A breakdown of FTC reported frauds The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) encourages all of us to report fraud. Each year they compile a list and crunch the numbers of all reported incidents. The results from 2019 are in. For the full report, click here. The numbers In 2019, over 3 million reports of fraud were […]
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MSPs are becoming more popular with businesses American business is becoming increasingly dependent on technology. Whether you’re a large corporation with employees spanning the country or even the world, or a mom and pop shop, there will be different layers of technology built into your operations. Therefore, managing that tech is necessary. We know about
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Just a click away We entrust a lot of information to our schools. Students names, addresses, social security numbers, phone numbers; a host information sits securely in those (digital) halls. But is it secure? Most schools take precautions to safeguard their students data. There are firewalls and antivirus programs in place. In addition, the IT
That free AV software isn’t out of the kindness of their hearts Data mining is the cost of many free antivirus offers but not at PC Matic. Yesterday we announced PC Matic’s Data Integrity Pledge. Recently, news that some “free” antivirus (AV) products surfaced. Interestingly, these free products have been caught with their hands in
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Creating a more secure world This morning, PC Matic released our Data Integrity Pledge. The pledge assures both current and future customers that PC Matic will never release their personal information, directly or indirectly, to third parties. In other words, PC Matic values your privacy. Security is the top priority at PC Matic. Therefore, PC
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With the spike of ransomware attacks reported in 2019, what is to be expected in 2020? Many experts say this is only the beginning… January City of Ingleside – Texas – Ransom demands have not been disclosed and city officials have not confirmed if ransom payments were made. Contra Costa County Library – California –
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Troy Spetter at Edison High School Often times we have customers reaching out to us to share their success stories. We love taking the time to highlight some of these customers. Listen to Troy, in his own words, tell you his PC Matic story.
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The threat to small and mid sized businesses According to a 2017 report from the National Cyber Security Alliance, 60% of small and mid sized companies are out of business within 6 months of a cyber security attack. This is startling. Cyber security isn’t just about protecting data, it’s also about keeping your organization afloat.
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Who has RDP? There’s been a lot of talk in recent months about RDP being the favorite attack vector for cybercriminals. This raises a lot of concern, especially if you aren’t sure what RDP means. It’s likely that if you aren’t familiar with RDP, it’s not something you have to worry about. RDP means remote
PC Matic CEO on The Liz Callaway Show Last week, PC Matic CEO Rob Cheng sat down to discuss Iranian cyber attacks on The Liz Callaway Show. During the 20 minute show, Rob delved into both Iran and other security topics. We wanted to give you the chance to listen here.
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