The Fight Against Cyber Crime As of January 1, 2017, the state of California began enforcing a law which treats ransomware as a form of extortion. Wyoming also has a similar law, and Maryland is considering adopting a law specific for the growing cyber crime, ransomware. Prior to these laws, if a ransomware developer or […]
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Is your internet service provider (ISP) giving you the bandwidth you’re paying for? How much bandwidth does the average household need? The use of internet for downloading music and video and other uses has exploded during recent years. More devices, such as smart TVs, game consoles and some household appliances are now making use of
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This week Google mistakenly served up a fake Amazon ad that directed users to a support scam page.
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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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I’m sure at times you think, “Wow–they said it AGAIN. Think before you click. We get it already!!”. But do you? Do you still look at your emails to confirm they’re coming from someone you know. Are you checking the email address it came from to ensure it’s legitimate? Do you hover the links to be sure
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Cyber criminals are constantly using new methods to scam us. See what stopped my family from falling victim to a Facebook scam.
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The malicious software named “Fareit” has returned, and with a vengeance. Fareit malware focuses on breaching your computer’s security, in an effort to obtain critical login credentials. The History of Fareit This particular form of malware was discovered in 2012, but has continued morphing throughout the years in an attempt to bypass anti-virus protection. Historically,
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Adobe Chrome Extension Security Update. Google Chrome users may have noticed that after the latest Adobe Reader update there was a new extension in their browser. This was not a coincidence.
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PC Pitstop, makers of PC Matic, are proud to share that PC Matic received a top score in the recent Malware Blocking Test. This test was conducted by Neil Rubenking, lead security analyst for PC Magazine. Rubenking shared in his recent review of G Data Antivirus 2017, his methodology of collecting the malicious URLs. Rubenking stated, “For
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Our analysis shows that PC monitor display size continue to grow. The average desktop monitor diagonal size at the end of 2016 is 22.1 inches. While on the portable PC side, the average display diagonal size comes in at 16.1 inches. (Note: This analysis focuses on simple diagonal monitor display sizes. Obviously aspect ratio, the
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