February 2020 • PC Matic Blog

28 Criminal Charges Dismissed After Ransomware Corrupts Evidence

Kayla Elliott / February 28, 2020

Ransomware Corrupted Police Files, Leaving Evidence Inaccessible In April of 2019, the City of Stuart was infected with ransomware. Ransomware is a form of malicious software the will encrypt, or lock, files leaving them completely inaccessible. From there, the hackers demand a payment in exchange for a decryption key. For Stuart, Florida, that price tag […]

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How To Stay Safe Filing Taxes

Mary James / February 26, 2020

Watch out for scams They say the only things in life that are certain are death and taxes. While there are plenty of scams for the former, this is the season for scams involving the latter. The IRS even has a page warning people about scams. Keep in mind Things to keep in mind are

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PC Matic – How do I install on a new device?

Devin Bergin / February 25, 2020

So, you just changed computers, or maybe purchased a brand new laptop, and you’re looking to install PC Matic on that device as well. You’ve come to the right place! Depending on your initial purchase, PC Matic can be installed on at least 5 devices under your one account! All we have to do is

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PC Matic named as Best Product: Anti-Malware Winner in Cyber Defense InfoSec Awards 2020!

Mary James / February 24, 2020

Cyber Defense Magazine Announces Winners of the InfoSec Awards 2020 Winners of 8th Annual Coveted Information Security Awards announced today during RSA Conference 2020 SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 24, 2020 – Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine has spent the past six months scouring the globe and found 3,200 companies

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Fraudsters Portray PC Matic Support

Mary James / February 21, 2020

Another scam posing as PC Matic We all know how many scams are going on out there. PC Matic does its part to proactively warn our customers about the scams we see involving our name. This one came in yesterday, and we wanted to talk about it. Just looking at the email above, there are

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Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

Mary James / February 20, 2020

2020 Cybersecurity Product / Service Awards – Winners and Finalists The 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honor individuals, products and companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation and leadership in information security. Based on the strength of their nomination and the popular vote by members of the Information Security Community (both ratings and comments), we are announcing the following winners and

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Whitelisting 101

Mary James / February 17, 2020

A different approach to protection To understand why whitelist protection is different, you first should know how the blacklist works. Traditional antivirus, blacklist, works by making a list of all the known “bad things” and then blocking them from a computer. This approach means you need multiple layers of protection. Often, you’ll see firewalls, email

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PC Matic Support Scams

Mary James / February 14, 2020

Avoid being caught by scammers posing as PC Matic There are a million scams out there. According to the FTC, over 3 million in 2019 to be exact. The most prevalent form last year was impostor scams, and PC Matic is not immune to that either. We frequently hear about customers who, instead of contacting

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Malware, ransomware and viruses infecting schools K-12.

Youth Cyber Education

Mary James / February 13, 2020

Teaching America’s youth the importance of cyber security No one is arguing that cyber security is an ongoing problem. Ransomware attacks are rising. As a result of ransomware payments, the ransoms are becoming more expensive. A proactive approach to the ransomware problem lies in the education of America’s youth. Educating youth on a topic, bringing

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Ransomware Is Not a Detect & Respond Issue

Kayla Elliott / February 12, 2020

A vast majority of today’s cyber security solutions are failing. Many cyber security vendors are misguided when it comes to cyber security protection. One of the biggest “buzz phrases” in the security world is detect and respond. Therefore, cyber security vendors are deploying an endpoint detect and respond (EDR) component to their existing products. To

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