Bronze Winner – Best in Biz Awards PC Matic has been named a bronze winner in Best New Product of the Year – SMB in Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts. The sixth annual program in North America garnered more than 600 […]
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The last three months have been powerful and eventful. Since the last newsletter, we made public the results of a ground breaking security test in cooperation with AV Comparatives. Many security products avoid public testing, and this test was the first to include all security products in one comprehensive test. The test broke out ransomware
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Ransomware Hit County Government Hard… After a vicious ransomware attack, the Licking County websites, phones, computers and county’s network have been taken offline. The systems are projected to remain offline until the end of this week. The problem was discovered Tuesday evening, and critical systems were immediately taken offline. The specific ransomware variant is not being disclosed,
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Back Ups – The Reactive Approach Ransomware strikes and your files are locked, and will remain locked unless you pay the ransom demand. What if you don’t want to pay? Back ups can be an effective way to replace the encrypted files, thus avoiding having to pay the hacker’s ransom demand. However, this is only
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As of January 31, 2017 Doug Bender, a dedicated PC Pitstop employee, will be entering retirement. He is PC Pitstop’s first retiree. To say he is a valued employee is an understatement. Doug has worked for PC Pitstop since 2005. Throughout the 12 years of his employment he has worn several hats. Doug worked diligently
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Technology continues to advance, as quickly as on a daily basis. It can be hard to keep up with all of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including televisions, appliances, watches, phones, tablets, automobiles, and everything in between. IoT Devices Lack Security One of the biggest concerns as technology continues to advance, is the lack of security for
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