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Cyber Security Hygiene Affects Network and Endpoint Security with Application Whitelisting

Strengthening Cyber Security Infrastructure with Automated Global Whitelist

Kayla Elliott / November 18, 2016

PC Matic’s Vice President of Cyber Security, Dodi Glenn, recently conducted a webinar regarding how to strengthen cyber security infrastructures with an automated global whitelist approach. During the webinar, Dodi discussed the current threat landscape, malware sample manipulation, and preventative detection with application whitelisting. Dodi shared with the audience the malware trends, and his thoughts […]

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Top 5 Holiday Scams To Be On The Lookout For

Devin Bergin / November 18, 2016

Every year when the Holiday’s roll around things tend to get busier, everyone is more giving, and the shopping season ramps up to its peak. Unfortunately these aren’t the only things that increase during the holidays, criminals are out to take advantage of your holiday spirit. Check out our top five holiday scams to avoid this

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Default Deny – The Future to PC Protection

Kayla Elliott / November 17, 2016

Default Deny What is default deny? Essentially, it is application whitelisting. Application whitelisting is the preventative detection method, proven to be more effective in preventing malware attacks than the traditional methods used by many anti-virus programs. Google senior security engineer, Darren Bilby, has asked for research to be focused on more meaningful defenses such as whitelisting applications, instead

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US Geographic Average Home User Download Bandwidth

Lyle / November 16, 2016

How fast is your internet download speed? The average US download bandwidth speed for PC Matic home users for 2016 is 22,383 Mbps. Your internet speed affects your browsing habits. Many folks with higher bandwidth rates take it for granted. They stream videos and music, perform quick research and check and interact with their social

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Ransomware Attacks on SMBs Increase by 800%

Kayla Elliott / November 11, 2016

The ransomware epidemic has taken the world by storm. It has impacted everyone from large enterprises to home users. The small and medium businesses (SMBs) have seen a drastic uptake in ransomware attacks in 2016. This year alone, The Inquirer reported the number of ransomware attacks hitting the SMB market has increased 800%. Ransomware distributers have found

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Security Vulnerabilities Caused by Those Claiming to be Tech Savvy

Kayla Elliott / November 9, 2016

Can you be too tech savvy? There are several things that you can do on your PC that will create a negatively impact. Many PC users view themselves as being rather tech savvy, therefore they believe they are far more secure against these threats. Unfortunately that is not the case. Sometimes PC users, both home and

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Apple App Store Fills With Malware

Kayla Elliott / November 8, 2016

Apple has been criticized with their strict regulations for getting apps approved for their app store. However, it was recently reported by Fortune that the Apple App Store has been filled with malicious apps, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Some of the malicious apps include falsified versions of the Dollar Tree, Nordstrom’s

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90% of Employees Admit to Violating IT Policies

Kayla Elliott / November 7, 2016

There’s a plethora of cyber security threats that IT professionals need to protect their data from. But, what if one of those threats are entirely unmanageable? A recent study conducted by U.S. tech consulting company CEB, found 90% of employees have violated IT policies designed to prevent security and data breaches. What does this mean?

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Android Devices at Risk After Fake Adobe Flash Player App Installs Malware

Kayla Elliott / November 3, 2016

A fake Adobe Flash Player being installed on Android devices is spreading malware like wildfire. When Android users download this malicious application, an “Activate Device Administrator” popup displays. At this point, they are either damned if they do and damned if they don’t. By clicking cancel, the message just repopulates. Once the user hits “Activate”, the

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Solid-State Drives (SSD) Continue to Gain Popularity

Lyle / November 2, 2016

The rotating platter hard disk drives (HDD) have been around since the early days of PCs. Technology improvements are allowing for the improvement of speeds and capacity. Basically the HDD technology involves a armature that moves across the surface of the platter. Using magnetism, the drive head reads and writes information to the disk. SSD

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