Blog Latest Microsoft Patch Fixes Dozens of Bugs September 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion Even if you don’t consistently install Microsoft’s security patches as soon as they’re released, the September 2022 patch released this week deserves immediate attention. Dozens of bugs, flaws, and vulnerabilities were addressed in this iteration, including fixes for: *30 Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities 18 Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities 16 Edge/Chromium vulnerabilities 7 Information Disclosure […] Read more » Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog File Explorer May Get Tabs In Windows 11 March 31, 2022 by Vertical Axion Are you a Windows Insider? If so, be aware that the company is testing a “hidden” new feature you’re probably going to love. It’s a small change but its impact is enormous. The feature is the Tabbed File Explorer! The experimental feature must be explicitly enabled but once it is it works a lot like […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft New Technology Recent News Technology Technology News Windows 11
Blog Some AMD Ryzen CPU Users Experiencing Windows 11 Issues March 26, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you have a PC with an AMD Ryzen CPU? If so, be aware that AMD has found an issue which causes “temporary pauses in system interactivity or responsiveness.” The issue affects some Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems with the Firmware Trusted Platform Module (fTPM) enabled. If you’re not familiar with it, the fTPM […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology Technology News Windows 11
Blog Chip Makers Are Already Planning For WiFi7 March 16, 2022 by Vertical Axion We barely got to know Wi-Fi 6 but companies like Qualcomm are already making plans for the next generation of Wi-Fi technology. They are working on Wi-Fi 7 which is otherwise known as 802.11. Granted, the new standard is a long way from being ready to roll out, so don’t expect to see any equipment […] Read more » General Interest New Technology Recent News Technology Technology News
Blog What Caused The Major Facebook Outage? October 23, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you use Facebook then you are no doubt aware that recently the company experienced an outage that took the site offline for several hours. Many people initially assumed that the company had been hacked. However as the outage continued there were none of the telltale signs of an attack. The outage impacted all of […] Read more » Business & Finance Facebook General Interest Instagram Recent News Social Networking Technology Technology News
Blog Don’t Fall For This Cryptocurrency Giveaway Scam October 4, 2021 by Vertical Axion You know you’ve hit the Big Time when you get a scam named after you. That’s exactly what has happened to Elon Musk. The latest scam that’s making the rounds is called the “Elon Musk Mutual Aid Club” or the “Elon Musk Club” for short. If you’re an experienced IT professional it is easy to […] Read more » Cryptocurrency General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog This Malware Can Turn Off Windows Defender September 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion Some malware strains are built with robust protections in order to avoid detection. Zloader goes a step further and actually disables Microsoft Defender AV (formerly known as Windows Defender). That’s significant because according to stats provided by Microsoft Defender AV is preinstalled on more than a billion PCs running Windows 10. The hackers behind the […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Microsoft Recent News Security Technology Technology News Windows
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 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 Instagram Will Require Age Verification Soon September 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion More and more social media platforms are taking steps to improve protections for younger folk. Instagram is the latest company to take steps in that direction with the recent announcement that the platform will soon require users to provide their date of birth if they have not already done so. The DOB prompts are already […] Read more » General Interest Instagram Recent News Social Networking Technology
