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Why Good Cyber Advice Is in Short Supply

chengrob / October 3, 2022

The first Cybersecurity Awareness Month was in 2004. The first ransomware was in 2013. The Colonial Pipeline infection was in 2020. Cybersecurity awareness has never been higher. Yet cybersecurity deteriorates not due to low awareness but poor advice from the “experts”. Let’s fix this. Delete Kaspersky. The Trump administration booted Russian-made Kaspersky, then Best Buy, Staples and Office Depot followed suit. Yet Kaspersky […]

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Cybersecurity Threats: 2022 Trends to Keep an Eye On

Shanice Jones / September 13, 2022

Whether they sell most of their products online or at retail stores, brands must take steps to protect their customers’ data and finances against various cybersecurity threats, including malware attacks, identity thieves, and other malicious actors. Fortunately, the cyber security industry is always evolving to keep pace with its competition. To prepare you for the

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PC Matic Achieves FedRAMP Authorization

Gavin Smith / July 26, 2022

Myrtle Beach, SC – Today, American-based cybersecurity firm, PC Matic, announced it has received authorization from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) for its federal application execution control solution, PC Matic Federal. PC Matic’s Authorization to Operate (ATO) is at the moderate impact level through partnership from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

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Securing The Homeland

chengrob / April 13, 2022

In March 2022, the Biden administration announced that cyberattacks from Russia were imminent. Although this is untrue, it shines a light on how unprepared the federal government and the rest of the country are for a nation-state attack. A nation-state attack is exponentially more serious than ransomware. Unlike ransomware, a nation attack does not attempt

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PC Matic Home Security Software UI Updates

PC Matic UI Updates

Mary James / March 3, 2022

PC Matic UI Updates. It’s time to freshen up the User Interface with our PC Matic Consumer product. We wanted to lay out all the changes and make sure you can contact Support if you need help. Check out the steps below. Dashboard Default View Reorganized Dashboard New Maintenance Page New Bottom Bar Expanded Header

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The time is now for application whitelisting.

AV-TEST 2021 Award Best Performance – PC Matic Home Computer Protection

Mary James / March 1, 2022

PC Matic Home computer protection best performance award by AV-Test. “In comparing the best protection products for consumer users under Windows, PC Matic Home successfully proved in ongoing laboratory tests that it protects users effectively against attacks from the cyberspace. In doing so, compared to the industry average, the product demonstrated during the entire year

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Are schools the next target for ransomware?

PC Matic Becomes Partner of K12 Security Information Exchange

Mary James / January 21, 2022

Partnership follows announcement of K12 SIX Essential Protections Series, which establishes baseline cybersecurity standards for K-12 educational institutions; Application whitelisting included as one of the dozen standards; PC Matic to support promotion of program and implementation of application whitelisting by K12 member institutions Myrtle Beach, SC – Today, American cybersecurity firm PC Matic announced it has

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