We are always on the lookout for tools and tips that will help you grow your business. This month, our friends – the sales experts at Managed Sales Pros share dynamite insight on how to boost your profitability through security sales. Let us know what you think. Selling Security The hottest of hot initialisms right now […]
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New Malware Variant Alters Digital Wallet Addresses It seems like, since the Bitcoin boom, there has been a higher growth of digital wallets or the wallets where crypto-currency is stored. Now, with the spike in mining crypto-currency, digital wallets need to be increasingly secure. Unfortunately, they are not very user-friendly. Often times, in order to
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A Majority of Executives are Paying Hackers According to Bitcoinist, a new study has been conducted regarding ransomware attacks and the tendency of those hackers of getting paid. Merrill Research surveyed 232 executives worldwide, and 69% said their company faced a ransom attack in the past year. This is a significant jump, considering only 14% of
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Here are the top four resources PC Matic customers find helpful when utilizing PC Matic. Check them out now! PC Matic Help Desk Please note, PC Matic does NOT offer phone-based support. To reach a legitimate PC Matic technician, customers must submit a help desk ticket, via our online help desk, which may be accessed
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Portsmouth New Hampshire Recovers From Malware Infection, For the Small Price of $156,000 After a nasty virus infection, beginning in March of 2018, the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire is beginning to recover. The virus determined to be an Emotet Trojan horse began sending out fraudulent emails stamped with the addresses of city officials and
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Middleton Schools in Connecticut Suffer from Ransomware Attack Another ransomware has hit, yet another, school district. This time, it was Middleton District Schools, located in Middleton, Connecticut. The cyber attack is currently under investigation. Meaning, very few details are being released. What we do know is, an unknown ransomware variant infiltrated the school’s systems on
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Rushed Remediation Leads to Major Issues for IRS In 2015 the IRS experienced a major security breach, potentially impacting 350,000 taxpayers. The breach was a direct correlation to the lack of controls the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had in place for taxpayers to use its “Get Transcripts” option. This option allowed taxpayers to obtain their
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PC Matic Pro: The Information Technology Industry’s Coveted Hot Companies and Best Products Award Winners will be honored at the 2018 SVUS Red Carpet Awards Ceremony Dinner in San Francisco on Monday, July 30, 2018. Sioux City, Iowa – June 27, 2018 – PC Pitstop, makers of PC Matic Pro announces today that Network Products
Ransomware Scam is Just That – A Scam A new ransomware scam was recently discovered, where hackers are now demanding payment prior to infecting the user’s device. The hackers have been sending out emails claiming they are going to infect the user’s device on a specific date. Once the infection takes place, the data will
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Stop Everything You’re Doing — Windows is Updating… Is it just me, or does Windows update at the most inopportune times?! It seems like that is the exact moment I need to use my PC, shut down the device, or I’m in a hurry to get the day going. But then I get thrown into a “wait
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