Russians Attacking US Electric Grid? Malware found on a Burlington Electric Company laptop matches the malware variant used in the Democratic National Convention (DNC) attack in 2016. The DNC has made reports the malware they found was created by Russian hackers. If that is the case, these same hackers got into a utility company in Vermont. But […]
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2017 Cyber Security Trends I’ve been reading quite a few articles on trends to expect for cyber security in 2017. These articles range from more ransomware, to less ransomware, to a major Internet of Things (IoT) focus. After being pulled in every direction possible, I decided to discuss potential trends with our Vice President of
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Bitcoin Value Skyrockets Bitcoin, the non-traceable currency used in many cybercrimes, has been inflated. As of December 27, 2016 the currency reached an all time high of $936. This means one bitcoin is almost $1,000! After reviewing the graph below, provided by Spiceworks, you will see the hike in value, and just how much it
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PC Matic is the collection of all of PC Pitstop’s technologies under one hood and one integrated architecture. PC Matic comes with SuperShield, our real-time protection component that uses a global whitelist to stop all known bad and unknown malware from running. It also removes “junk” files to free up disk space, adjusts Internet settings
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Is PC Matic malware? Malware, or malicious software, is a categorization of software that is intended to cause damage or disable computers and computer systems. Taking into consideration the definition of malware, it can determined PC Matic is not malware. PC Matic is not malware. Here is why: 1. PC Matic is a certified anti-virus product by the ICSA Labs. ICSA
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It has been a been a busy year, with breaking news every day. News ranging from various ransomware attacks to PC tips, and several topics in between. We have analyzed our Tech Talk posts and found the top 10 posts of 2016. 10. Top 5 Safety Tips for Online Shoppers 9. Top 5 Holiday Scams To Be On
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University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL) Hacked News broke today of a security breach that occurred at the University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL), leaving thousands of student records exposed. According to KETV of Omaha, the breach was isolated to one server which was tied to a mathematical placement test. For 30,000 current and former students, their
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And Justice For All? Typically when it comes to cyber criminals, we get the feeling there isn’t much the government can or will do to find them. This is because a majority of the time the attacks are coming from overseas and are incredibly difficult to track. This is also what the hackers rely on
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Ransomware Strikes Another California Medical Center This has been a rough year for California medical institutions being victimized by ransomware. Another medical facility, East Valley Community Health Center, located in West Covina was struck with ransomware in October of 2016. Reports by Health Data Management state the facilities computer systems were fixed within a day of the
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2016 – The Year of Ransomware CIO from IDG recently published an article regarding the upswing our nation has seen in ransomware infections in 2016. It is without a doubt, 2016 has been the year of ransomware. However, very little headway has been made to prevent future infections. It seems the common consensus is to throw
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