Rushed Remediation Leads to Major Issues for IRS In 2015 the IRS experienced a major security breach, potentially impacting 350,000 taxpayers. The breach was a direct correlation to the lack of controls the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had in place for taxpayers to use its “Get Transcripts” option. This option allowed taxpayers to obtain their […]
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PC Matic Pro: The Information Technology Industry’s Coveted Hot Companies and Best Products Award Winners will be honored at the 2018 SVUS Red Carpet Awards Ceremony Dinner in San Francisco on Monday, July 30, 2018. Sioux City, Iowa – June 27, 2018 – PC Pitstop, makers of PC Matic Pro announces today that Network Products
Ransomware Scam is Just That – A Scam A new ransomware scam was recently discovered, where hackers are now demanding payment prior to infecting the user’s device. The hackers have been sending out emails claiming they are going to infect the user’s device on a specific date. Once the infection takes place, the data will
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Stop Everything You’re Doing — Windows is Updating… Is it just me, or does Windows update at the most inopportune times?! It seems like that is the exact moment I need to use my PC, shut down the device, or I’m in a hurry to get the day going. But then I get thrown into a “wait
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Application Whitelisting – What is it? Before we dive too deep into the concept of whitelisting, readers must understand what application whitelisting is. In addition, understand how it differs from alternative cyber security methods. First, application whitelisting is a proactive approach to cyber security. A security solution that employs application whitelisting will only allow known
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Liberty Life Insurance Suffers from Ransomware Attack Liberty Life insurance, headquartered in Southern Africa, is attempting to recover from a ransomware attack. On June 16, 2018, the organization notified millions of their customers the company had been the victim of a cyber attack. As a result, several emails and attachments that were encrypted. In addition, there
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Gartner Security and Risk Summit Recap Last week I had the privilege of attending the Gartner Security and Risk Summit in National Harbor, Maryland. Anyone who is anyone in the IT industry was present. The agenda was filled with presentations from C-level executives from major enterprise organizations, including Robert Herjavec from the Herjavec Group. Needless
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FTC Settles with Tech Support Scammers — Again… In October of 2017, the FTC and the State of Alabama settled with multiple tech support companies who were scamming victims out of hundreds of dollars. Now, less than a year later, the FTC settled with another individual tied to two more Indian-based technical support scam companies.
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FBI Hooks a Major Phish This week, the FBI had a big win when it comes to making a dent in cyber crime. After investigating a crime ring, the FBI, Secret Service, Postal Inspection Services, Homeland Security Investigations, and Treasury Department arrested 74 alleged cyber criminals for taking part in a business email scam. A majority
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The City of Atlanta’s Ransomware Attack Costs Keep Growing On March 22nd, PC Pitstop shared the story of the SamSam ransomware attack that took down the City of Atlanta. It took almost a week, before the city’s offices were able to turn on their computers, and now, almost three months later, the infection is still
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