Intel in Hot Water – 32 Lawsuits Filed According to Intel’s annual 10-K report filed with the Security Exchange Commission (SEC), the company is facing 30 customer class action lawsuits and two securities class action lawsuits as a direct result of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities reported last year. The plaintiffs of the customer suit […]
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Pennsylvania City Offices Struggle After Malware Riddles Systems An unknown malware variant recently took down the city offices of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The malware attack was out of the realm of the city’s IT department, leaving them with few options. It was reported, city officials contacted Microsoft and ended up paying the company $185,000, in an
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We have released some new changes to the online UI for our product line. While most of these changes are simply a design refresh, there are a few that result in new locations for some familiar options. Check out the different breakdowns! Helpcenter The all new Helpcenter will be located in the lower right hand
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PC Matic Pro Security Solutions now available at volume contract pricing for Savvik member agencies Sioux City, Iowa, February 20, 2017 – TKK Electronics, LLC won a significant national contract with Savvik to provide a range of technology products to its 6,500 member agencies in the United States. Products available on the contract range from laptops
New Ransomware Variant Spread Through Free RaaS Offering As if things couldn’t get worse, hackers have now acquired a free ransomware variant to distribute however they may like. The latest variant deemed Saturn, is being offered as a Ransomware as a Service (Raas), free of charge. This means, hackers are provided the malicious code. From
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Ransomware Strikes North Carolina County Offices Another ransomware attack has been executed. This time, the victim was North Carolina’s Davidson County. Officials noticed an issue with their systems on February 16, 2018. The malicious infection took down several county office networks, forcing employees to go back to pen and paper. It remains unclear if the
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We’re very excited to introduce the new and improved PC Matic management consoles. Our development and design teams have been hard at work perfecting the user experience and refreshing the graphics in the console. End User Console Most changes come in the form of a refreshed design with a more simplistic approach. We’re happy to
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Experts Believe Crypto-Jacking is Next Big Cyber Threat Experts have shifted their emphasis from ransomware to crypto-jacking when considering today’s emerging cyber threats. Ransomware is a malicious software that encrypts files, then demands a payment to unlock them. Alternatively, crypto-jacking is the unauthorized use of one’s computer or network to mine for digital currency, or
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New Update Resolves 50 Security Vulnerabilities This week brought the second Tuesday of the month, which is known to some as Patch Tuesday. On the second Tuesday of every month, Microsoft issues updates to patch any security vulnerabilities found over the last month. The update that hit this week patched approximately 50 security gaps in
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PC Pitstop Founder and CEO, Rob Cheng, Named as CRN Channel Chief Sioux City, Iowa, February 12, 2018 – PC Pitstop, an American leader in end-point and server security, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has added Rob Cheng, Founder and CEO, to its prestigious list of 2018 Channel Chiefs. The
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