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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A Recap on Q1 2018 Twice a year, we hold company meetings. These meetings are mandatory and each employee must give a 12-minute presentation on their work and personal status during the prior six months. The primary purpose of the meeting is to improve teamwork and communication, which can be a challenge in a work-at-home
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Meet Our Q1 2018 New Hires 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
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The first quarter of 2018 was a busy one for our television advertising department. Check out all of the new PC Matic commercials that aired during the first three months of 2018, below: “Not Hungry” In this commercial, a young IT professional is telling his mother about his company getting hit with ransomware. The son
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Issues for Kaspersky Continue to Snowball… Kaspersky digital espionage in the news. The Dutch government released a statement on May 14, 2018 stating they would be phasing out the use of Kaspersky Labs products on government devices, due to the “national security risks” the software presents. According to CNET, Justice Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus wrote a
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Apps Riddled with Malware Return to Google Play Store On a regular basis, app stores are conducting security scans on potential apps to ensure their legitimacy. They do this for a couple reasons. First, app stores do not want their platform to be used as a breeding ground for malicious activity. Secondly, the store will
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We’ve just introduced a new Ransomware Position Paper to use when potential customers are interested in how our solution stacks up specifically in regards to ransomware. You’ll find the new pager in your Marketing tab under Sales & Marketing Material.
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Ransomware Takes Out Ohio Police and Fire Departments, Again… Riverside Fire and Police Departments, located in Ohio, have been the target of recent ransomware attacks. In mid-April, an undisclosed ransomware took down the public municipality’s networks. Officials reported, they did not pay the ransom demands, instead choosing to work with their IT staff to rebuild
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Potentially Unwanted Programs Are a Nuisance, Avoid Them Now Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are a common inclusion on various downloadable programs. Often times, they are found in free programs and applications. Unfortunately, users do not take the time to disable these programs from installing in addition to the programs their intentionally installing. Users become, as
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Another Ransomware Attack Targets Oregon Public School Roseburg Public Schools in Oregon is the most recent educational institution feeling the wrath of cyber criminals. On Monday, May 7, 2018, school officials identified an undisclosed ransomware variant on their networks. The malicious attack took down the school’s email systems, website, and software. IT professionals are working
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