Old Ransomware Returns with A Bang Many reports have reported 2016 as the year of ransomware. This can much attributed to the ransomware variant, Locky. However, in 2017, Locky ransomware has been on somewhat of a hiatus. This lead to another ransomware variant, Cerber, becoming the most popular ransomware of 2017. However, it appears Locky […]
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Enhancements Set PC Matic Further Apart from Competition PC Pitstop, makers of PC Matic, PC Matic MSP and PC Matic Pro have made several updates over the last few months to their security solution. The recent changes made to the software include the ability to detect file-less ransomware. Traditional malware, including ransomware, required an executable
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Microsoft Patched Exploits There has been a lot of news swirling around, claiming the published exploits stolen from the NSA can be used against current Microsoft products. According to ArsTechnica, that is not the case. Instead, Microsoft patched the exploits a month prior to the exploits being published. However, this is causing major speculation. Did
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Current PC Matic MSP Solution PC Matic MSP has made several updates over the last few months, and enhancements will continue to be made throughout the second quarter of 2017. The recent changes made to the software includes the ability to detect file-less ransomware. Traditional malware, including ransomware, required an executable to infect PCs. PC
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PC Matic recently conducted a survey regarding backing up your data. It was found that 11% of respondents did not back up their data, largely in part to not knowing how. To address this, here are the various ways PC users can back up their data. 3 Backup Methods to Keep Your Data Secure Within your
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USPS Phishing Attack Spreading Like Wildfire A new phishing attack is spreading around the nation. Graham Cluley reported, the email being distributed is a fake USPS email which claims the victims have a package that needs to be picked up. The email states they must review the “shipping label” and schedule a pick-up time by
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Recently, PC Matic asked for readers to partake in a survey regarding their data backup practices. They found, 11% of respondents do not back up their data, in large part due to their uncertainty how to do so. Majority of users back up their data, but do they do it correctly? Out of the 89%
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Dallas Emergency Alert Systems Hacked Late last Friday night, Dallas, Texas got a disturbing the wake-up call. Thanks to the handy-work of a hacker, or two, every single tornado siren was going off just before midnight. The sirens ran for just over an hour and a half before officials finally shut them down. In order
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Prime Time Line Up Includes Cyber Threats Modern cyber threats have been showing up in various prime-time television shows. The Blacklist featured an episode showing the vulnerability of computer systems being breached for the hacker’s benefit. The Blacklist Redemption also showed systems being hacked due to an unknown backdoor being installed. Just last week Chicago
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The Drive for Awareness In November of 2016, PC Pitstop, makers of PC Matic, commissioned a test with AV Comparatives focusing on ransomware and virus detection. This test was commissioned in an effort to stress the importance of detection rates. PC Matic chose to commission the test because several anti-virus (AV) companies choose not to
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