Blog Malware-as-a-Service Gaining Popularity October 6, 2022 by Vertical Axion Malware as a Service (MaaS) has gained popularity over the past few years as a method of spreading malware. Typically, MaaS is provided at a monthly, annual, or lifetime subscription price. Once a threat actor obtains access to the malware, they can target individuals through various tactics. A relatively new MaaS has emerged, called Erbium. […] Read more » Uncategorized
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 New Version Of Jupyter Malware Spotted In The Wild November 30, 2020 by Vertical Axion Researchers from cybersecurity company Morphisec have recently discovered a new strain of malware they believe has been in the wild of the internet since at least May of this year (2020). Dubbed Jupyter, this strain is classed as an Info Stealer. It focuses on getting into user names, passwords and other private systems and exfiltrating […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Uncategorized
Blog Cisco Data Center Manager Software Users Should Patch Immediately August 11, 2020 by Vertical Axion Do you use Cisco’s Data Center Manager Software? If so, be advised that the company recently issued an advisory concerning a serious security flaw. The advisory reads, in part, as follows: “The vulnerability exists because different installations share a static encryption key. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the static key to craft […] Read more » General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News Uncategorized
Blog New Chromium Based Edge Browser Update From Windows 10 June 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion Microsoft has been talking for months about their new Edge browser based on Chromium technology. Users will finally be able to see it in action as of the KB4559309 Windows 10 update, which will replace the legacy Edge browser with the company’s latest offering. It should be noted that previous Windows 10 releases did include […] Read more » Microsoft Microsoft Edge Technology News Uncategorized Windows
Blog Microsoft’s Edge Browser To Release New Features May 6, 2020 by Vertical Axion Microsoft recently re-reinvented its web browser. After finally giving up on bug-plagued Internet Explorer, the company introduced Microsoft Edge, which it hoped would take the internet community by storm. When that didn’t happen, they re-introduced Edge, this time as a Chromium-based browser, which essentially made it a Google Chrome clone. The company is clearly not […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Uncategorized
Blog Hackers Stopped With Help of Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit April 27, 2020 by Vertical Axion Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) recently played an instrumental role in taking down a botnet made up of more than 400,000 devices. A botnet is a tool that hackers use to invade systems. The botnets were rented out to a variety of groups to conduct DDoS attacks, launch phishing campaigns, and deliver a variety of […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Technology News Uncategorized
Blog Private Twitter Files May Have Been Cached In Firefox April 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a regular Twitter user? More specifically, are you a regular Twitter user who also prefers the Firefox web browser? If so, be advised that Twitter recently disclosed a new bug with potentially dire implications for you. Apparently, a flaw in the design of the platform itself caused it to store private files inside […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Social Networking Twitter Uncategorized
Blog Over 1 Billion Android Devices No Longer Get Security Updates March 26, 2020 by Vertical Axion According to the latest statistics, there are more than 2.5 billion Android devices in use around the world. That’s a lot of devices by any reckoning. According to statistics gathered by Consumer Watchdog Which?, more than a billion of those devices are no longer receiving security updates. That is scary. That puts an awful lot […] Read more » Android General Interest Security Technology News Uncategorized
Blog People Are Moving From Windows 7 To Windows 10 For Security February 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion Despite the age of the OS, Windows 7 has enjoyed a surprisingly large and loyal user base. That changed suddenly when Microsoft finally pulled the plug on Windows 7 support. It couldn’t have come as a surprise to many people. After all, the company has been sounding the alarm and has announced the end of […] Read more » General Interest Microsoft Recent News Security Technology News Uncategorized Windows
