or two for business contacts. Unfortunately, given […] Read more » General Interest iPhone Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Identity Thefts Had Huge Surge in 2020 February 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion Trends come and go in the hacking world. A few years ago, stealing credit card numbers was the crime of choice for most of the hackers out there. They’ve since begin to gravitate toward health related information. The two big trends in 2020 were the rampant increase in ransomware attacks against companies of all shapes […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Healthcare Under Attack By Blast From The Past Ransomware February 12, 2021 by Vertical Axion The year 2017 was an eternity ago in internet time, but back in those ancient days, there was one name in the ransomware world that sent tremors of terror down everyone’s spine. That word was Cerber. As one of the first bits of malicious code to be utilized as “ransomware as a service,” it quickly […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Adds New Security Feature To Office 365 February 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft has made an important change to Office 365 you should be aware of. The company recently introduced a new feature called Application Guard, which is now available to all Office 365 users with supported licenses. The Application Guard blocks files that have been downloaded from untrusted sources by shunting them to sandboxes. These isolated, […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Office 365 Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Update iOS For Security Fixes, New Features, And Bug Fixes February 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you own an Apple phone or tablet, you’re definitely going to want to make upgrading to the latest version of iOS a priority. While it is not as significant as version 14.3 was, the new release of version 14.4, comes with a number of enhancements you’re almost certain to love. Here’s a quick look […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Are Using DDOS Attacks To Profit Off Businesses February 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDOS) have been used by hackers since the earliest days of the web. Get enough internet-connected devices to ping a server at the same time, and you can knock the server offline. Keep the pressure on and you can keep it offline, pretty much indefinitely. These days, given the web’s […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News Uncategorized
Blog Soon Apple Will Add App Tracking Information To iOS February 5, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, Apple announced two important new improvements to the way the company handles and tracks user data. That includes data used by third-party apps downloaded and installed from the Apple App Store. According to the company’s statement, both changes would be available by late spring of this year (2021). The first of these is an […] Read more » Apple iPhone Recent News Security Technology News
Blog PIXLR Data Breach Information Leaked Online February 3, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you do any photo editing online, odds are good that you use PIXLR. It is one of the most popular such sites on the web because it offers many of the features you find in professional photo editing tools like Photoshop and is available for free (there’s also a premium version of the service […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Millions Of Teespring Users Had Private Information Breached February 1, 2021 by Vertical Axion Teespring is a popular destination on the web that allows users to create and sell custom-printed apparel, including, as the name implies, custom-designed tee-shirts. If you use the site, you should know that recently, an as yet unknown third party successfully breached the site and made off with a couple of the company’s databases. These […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
