It’s like a virtual Petri dish out there A few years ago, I attended a tech conference. There was a station where the demonstrators claimed to be able to hack into your phone in under a minute. “I have an iPhone, ” I thought, “do your worst.” And they did. In 30 seconds. I was […]
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Small businesses suffer most Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of articles popping up about how lucrative the ransomware industry is becoming. It seems like every day there’s a news story about another organization locked down by a ransomware attack. It happens to schools, government agencies, and especially small business. Small business in America is
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The social media giant that connects us all Facebook is undeniably part of our culture now. While Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and multiple other social media platforms are booming, Facebook seems to be the big brother of the group. Almost everyone is using the platform. There are plenty of articles out there on how to check
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What’s Your Elf Name is fun but is it safe? This is the time of year when social media explodes with fun holiday games we share with each other. One of the most common is the What’s Your Elf Name game. It asks you to put together a silly name based on some personal information.
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Another layer of protection from PC Matic Today PC Matic released their new RDP Lifeline feature for PC Matic Pro and PC Matic MSP users. We’ve talked before about closing remote desktop protocol (RDP) ports. An RDP port, in a nutshell, is an access port found within devices that enables users to gain access to
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Over 100 nursing homes left without access to medical files An attack on a Wisconsin based IT company left over 100 nursing homes across the US without access to patients’ medical files. The owner of the IT company Virtual Care Provider Inc (VCPI) fears for the lives of the patients currently affected. The ransom attack
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Avoid becoming a victim of an expensive scam PC Matic customer service is great for assisting customers with more than just issues revolving around the PC Matic products. In recent weeks, internet scams have increased as a result of the holiday season. Our customer service team wants you to be safe so they put together
5 Rules for Safe Online Shopping This Holiday Season The holidays are when we love to give each other gifts. Whether you’re looking at a new tablet for a family member or a great bottle of wine as a hostess gift for a party, chances are you’re going to be shopping this holiday season. And
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Open for business… and trouble The research firms Expanse and 451 research found some pretty troubling news. A two week test revealed that more than 53% of Fortune 500 companies are leaving themselves vulnerable to hackers through open RDP. What does that mean? Simply put, RDP is a way to share information. An IT director
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Holidays are for tech presents If your family is anything like mine, holidays are for tech presents. New gadgets; tablets, chromebooks, Apple galore! We aren’t wasteful, we use our tech until it’s used up. But when it does come time for a new laptop or a phone that hasn’t had 3 replacement screens, we wait
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