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 Intel AMT Releases Security Update For Some Processors September 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion Recently, Intel released a very important update designed to address nine separate security flaws in their chipsets as part of their September 2020 Platform Update. Of the flaws addressed by this fix, one of them is a critical issue revolving around the company’s Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Standard Manageability platforms. That’s important because […] Read more » General Interest Security Technology News
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 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 New Malware Maker Got Past Apple Security September 9, 2020 by Vertical Axion Apple has been historically very good at keeping malware out of their app store, and they’re constantly improving their security protocols on that front. In fact, since February of this year (2020), all Mac software distributed outside of its Mac App Store must be notarized by Apple. The developers must demonstrate that their products are […] Read more » Apple Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Security Issues Increasing With More People Working From Home September 4, 2020 by Vertical Axion According to a recently published report by Malwarebytes, the global pandemic may be behind the recent surge in cyberattacks against businesses of all sizes. While it wasn’t immediately apparent, the pandemic forced businesses around the world to respond quickly to the emerging pandemic. As a result, tens of millions of workers began working from home. […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Microsoft Takes Another Step Against Malware September 2, 2020 by Vertical Axion Ever since Microsoft released Windows Vista, the Redmond giant has made it possible for users to disable Microsoft Defender by way of the Registry. Unfortunately, by granting that ability, it gave well-designed malware strains the ability to do the same. That is now changing. As the company explains in a recent blog post: “DisableAntiSpyware is […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Windows
Blog Carnival Cruise Lines Company Suffers Ransomware Attack August 31, 2020 by Vertical Axion Carnival Cruise lines, reeling since the start of the global pandemic, has a new problem. Recently, the company disclosed that they were the victims of a ransomware attack. Carnival’s disclosure was almost frighteningly uninformative. The company gave no clear indication which of their brands was impacted, how widespread the damage was, how many guest records […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Security Technology News
Blog New Damaging Phishing Attacks Are Targeting Pandemic SBA Loans August 26, 2020 by Vertical Axion The CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) has recently published an advisory, warning of a new phishing campaign that specifically targets business owners who have received pandemic relief in the form of loans from the Small Business Administration. Apparently, according to the advisory, the campaign was launched toward the end of July 2020 by an […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Popular Adobe Programs Currently Have Many Security Issues August 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader or Lightroom installed on your computer, then you’ll definitely want to grab and install the latest security patch from the company, which addresses a whopping twenty-six serious security vulnerabilities. Eleven of the issues addressed are rated as “Critical” given that they allow an attacker to bypass security features on […] Read more » Branding General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
