Blog Amazon Echobud Consumers Should Update Due To Overheating Issue July 28, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you own a pair of Amazon’s Echo Buds? If so, and in case you didn’t get an email from the company, be advised that Amazon recently discovered a potential safety risk. To address it, the company is asking all Echo Bud owners to perform a software update on their gear. In a nutshell, the […] Read more » Amazon Branding General Interest Technology News
Blog Some High-Profile Twitter Accounts Were Recently Hacked July 27, 2020 by Vertical Axion An as-yet unidentified hacker pulled off quite a heist on Twitter recently. He (or she) gained access to a Twitter Admin account, and used that access to rapidly take control of a number of high profile Twitter accounts. Once the hackers gained control of these accounts they began using them to lure unsuspecting victims to […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News Twitter
Blog New Image Format Will Soon Get Browser Support July 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion In 2015, a new image format was born of a collaboration between Cisco, Google, and Xiph.org. Dubbed AVIF, the format is based on the Av1 video codec. It is royalty-free and widely regarded as the most highly optimized image format to be developed to date, superior to old standbys BPEG, PNG, and even the newer […] Read more » General Interest New Technology Recent News Technology News
Blog Latest Microsoft Update Provides Some Needed Bug Fixes July 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you aren’t normally in the habit of installing updates when companies release them, you’ll probably want to make an exception for KB4484439. It is a non-security update for Windows Installer editions of Office 2013 and 2016 products. If you use Office 2016, and frequently edit Word documents that feature custom XML values, these will […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Don’t Fall For Office 365 Zoom Notification Phishing Email July 23, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you use Microsoft Office 365? Do you also use Zoom? If so, be advised that there’s a new phishing campaign designed with you specifically in mind, the goal of which is to ultimately make off with your Office 365 login credentials. Since the start of the global pandemic, Zoom and other video conferencing solutions […] Read more » Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Security Technology News
Blog Corporate Internet Users Watch Out For Conti Ransomware July 22, 2020 by Vertical Axion Although you may not be familiar with the name, a strain of ransomware called “Conti” is surging in popularity on the Dark Web and seeing a rapidly growing number of installations, so it’s definitely one to be on guard against. Advanced intel’s Vitali Kremez has been tracking this strain since it first appeared in late […] Read more » Business Advice Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Windows 10 Might Get Rid Of Control Panel Feature July 21, 2020 by Vertical Axion All things end eventually, and in the years since Microsoft’s Windows has existed, the OS has undergone a great many changes. Most for the better, but some that have met with unexpected backlash. Last year, millions of users nearly revolted at the notion that MS Paint would be retired. As image editing software goes, Paint […] Read more » Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Billions Of Breached User Credentials Are Available For Purchase July 20, 2020 by Vertical Axion On a regular basis, we see headlines talking about how this or that company got hacked and X number of employee or customer logins got exposed. However, since those headlines happen in isolation, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. A trip to the Dark Web will reveal just how big of a […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Apple Music Might Be Draining Some iPhone Batteries July 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion Apple users are in a state of absolute uproar. Recently, battery life has taken a hit, with batteries draining more quickly than ever, sending legions of iPhone users on a hunt to track down the culprit or culprits. Early indications are that more than one app is responsible for the drastic reduction in battery life, […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Recent News Technology News
Blog Trickbot Malware Has A New Trick Up Its Sleeves July 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion Malware Lab’s researcher Maciej Kotowicz has made an intriguing discovery that makes the Trickbot banking trojan even more of a threat. The most recent strain of the malware he looked at is sporting a new feature that allows the code to check the resolution of the screen on the machine it’s running on. If it […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
