Recently, PC Matic asked for readers to partake in a survey regarding their data backup practices. They found, 11% of respondents do not back up their data, in large part due to their uncertainty how to do so. Majority of users back up their data, but do they do it correctly? Out of the 89% […]
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Dallas Emergency Alert Systems Hacked Late last Friday night, Dallas, Texas got a disturbing the wake-up call. Thanks to the handy-work of a hacker, or two, every single tornado siren was going off just before midnight. The sirens ran for just over an hour and a half before officials finally shut them down. In order
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Prime Time Line Up Includes Cyber Threats Modern cyber threats have been showing up in various prime-time television shows. The Blacklist featured an episode showing the vulnerability of computer systems being breached for the hacker’s benefit. The Blacklist Redemption also showed systems being hacked due to an unknown backdoor being installed. Just last week Chicago
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The Drive for Awareness In November of 2016, PC Pitstop, makers of PC Matic, commissioned a test with AV Comparatives focusing on ransomware and virus detection. This test was commissioned in an effort to stress the importance of detection rates. PC Matic chose to commission the test because several anti-virus (AV) companies choose not to
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Rensenware Demands Victims Earn Their Files Back Ransomware, the malicious software that locks your files and demand a payment to retrieve them, was recently taken to a different level. A new ransomware variant, deemed Rensenware, locks your files and demands the victims play a game, Touhou Seirensen. Victims have to earn 200 million points on
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Breach of GameStop Website Leaves Customers Exposed GameStop recently released their website has been breached, leaving consumer data exposed. According to WGME News, the breach only impacts consumers who made online purchases through the company’s website from September of 2016 to February of 2017. The data exposed includes customer’s names, credit and debit card numbers,
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Security Strategy – Shifting the Industry’s Focus Rob Cheng, founder and CEO of PC Pitstop, the maker of PC Matic Pro, was featured on Malware Threats Exploding: Profit with New Endpoint Security, a channel cast hosted by The Channel Co. The channel cast is still available on demand. To view it in its entirety, click here.
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Optimize Your Windows 10 Experience Full disclosure, I had no idea 80% of these existed! I can’t speak for everyone, but who doesn’t love a new trick to make using your PC even easier?! BuzzFeed shared 22 tips and tricks to help navigate your Windows 10 PC. I am going to share my personal favorites,
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Why PC Matic Can’t Drop Ad Spaces We have been receiving an overwhelming amount of feedback regarding our ad placements on Fox News and when our ads air, specifically during The O’Reilly Factor. We wanted to address these concerns immediately, however, there are a few things people need to know. First, we are not what
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ABCD Pediatrics Hit Twice by Cyber Criminals Another ransomware attack was reported, this time by ABCD Pediatrics, located in San Antonio, Texas. Ransomware reports have sadly become the norm lately, but this one is a bit different. Not only was the medical facility hit with ransomware, their IT department also reported unknown user IDs created,
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