PC Pitstop Enhances Software Capabilities Significant enhancements were made to PC Matic, PC Matic Pro and PC Matic MSP throughout the third quarter of 2017. A majority of the additions to the programs were a direct result of consumer feedback. Each of the enhancements are listed below, as well as which platform the change was […]
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ISP Speeds Revealed – How Does Your County Compare? PC Pitstop advertises its home-computer security product, PC Matic, nationwide. Because of this, PC Pitstop is able to acquire various data sets throughout 98.9% of the United States. PC Pitstop decided to capitalize on this, by analyzing bandwidth speeds obtained through PC Matic scans. When a
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Talent is Our Best Resource As we continue to grow, we are filling open positions with the finest American talent we can find. Our most recent job postings have yielded hundreds of resumes. We have always believed, as a company with 100% remote employees, that we are able to attract the highest-quality applicants that thrive
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The Largest Breach of 2017 Equifax, a provider of consumer credit scores, was a confirmed victim of a data breach this quarter. The incident resulted in 145.5 million customer files being compromised. Making this one of the biggest breaches in U.S. history, and the largest breach reported in 2017. The hackers were infiltrating the company’s
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PC Pitstop has been using its own application whitelisting technology, in its security solutions PC Matic, PC Matic Pro and PC Matic MSP, since 2011. The company had applied for a patent on this technology some time ago. It was this quarter, PC Pitstop learned its patent request is now pending. The pending patent includes
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As a product, PC Matic stands out against our competition in several ways. However, our products aren’t the only the things that set us apart. Over the past few years, PC Pitstop has been able to make sales in a way that no other security software provider has been able to do: television advertising. We
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A Message From the CEO Perhaps it was the first time in the history of American business, we ran a national campaign for job applicants. Before we hit the throttle on our ad buy, our dev team created a special application review tool that automated the process of reviewing job applications. Thousands of applicants submitted
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Kaspersky Continues to Struggle Kaspersky still having trouble. Since May of 2017, Russian-based security company, Kaspersky Labs has been in hot water with the US government and major retailers. Concerns arose when alleged ties were exposed between the Russian government and Kaspersky Labs. The initial domino that seemed to set everything into motion was when
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PA State Department of Revenue Warns of Phishing Scam Pennsylvania’s State Department of Revenue has issued a warning to tax professionals in preparation for upcoming phishing scams. Some may think it is a bit premature; however, a recent phishing scam was exploiting just that. According to Fox 43, the newest scam email claimed to be
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More Breaking News – Kaspersky Labs Knew of NSA Breach Role? In 2015 a government contractor placed confidential, NSA data on his personal computer. This computer was using the Russian-based security solution, Kaspersky Labs. Allegations have been surrounding Kaspersky Labs, regarding inappropriate ties to the Russian government, as well as collusion with the hackers who
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