Report investigated how students are returning to classroom amidst COVID-19 pandemic; Results obtained via nationwide survey distributed to parents of K-12 students; Study reveals that over 65% of K-12 aged children will be attending classes virtually Sioux City, IA – Today, American cybersecurity firm, PC Matic, announced the completion and release of its latest research report, “Returning to […]
Ransomware Attacks Happen Long Before The Ransom Is Posted Ransomware is an increasing problem globally, costing billions annually with the price tag only increasing. While a ransom message popping up on the screen, followed by the realization that your files are locked, can be surprising, it definitely isn’t an immediate result of being hacked. Attacks
A Message To Donors A few weeks ago, we reported on the Blackbaud ransomware attack affecting businesses and non-profits across the US, UK, and Canada. While Blackbaud paid the undisclosed ransom, the entities affected are still dealing with the aftermath. NPR recently reached out to its donors to let them know their financial information wasn’t
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Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash Social Media and American Security TikTok, the popular social media/video sharing app where users can showcase themselves and gain a mass following, has come under fire recently from the current administration for it’s Chinese roots. President Trump has indicated the problem with the app is it’s mass collection and
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Established Malware Makes Resurgence Taidoor, a malware family previously associated with Chinese state-sponsored hackers, has gotten a face lift. The malware itself has been used since 2008, but this week the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA), the Department of Defense’s Cyber Command (CyberCom), and the Federal Bureau of Investigations
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Photo by Linus Nylund on Unsplash The Aftermath of an Attack Two dozen colleges, universities, and charity organizations in the US, UK, and Canada are dealing with the after effects of a ransomware attack that’s now turned into a data breach. Cloud provider Blackbaud suffered a ransomware attack earlier this year. They provide cloud services
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AV-Test Scores Announced AV-Test has released its evaluation of the best home AV products tested through May and June. When you look down through the list, you’ll see us stacked against our competitors. On our page, however, AV-Test breaks down how we performed. PC Matic always takes a hit on false positives. What does that
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Trending What’s come across our desks this week for scams? Well, according to the Customer Support team for PC Matic, these are the most frequent. There are two companies in particular we’re seeing scams pop up. Garmin and Netgear customers are finding their way to fraudulent support sites. Additionally, router support scams are on the
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Photo by Matthew Brodeur on Unsplash When Did You Last Change Yours? It’s hard to believe that 2020 is past the half way point. No doubt this has been a tumultuous first half for many of us. Many Americans are still out of work, working part time, or adjusting to life working from home. It’s
Gang Demands $7.5 Million Argentinian ISP, Telecom Argentina, is one of the country’s largest internet service providers (ISP). This weekend, on Saturday July 18th, they were quick to respond to an attack by REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware group. REvil was, however, able to install their ransomware onto over 18,000 internal workstations. As a result, this caused
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