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Malwarebytes PUP Classification cause Enigma lawsuit.

Enigma Sues Malwarebytes After PUP Classification Accusations

Kayla Elliott / October 10, 2016

Enigma files complaint against Malwarebytes after PUP classifications… Malwarebytes PUP classification. BleepingComputer isn’t the only one with a target on their back. Enigma is also bringing legal action against Malwarebytes. According to PRLeap, Enigma’s suit claims their competitor used false advertising, unfair competition, and tortious interference with contractual relations when they categorized Enigma’s SpyHunter and […]

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Continuum MSPs Hit With Massive Hack

Kayla Elliott / October 5, 2016

Continuum has increased security measures, after their MSPs have been hit with a major hack… Continuum realized there was a hack in their systems about two months ago. This hack lead to cyber criminals gaining the ability to create fake administration accounts within customer systems. It has been reported that several MSPs have found false

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Average PC Memory (RAM) Continues to Climb

Lyle / October 5, 2016

The PC Pitstop Research Memory Trends chart shows that the percentage of PCs that have more than 4 GB RAM is accelerating. The chart below shows the average amount of Memory found on PCs for each year since 2008. The overall average found on PCs in 2016 is just under 6 GB. The chart shows

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October Is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Kayla Elliott / October 4, 2016

Today’s cyber security threats are growing, is it because of lack of awareness? October 1st, marks the beginning of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Cyber security threats have continued to grow over the last few years. These threats include not only the security breaches that left millions of personal data files exposed, but also the

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Avast and AVG Finalize Acquisition

Kayla Elliott / October 4, 2016

Two of the oldest security software solutions have merged into one… Avast and AVG made announcements in July of this year stating their plans to merge into one security software company, and as of September 30th the deal was finalized. But what does this mean for the roughly 400 million Avast and AVG users? According

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20 States Voter Registration Systems Experience Hacking Activities

Kayla Elliott / October 4, 2016

Several states suspect voter registration systems were hacked after suspicious scanning activity… Not long ago, the government encouraged stated to strengthen their security over voting, but is it too late? New York Daily News reported 20 different states were flagged with a variety of “scanning activities” which makes the FBI question if they were attempts

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Malware Now Knows If It’s Being Sandboxed

Kayla Elliott / October 1, 2016

Sandboxing was one of the best ways to test the security of programs and files. Until now…

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State Forest Department of India Paralyzed After Ransomware Attack

Kayla Elliott / September 29, 2016

State Forest Department of India was left offline after ransomware struck their systems…

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CD ROM, DVD and Blu-Ray Drives – Has Streaming Doomed Optical Drives into Obsolescence?

Lyle / September 27, 2016

Back in the mid-1990, the optical drive was introduced for use in PCs. One of its primary purposes for the CD-ROM player was to replace diskettes for distributing software. It also allowed users to play their audio CDs on their computers. The optical drive quickly caught on quickly. The technology evolved to include CD-ROM writers

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Ransomware Becomes Even More Dangerous as the Evolution Continues

Kayla Elliott / September 26, 2016

The ransomware evolution continues with the creation of the most dangerous ransomware yet…

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