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September 12, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Hackers have used poisoned documents to deliver malware payloads for years. Recently though, researchers at the security company Cofense have spotted a new twist to the ploy, aimed squarely at HR departments. The recently detected campaign uses fake resume attachments …
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September 10, 2019 by Vertical Axion
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a warning that all taxpayers should be aware of. The agency has received a growing number of reports concerning unsolicited email messages bearing the subject lines: Electronic Tax Return Reminder Automatic Income Tax Reminder…
August 31, 2019 by Vertical Axion
There are changes afoot in Gmail designed to help improve the quality of your writing using new AI features. These features will auto correct simple spelling errors and offer suggestions to improve your grammar. As the company notes in a …
August 20, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Grim news comes out of Russia, as reported by Microsoft. The tech giant has been tracking the activities of a Russian hacking group that goes by the name of Strontium. Their other names include APT28 and Fancy Bear. Microsoft has …
June 25, 2019 by Vertical Axion
A recent report published by nCipher confirms what many business owners have known for a long time. Their employees are the weakest link when it comes to data security. The nCipher report, however, adds a disturbing exclamation point to the …
June 6, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Users of Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 7 and Server 2008 got an unexpected benefit from Microsoft recently. All of the OS’s mentioned above have reached the end of their support lives and the company hasn’t been issuing new security …
June 3, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Adobe is facing harsh criticism after they began sending letters out to portions of their user base. The letters inform users of Creative Cloud that older versions of the products they’re using have been discontinued and licenses to use those …
April 9, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Have you heard of DMSniff? If you’re in the restaurant, entertainment, or retail business and you haven’t heard of it, this article is likely to dismay you. It’s the latest threat being deployed against those industries. Researchers from the cybersecurity …
March 25, 2019 by Vertical Axion
It’s the end of an era. Way back in 1995, a company called Macromedia released the iconic Shockwave player, which quickly became a mainstay on Windows-based machines. A decade later, Adobe purchased Macromedia, taking ownership of the Shockwave player and …
March 22, 2019 by Vertical Axion
If you own a retail business, an attack known as “credential stuffing” is the latest online threat to be concerned about. If you’re not sure what that is, read on and prepare to be dismayed. According to the 2019 State …
March 12, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Do you use VFEmail? If so, we’ve got bad news for you. Hackers have successfully attacked the system and wiped all data from all of its servers in the US. All data on those servers has been lost. That means …
March 4, 2019 by Vertical Axion
How much does a successful ransomware attack cost a victim on average? The numbers will terrify you. Based on the latest statistics compiled by Coveware, each incident of a compromised computer costs a whopping $6,733, which is a hefty 13 …
March 2, 2019 by Vertical Axion
A small but growing number of people have been making the switch to MS Office clones like Apache’s OpenOffice and LibreOffice. The thinking is that they can get the same core functionality but avoid many (if not most of) the …
February 28, 2019 by Vertical Axion
For the last several years, industry experts have been sounding the alarm about password security. We’ve known for quite some time that one of the biggest weak spots in corporate security is the fact that employee passwords are notoriously weak. …
February 23, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Given the rate of increase in the number of hacking attacks, it was predicted early on that 2018 would be another record setting year. That came with more hack attempts and more successful attacks than were seen in 2017. Sadly, …
February 12, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Apple’s latest iOS release contained a feature that wowed and excited its massive user base. Group FaceTime. It was heralded as ‘the next Big Thing’ in the Apple ecosystem. Unfortunately, there are problems, and the company has been forced to …
February 7, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Most reputable businesses don’t deal in illegal copies of commercial software, but there have been a few reported instances. There’s always the possibility that a cash-strapped individual that’s eager to do additional work from home might resort to installing a …
February 5, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Google has recently announced a trio of new features for Gmail users that are going into place immediately, and may in fact be available for use by the time you read this article. Here are the details: One of the …
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