Top Tools for Proper Ransomware Defense Ed Tech Magazine recently released three major tools the education sector must have to effectively block ransomware from executing on their systems. Although Ed Tech was specifically focusing on the educational vertical, these tips can be used in any industry. The three “must haves” include application whitelisting, endpoint protection, […]
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Fortnite Users Anxiously Await Android Version – Falling for Scammers in the Process This summer’s “it” game, Fortnite, will soon be expanding its compatibility features to include Android devices. Although this may be great news for gamers — it may come at a price. The game’s developers have decided to make downloading available only through
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Security Vulnerabilities Leave End-Users Exposed, But Perhaps There’s Another Way… I recently read an article on software vulnerabilities and the belief these issues will always be present. This theory makes sense, as society’s dependence on technology and software continues to increase, the likelihood of security gaps existing increases as well. Although, as long as these
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Malware, Virus, Tomato, Tomahto? Recently, I’ve received a few different questions on the concepts of anti-malware and anti-virus programs. Are they the same thing? Which is better? Is PC Matic an anti-malware program? There’s a lot to be said on the matter. But here is the most basic explanation. Malware is a blanket term used
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Ransomware Hits PGA’s American Servers Days Before Tournament The Professional Golf Association (PGA) has been the most recent victim of ransomware. As their tournament is about to kick off in St. Louis, Missouri, the PGA has found all of their American servers encrypted with ransomware. Meaning, all of the data on those servers is inaccessible
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With the upcoming release of Super Shield version 3.0.7.0, we will be introducing new restrictions to Java. The default behavior for Super Shield will be to block Java in total. This is in an effort to increase security on your devices with the introduction of new malware that specifically leverages Java to carry out its
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Ransomware Cripples Alaskan Borough – Thankfully Employees Think Outside the Box The Alaskan borough of Matanuska-Susitna, reported almost all of its 500 desktop computers and 120 of its servers were affected by a ransomware attack just days ago. The unknown ransomware variant was found on July 24th, spreading throughout the network. Although officials attempted to
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PC Matic 3.0 Earns AV-Test Certification In Latest Testing PC Matic first tested with AV-Test in the fall of 2017, and earned its first AV-Test certification at that time. In May and June of 2018, AV-Test conducted another round of testing which included the latest version of PC Matic 3.0. The testing resulted in PC Matic being
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Recognition at Company and Product Level Throughout the second quarter of 2018, both PC Pitstop and PC Matic Pro earned some significant recognition. PC Pitstop was honored by Comparably for having the Best Company Leadership, Best Company Managers, and Best Company Professional Development. In addition, Network Products Guide recognized PC Pitstop for IT Vendor
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The Second Quarter Leads to Additional PC Matic Pro and MSP Upgrades Over the last three months, the PC Matic team has been working diligently to increase the efficiency and software functionality of PC Matic Pro and MSP. During this time, three significant changes have taken place. Security Data Visualization This specific addition allows users to
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