Kayla Elliott

Kaspersky is having Twitter Trouble - U.S. government orders federal agencies to remove the antivirus.

FBI Urges Private Sector Companies — Remove Kaspersky Labs Now!

Kayla Elliott / August 18, 2017

FBI Wants Companies to Drop Kaspersky Labs Like a Bad Habit FBI officials are encouraging private sector companies to cease the use of Kaspersky Labs products immediately. Kaspersky Labs, a Russian-based security solution provider, has been under scrutiny recently due to concerns regarding alleged ties between the company and the Russian government. As a computer […]

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Locky Makes Yet Another Return

Kayla Elliott / August 17, 2017

Locky Ransomware is Back Locky, a ransomware variant that was once upon a time one of the most popular types of ransomware, is back. This return is not surprising. Cyber criminals would rather make slight alterations to existing malware and reuse it, then have to create it from scratch. By making even the simplest changes,

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PC Pitstop Named One of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies — Again!

Kayla Elliott / August 16, 2017

Inc. Magazine Unveils 36th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000 For the 2nd Time, PC Pitstop Appears on the Inc. 5000 list, Ranking No. 4511 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 54.9% NEW YORK, August 17, 2017 — Inc. magazine today ranked PC Pitstop NO. 4511 on its 36th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious

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Ransomware Attack Creates Breach Concerns for LA Medical Center

Kayla Elliott / August 15, 2017

LA Medical Center Infected With Ransomware Pacific Alliance Medical Center, located in Los Angeles California, suffered a ransomware attack in mid-June of 2017. It is because of this attack, concerns of a data breach have risen. With the hackers having access to the medical center’s systems, it is possible they had visibility to patient files

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Malware Bypasses Antivirus Programs Through PowerPoint Vulnerability

Kayla Elliott / August 15, 2017

Malware Exploits Microsoft PowerPoint Vulnerability A new malware campaign has been sent into the wild, and most security programs are not detecting it. Remcos, the malware variant, is bypassing detection by exploiting a Microsoft PowerPoint vulnerability. Remcos is hidden within a malicious attachment that is being distributed via email. The email is disguised as an

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