Blog Everything You Need to Know About the Pepsi Data Breach March 3, 2023 by Vertical Axion Hackers need less than a minute to perform a successful data breach. It will be over before you can even finish your cup of coffee. Unfortunately, it can take companies several weeks to realize they were the victim of a malware attack. That’s what happened to Pepsi Bottling Ventures. Pepsi Bottling Ventures is the largest […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Cloudflare Successfully Detects and Mitigates Largest DDoS Attack Recorded March 2, 2023 by Vertical Axion During the weekend of Feb. 11-12, 2023, content delivery network provider Cloudflare detected and mitigated an unusually high number of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks. It did not disclose the targets but mentioned some of the attacked websites. These included a gaming provider, hosting providers, cloud computing platforms, and cryptocurrency companies. The attack ranged between 50 to […] Read more » Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Internet Explorer Gets Disabled From Windows 10 March 1, 2023 by Vertical Axion Microsoft has intended to replace Internet Explorer with the new Edge browser. On June 15, 2022, the company officially retired the popular browser by ending its update support for the application. However, it was still part of Windows 10 and was available for use. However, a Microsoft Edge update on Feb. 14, 2023, permanently disabled […] Read more » Browsers General Interest Microsoft Microsoft Edge Recent News Technology Technology News
Blog State of Emergency Declared in Oakland to Combat Ransomware Attack February 28, 2023 by Vertical Axion On Feb. 8, 2023, the City of Oakland suffered a ransomware attack. It forced several city systems to go offline. Fortunately, it did not affect emergency services. 911 and fire rescue were still online. Digital security experts investigated the incident. They assume the attack started with an email that contained a malicious ransomware program. When […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Microsoft Announces End Date for Exchange Server 2013 February 27, 2023 by Vertical Axion Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 will no longer receive updates starting April 11, 2023. That gives companies using the system to upgrade to a newer one or lose support. It will no longer get: Technical support for problems users encounter Bug fixes for issues that affect the stability and usability of the server Updates on time […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Over 3 Million Patients Affected in California Hospital Ransomware Attack February 24, 2023 by Vertical Axion A ransomware attack exposed the information of more than 3.3 million patients on Dec. 1, 2022. Multiple medical groups are affected under the Heritage Provider Network in California. These are: Lakeside Medical Organization Regal Medical Group ADOC Medical Group Greater Covina Medical Understanding Ransomware Ransomware is a malicious computer program that attempts to infect computers […] Read more » Ransomware Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog AWS Warns Against Malvertising Targeting Users February 23, 2023 by Vertical Axion Cybersecurity company Sentinel Labs has discovered a new malvertising campaign targeting AWS users. Sentinel Labs warns that cybercriminals have established a campaign on Google Ads programs that take users to a fake landing page to steal their credentials and other details. What Is a Malvertising Campaign? A malvertising campaign is a digital ad intended to […] Read more » Amazon General Interest Google Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Why Network Security Is More Important Than Ever February 22, 2023 by Vertical Axion Modern businesses rely on computers and the internet to perform their daily operations. An example is the use of emails, which is essential for client and internal communications. Companies also collect data from their customers and use that to perform their services. An online shop needs to process personal information and credit card payments. Hospitals […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Microsoft Edge Renders Using Adobe Acrobat February 21, 2023 by Vertical Axion Adobe and Microsoft announced on Feb. 8, 2023, a collaboration to transform the PDF reading experience by bringing Acrobat to Edge. They aim to provide stronger security and improved performance through the new partnership. Microsoft Edge and Adobe Acrobat Edge is the official web browser of Microsoft. It is the successor to the Internet Explorer […] Read more » Adobe General Interest Microsoft Edge Recent News Technology Technology News
Blog Reddit Cybersecurity Incident February 20, 2023 by Vertical Axion Reddit, a popular social news site, disclosed that it was hacked on Sunday night (pacific time). The company announced on February 9th in a posting that they first became aware of the incident that happened on February 5th. It refers to it as “sophisticated phishing” targeting Reddit employees. According to the CEO, the unidentified persons […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology Technology News
