Top Tips to Keep Your Data Secure Recently Beta News published an article on how, The practical guide to fighting ransomware. The article listed several tips, timelines for implementation, and explanations why the tips were important. A vast majority of the information throughout the article was correct and indisputably great advice. However, a few tips […]
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Scammers Use PC Matic Name to Lure Victims This isn’t the first time the PC Matic name has been associated with a scam. This time, scammers are using the name PCMaticPlus. They are using this to execute tech support scams. The scams may range from charging a ridiculous amount per minute to “fix” your computer,
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Update 9/22/2017: Avast representative has made the following statement: “We believe that these users are safe now as our investigation indicates we were able to disarm the threat before it was able to do any harm. We estimate that 2.27 million users had the affected software installed on 32-bit Windows machines.” The estimated users impacted
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Kaspersky Labs U.S. Sales Drop Over the last few months, Kaspersky has faced major hurdles when it came to their U.S. sales. This appears to be a direct result of the U.S. government investigating the alleged ties between Kaspersky Labs and the Russian government. Very little information is being disclosed to the public, regarding the
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Bashware Lets Malware Bypass Most Security Programs A new exploit has been discovered, allowing hackers to install malware on Windows 10 systems without detection of most anti-virus programs. The exploit, deemed Bashware, is found within the newly added Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Kim Komando reported, WSL was created to add Linux Shell support to
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Federal Agencies Have 90 Days to Remove Kaspersky Labs Products U.S. Government Orders. U.S. Government Orders Federal Agencies to remove Kaspersky antivirus. Moscow-based security company, Kaspersky Labs, has been in hot water this year. With the U.S. investigating potential ties between the company and the Russian government, several entities have abandon the use of the
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Best Buy No Longer Selling Kaspersky Best Buy, the largest electronic retailer in America, has removed the Russian-based security solution, Kaspersky Labs, from its shelves. The decision to cut the security program from their product line comes shortly after the FBI urged private sector companies to discontinue the use of Kaspersky on their devices. Both
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143 Million Equifax Consumer Files Breached Equifax, a provider of consumer credit scores, was just confirmed as a victim of a data breach. The incident resulted in 143 million customer files being compromised. Therefore, this is one of the biggest breaches in U.S. history, and the largest reported in 2017. The hackers were infiltrating the
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Lenovo Ordered to Pay $3.5M Fine for Superfish Software The FTC and Lenovo have reached a settlement of $3.5 million, as a direct result of the company allowing potentially malicious software to be installed on new PCs without the user’s knowledge. From 2014 to 2015, as many as 750,000 new Lenovo computers came with VisualDiscovery
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Yahoo Faces Major Lawsuit Following 2013 Breach In 2013, Yahoo suffered a massive security breach, leaving approximately one billion accounts compromised. The breach was not made public until 2016. Due to the lack of proper notification and security measures taken by Yahoo, several victims have suffered substantial financial burdens. A recent report stated, “A man
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