Security Hole Found in Popular Software Used in Hundreds of HP PCs According to the Business Insider, a security researcher recently found a security vulnerability within the Synaptics software that controls keyboard and trackpad inputs on hundreds HP laptop models. The security gap, is the keylogger function within the Synaptics software. The technology can be misused […]
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Ransomware Took Out New Jersey Medical Facilities Files In September, ransomware corrupted the Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center’s systems. The ransomware variant that infiltrated the system was not released, nor was the ransom demand. However, according to Healthcare IT News, the medical center had prepared for cyber attacks and were able to effectively restore their systems
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Top Five Ways to Increase Your Ping Speed First, what is “ping speed”. Ping speed is based on how long it takes a website to be responsive, and is measured in milliseconds. To test your ping speed, right click on the Internet Explorer icon, click run as administrator, then copy and paste this URL into
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Gartner Expect Cyber Security Spending to Reach $96B in 2018 The research firm Gartner is anticipating cyber security spending to reach $96 billion in 2018. The expected increase in identity access management and security services, is in a large part due to the global ransomware attacks and major security breaches, such as Equifax, that hit
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Wisconsin Village Pays Thousands After Ransomware Infects Files The Village of Nashotah, located in Wisconsin, is recovering from a recent ransomware attack. Ransomware, the malicious software the locks files and then sends victims a payment demand to unlock the files, has been an increasingly popular tool for cyber criminals. The specific ransomware variant that took
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Ransomware Took Out Years of Data from Ohio Fire and EMS Station The Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS station is currently without years of data, after a ransomware attack infected their systems in August. The Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS station is located in Enon, Ohio. Officials reported the encrypted data does not
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Ransomware Takes North Carolina Mecklenburg County Offices Offline Update 12/7/2017 – County officials have reported they do not plan to pay the $23,000 ransom. Instead, they will use backup files to restore the encrypted data. It is unknown how long servers will remain offline to remediate the issues. The Mecklenburg County offices, located in Charlotte, North
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User Friendliness or Data Security? PC Pitstop has been conducting a survey on their blog page, TechTalk, regarding what users deem most important – user friendliness or data security. An overwhelming majority believe security supersedes user friendliness. According to the survey results, 86% of users believe security is more important. We all know security should
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Ransomware Leaves Patient Files Exposed A recent ransomware attack on the Colorado Center of Reproductive Medicine (CCRM) impacted approximately 3,300 patient files within the Minneapolis, Minnesota location. Fortunately, none of the other CCRM branch offices were impacted. Officials have reported there is no evidence the patient information that may have been taken by the hackers
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The Bitcoin Boom The crypto-currency, bitcoin, has exploded in value over the last ten years. If anyone could have anticipated this boom, there is no doubt countless individuals would have purchased hundreds, if not thousands of the digital currency years ago. In July of 2010, one bitcoin was valued at $0.08. Today, one bitcoin is
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