Ransomware Attacks Blew Up 2016 Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts your data, refusing to unlock it until the payment demands are met. Unfortunately, decrypting your files can be incredibly difficult, if not impossible. Leaving few ways to fix your PC after infection. Some victims end up paying the ransom demands to get […]
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PC Pitstop Vice President of Cyber Security, Dodi Glenn, was featured in Josh Fruhlinger’s article 7 tips for landing an IoT job. Fruhlinger’s article was featured on Hewlett Packard Enterprise website, which you can access here. Dodi focused on what individuals need to know in order to enter the Internet of Things (IoT) industry. He stated,
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PC Pitstop Avoids CEO Fraud Jodi Pierce, an accountant for PC Pitstop, received an email on February 8, 2017 with the following request: Jodi was initially suspicious of the email, stating, “When I received an email from Rob Cheng, our company CEO, asking me to transfer money to a beneficiary, I was immediately suspicious. While I do
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There always seems to be a new breach or security gap being reported. Most recently, Fox News confirmed 12 hotels experienced a credit card breach. Other breaches include leaked passwords, usernames, and email addresses. But how does this impact you? Companies Hacked – Were You Impacted? It depends on the breach. If your credit card information
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Has your spouse, child, or friend ever used your PC? No problem, right? Until you use it again, and certain desktop icons are missing, or files or pictures have magically disappeared. Its far too common for these errors to happen when someone else is using your computer. Although it can be frustrating and concerning, there are ways to
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According to Mirror, UK City Council located in Tiverton has just lost two years worth of data after a town clerk, John Vanderwolfe, clicked on a malicious attachment. Vanderwolfe stated clicking on the link was a lapse in judgement. He said instead of populating the data he expected after clicking the link, it just came up as a
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Spectrum, Previous Time Warner Cable, Involved In Massive Lawsuit New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman made his opinion clear when he announced the lawsuit against Charter, and it’s subsidiarity Spectrum (previously Time Warner Cable – TWC). According to Hacker News Scheiderman stated, “The allegations in today’s lawsuit confirm what millions of New Yorkers have long
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Tax Refunds Delayed Due to Historic Tax Fraud This year, tax refunds for those claiming an Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit have been delayed until after the end of February. The delay in refunds caused several reasons for speculation, however the IRS is reporting it is due to increased measures taken
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Government Accounts Breached Recent reports claim the police forum, PoliceOne, was successfully breached, leaving over 700,000 user accounts exposed. These accounts included contacts from the NSA, DHS and FBI. The breached files reportedly contained usernames, passwords and email addresses. A PoliceOne official made the following statement to IB Times regarding the breach, “While we store only limited user
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As a product, PC Matic stands out against our competition in several ways. However, our products aren’t the only thing that set us apart. Over the past few years, PC Pitstop has been able to make sales in a way that no other security software provider has been able to do: television advertising. We update
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