The Kaspersky Controversy Continue to Grow Yesterday, I wrote on Twitter banning Kaspersky’s ads from their social media platform. Now, new reports have suggested the U.S. will consider placing a sanction on all Kaspersky products. This means, all Kaspersky operations will be banned, including their U.S. operations. According to CyberScoop, New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen, […]
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Russian Based Malware Found All Over the World A new Russian-based malware variant, deemed SquirtDanger, has been spreading throughout the globe. SquirtDanger was developed by a single, sophisticated author, who leaves the malicious distribution method up to the hackers. However, the variant has been found spreading primarily through a Trojan download. Upon infection, the malicious
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Twitter Pulls Kaspersky’s Advertising Kaspersky Twitter trouble continues. The last twelve months have been rough on Kaspersky, due to speculated relationships between certain company officials and Russian intelligence. The U.S. government was first urged to determine where they were using the security solution. They were then given 90 days to remove the program and find
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Rockport, Massachusetts Riddle with Ransomware Ransomware took down networks at the Rockport Town Office, located in Massachusetts, on April 13, 2018. Since, IT professionals have been working overtime to get computer systems working at full capacity and to restore city data. Fortunately, they were able to recover data through the backup systems; however, all information
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Cyber Defense Magazine Names PC Pitstop, Makers of PC Matic Pro, Market Leader in Malware Detection Sioux City, Iowa, April 16, 2018 – PC Pitstop, the leader in preventative malware detection, today announced that Cyber Defense Magazine, the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine, has honored PC Pitstop, the makers of PC Matic Pro, in its
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California College Suffers Cyber Attack On April 11, 2018, the Long Beach City College suffered a malware infection which took several systems offline. Forty-eight hours later, multiple systems remain impacted. According to the California college’s website, those services include: LBCC.edu faculty and staff email LBCC Student Viking Student System Voicemail HR System Financial Services Online Schedule
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PC Matic Pro Wins 2018 Fortress Cyber Security Award Sioux City, IA —April 12, 2018—The Business Intelligence Group today announced that PC Matic Pro has won the 2018 Fortress Cyber Security Awards in the threat detection category. The inaugural program sought to identify and reward the world’s leading companies and products that are working to
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Facebook Works to Change Terms and Conditions to Enhance User Friendliness Facebook has been facing backlash recently due to the security scandal tied to Cambridge Analytica. This scandal has created a ripple effect regarding concerns expressed by users. Users of the social media platform are concerned about how their data has been used in the past,
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Find Out If Your Information Was Harvested from Facebook Facebook, continues to work toward rebuilding their brand after facing a major security scandal alongside London’s elections consultancy, Cambridge Analytica. Reports have confirmed personal data was harvested from the social media giant from Cambridge Analytica. It is believed, the election firm then used the data to
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Federal Trade Commission Issues Scam Warning The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning customers not to fall for the latest scam hackers are attempting to execute. According to KWQC News, scam artists are calling customers, claiming to be from the FTC. The hackers claim to be issuing major refunds. But there is a catch. First,
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