April 2018 • Page 2 of 3 • PC Matic Blog

PC Pitstop Wins 2018 InfoSec Award as Market Leader for Anti-Malware Solutions

Kayla Elliott / April 16, 2018

Cyber Defense Magazine Names PC Pitstop, Makers of PC Matic Pro, Market Leader in Malware Detection Sioux City, Iowa, April 16, 2018 – PC Pitstop, the leader in preventative malware detection, today announced that Cyber Defense Magazine, the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine, has honored PC Pitstop, the makers of PC Matic Pro, in its […]

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Unknown Malware Takes Down California College

Kayla Elliott / April 13, 2018

California College Suffers Cyber Attack On April 11, 2018, the Long Beach City College suffered a malware infection which took several systems offline. Forty-eight hours later, multiple systems remain impacted. According to the California college’s website, those services include: LBCC.edu faculty and staff email LBCC Student Viking Student System Voicemail HR System Financial Services Online Schedule

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Business Intelligence Group Names PC Matic Pro as Threat Detection Winner

Kayla Elliott / April 12, 2018

PC Matic Pro Wins 2018 Fortress Cyber Security Award Sioux City, IA —April 12, 2018—The Business Intelligence Group today announced that PC Matic Pro has won the 2018 Fortress Cyber Security Awards in the threat detection category. The inaugural program sought to identify and reward the world’s leading companies and products that are working to

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Didn’t Read Facebook’s Terms and Conditions? You’re Not Alone

Kayla Elliott / April 11, 2018

Facebook Works to Change Terms and Conditions to Enhance User Friendliness Facebook has been facing backlash recently due to the security scandal tied to Cambridge Analytica. This scandal has created a ripple effect regarding concerns expressed by users. Users of the social media platform are concerned about how their data has been used in the past,

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Did the Facebook Leak Impact You?

Kayla Elliott / April 10, 2018

Find Out If Your Information Was Harvested from Facebook Facebook, continues to work toward rebuilding their brand after facing a major security scandal alongside London’s elections consultancy, Cambridge Analytica. Reports have confirmed personal data was harvested from the social media giant from Cambridge Analytica. It is believed, the election firm then used the data to

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The Federal Trade Commission Alerts Customers to New Scam

Kayla Elliott / April 10, 2018

Federal Trade Commission Issues Scam Warning The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning customers not to fall for the latest scam hackers are attempting to execute. According to KWQC News, scam artists are calling customers, claiming to be from the FTC. The hackers claim to be issuing major refunds. But there is a catch. First,

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IBM Reports Ransomware is the World’s Largest Threat

Kayla Elliott / April 9, 2018

IBM Security Announces Breaches Drop, While Ransomware Skyrockets On Monday, IBM Security announced results from its 2018 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index which found the number of records breached dropped nearly 25%, while ransomware continues to skyrocket. Ransomware, malicious software that encrypts files or entire networks, demands a ransom payment to decrypt the files. Unfortunately,

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CERT’s Continue to Praise Application Whitelisting

Devin Bergin / April 9, 2018

New Zealand CERT’s critical controls for 2018 are continuing the experts trend of preaching patch management and application whitelisting. This morning an article in Security Brief NZ broke down the 2018 critical controls for NZ in detail. Like previous CERT recommendations in the United States, the core of protection comes from upgrading legacy systems/patch management.

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PC Matic Phone Number — It Doesn’t Exist

Kayla Elliott / April 6, 2018

How to Get PC Matic Support Recently it has been brought to our attention there are several different companies and support organizations that are claiming to provide technical support for PC Matic. These individuals are posting a fake PC Matic phone number, claiming to offer support. Please know, PC Matic is in no way affiliated

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Microsoft Scrambles to Patch Windows Defender Vulnerability

Kayla Elliott / April 4, 2018

Microsoft Security Programs Compromised Due to Security Gap New reports confirmed Microsoft’s security programs, including Windows Defender, are suffering from a major security vulnerability. The security gap found is within the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MMPE), and if it goes unpatched, will allow hackers to do significant damage. In order for the vulnerability to be exploited,

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