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July 28, 2018 by Vertical Axion
If you’re like most people, you probably rely heavily on the GPS function of your phone. Type in an address and your phone helpfully guides you, turn by turn, to your destination. It’s one of the most often utilized features …
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July 27, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Positive Technologies has just released a new report that paints a grim picture for IT professionals. If your sense is that the number of cyberattacks are increasing, you’re not wrong. In fact, it’s probably worse than you realize. So far …
July 26, 2018 by Vertical Axion
A majority of business owners from around the world (68 percent) feel that they’re better prepared to ward off a cyberattack and prevent a data breach than their competitors. This is a figure which is up 8 percent over last …
July 25, 2018 by Vertical Axion
According to the Kremlin, Russia prevented almost twenty five million cyber-attacks during the World Cup this year. President Vladimir Putin praised the nation’s digital security forces by saying the following: “I expect that your close and constructive interaction will continue …
July 24, 2018 by Vertical Axion
On May 14th, the Billings Clinic in Montana issued a breach notification statement, which explained that they detected unusual activity within one of its employee’s email accounts. The employee in question was traveling overseas on a medical mission when the …
July 23, 2018 by Vertical Axion
As if there weren’t enough ways for hackers to steal your passwords, now, there’s thermal imaging. If that sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie, think again. Researchers from the University of California at Irvine recently discovered …
July 21, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Do you use Timehop? If you’re not sure what that is, it’s a popular, clever little app that reminds social media users about posts they’ve made in the past. It can be quite handy, especially if you’re active on numerous …
July 20, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Researchers from the digital security firm ESET have recently spotted a new malware campaign with a nasty twist. It was created using a legitimate security certificate stolen from D-Link. The malware appears to be the work of an Advanced Persistent …
July 19, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Apple recently released an updated version of iOS, 11.4.1. They did so quietly, and without much fanfare, but the update includes one very powerful and exciting security update that’s deserving of special attention. Specifically, the new version of iOS introduces …
July 18, 2018 by Vertical Axion
There’s a lot to like about the contents of Adobe’s most recent “Patch Tuesday” update. It’s well worth downloading and installing, even if you normally take a pass on all but the most critical updates. Included in this release are …
July 17, 2018 by Vertical Axion
It’s no secret that there are legions of scammers and spammers haunting the virtual halls of Facebook. As the world’s largest and most influential social networking site, it’s a natural target, making its masses of users natural targets, too. Facebook …
July 16, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Internet security researcher Vinny Trola recently made a huge and disturbing discovery. A marketing firm called Exactis had left a massive database unsecured, allowing anyone who stumbled across it to access it. As a marketing firm, Exactis collects simply mind-boggling …
July 14, 2018 by Vertical Axion
While a significant percentage of Americans are suspicious of government spending beyond the essentials, there’s at least one notable exception, according to a recent survey conducted by SecurityFirst. A majority (74 percent) of Americans want their local governments to spend …
July 13, 2018 by Vertical Axion
File this one away under “watch your permissions.” It’s recently come to light that an unknown number of third party apps have access to read emails sitting in your Gmail account. While the practice is not new, things like this …
July 12, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Another week, another high-profile data breach. This time, Adidas and their online store was the target. The company became aware of the incident on June 26th, and immediately began notifying “certain customers” that their data had been compromised. The official …
July 11, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Facebook recently announced a site bug that impacted the privacy settings of more than 800,000 of its users. If you’re one of the unfortunate souls who has been affected, then people you had formerly blocked may have become unblocked, and …
July 10, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and New York University in Abu Dhabi have discovered serious security flaws in 4G LTE networks that allow hackers to spy on, listen in on, intercept, and disrupt phone calls and text messages. Given that billions …
July 9, 2018 by Vertical Axion
If you own a Macbook or a Macbook Pro and your keyboard has “butterfly switches,” you may have noticed some strange things with the way it operates. Users have been talking about the issue on forums scattered around the internet, …
July 7, 2018 by Vertical Axion
As most people know, Microsoft Edge was the company’s “reboot.” After trying for years to patch and update their beleaguered Internet Explorer, Microsoft ultimately decided to scrap it and start fresh. Since Edge’s launch, it has struggled to gain traction …
July 6, 2018 by Vertical Axion
There’s some good news from a recent Supreme Court ruling where privacy is concerned, but take it with a grain of salt. In a recent 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement agencies must obtain a warrant before …
July 5, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Good news for the business world in general, and the owners of data centers, in particular. Mass storage is about to get vastly more efficient thanks to Samsung’s recently launched solid state drive, which manages to pack an impressive 8TB …
July 4, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Menlo Security has recently published a new report that will probably dismay you if you’re a business owner. Microsoft Office has been named as the attack vector of choice for hackers around the world. The most common form of the …
July 3, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Researchers at Okta Security have stumbled across something big. Recently, they discovered a flaw in Apple’s OS that would have allowed hackers to completely undermine Apple’s code signing process. While at first glance that doesn’t sound so bad, the implications …
July 2, 2018 by Vertical Axion
Do you use Cortana? It’s a handy virtual assistant (like Siri) built into Windows 10. Unfortunately, as useful as she is, there’s a problem. Even if you don’t use Cortana yourself, take heed: Microsoft has recently issued a security update …
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