Recruit new PC Matic Pro customers with a free trial in FIVE easy steps! Leverage your mailing list or social following to spread the message. Use our copy below, or create your own email introducing PC Matic Pro and the opportunity for a free trial! Visit your Marketing tab in your Partner Portal and from […]
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By: Carrie Simpson, CEO, Managed Sales Pros If your IT company is having difficulty closing new deals, don’t panic, you may be able to quickly change your approach and improve your results without making a major investment in any third party vendors, new software or new headcount. Sometimes, the best fixes are the easiest ones.
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IDShield offers PC Matic Customers Exclusive Discount As breaches become more and more prevalent, keeping your personally identifiable information safe becomes increasingly important. PC Matic has now teamed up with IDShield to offer exclusive discounts for identity theft protection plans. PC Matic users are able to save 10% on an individual identity theft protection plan with
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Malware Riddles Missouri Healthcare Facility In May, Missouri’s Blue Springs Family Healthcare found its systems were infected with various forms of malware, including ransomware. All of the forms of malware were not disclosed, nor was the ransom demand. The only thing that seems to be quite clear is, the hackers had full access to all
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This afternoon while I was going about my normal day I received what may be the most devious scam attempt I have ever experienced. Take my experience and remember to be vigilant at all times, scammers are pulling out all of their best tricks to gain access to your accounts. 2:58pm I received a call
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The Risk of Malware Infection Increases as School Begins As students and staff begin preparing for school to reconvene in August, administrators face increased cyber security risks. The likelihood of malware spreading as both students and staff members connect their own devices to school networks increases exponentially at the beginning of the school year. Why is this?
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We’ve introduced a new way to turn on Diagnostic Mode right from your installer with Diagnostic Mode Preset! This new installer option will allow you to immediately install Super Shield in the read-only/learning mode. Remember in this mode we’re not going to block unknown applications so if you’re concerned about some unique or proprietary applications in
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But That’s Not All… In April, ransomware infiltrated the servers of Golden Heart Administrative Professionals (GHAP), a medical billing, and bookkeeping facility located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The incident was reported to impact approximately 500 of GHAP’s clients, exposing approximately 44,600 patient files. Although there is no evidence the information breached has been used maliciously, GHAP reported
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Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me… In May of 2016, an employee at The National Bank of Blacksburg fell victim to a targeted phishing email. It was this single email that led to a malware infection on not only that user’s computer but a secondary workstation as well. The secondary computer
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Security Best Practices — Are You Implementing Them? Chances are you’ve done it. You left your computer unlocked while you ran to the breakroom, or perhaps kept important documents exposed on your desk while you head out to lunch. This isn’t exactly uncommon, but it is a terrible habit to get into. But wait —
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