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April 13, 2019 by Vertical Axion
If you’ve purchased bedding from either MyPillow or Amerisleep, your data may have been compromised. These companies are two popular mattress and bedding merchants operating in the US. This is according to a recent report coming to us from RiskIQ. …
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April 12, 2019 by Vertical Axion
A small but significant update is coming in the next version of Windows 10, which should have the company’s massive user base breathing a sigh of relief. The company is experimenting with a new feature that it can use to …
April 11, 2019 by Vertical Axion
If you’re still clinging to your old Windows 7 machine, you should know that the day is relentlessly drawing closer when Microsoft is going to stop supporting the OS altogether. In fact, in the near future, you’re going to start …
April 5, 2019 by Vertical Axion
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a public service announcement regarding the growing number of Social Security related scams they’ve been getting reports about. In 2017, just 3,200 people called to report instances of SSA Voice Phishing (called ‘vishing’), …
April 4, 2019 by Vertical Axion
If you haven’t heard of the GrandCrab ransomware strain, it’s something you should put on your company’s radar. It first emerged as a viable threat in early 2018. Since that time, its creators have been constantly tweaking and honing their …
April 2, 2019 by Vertical Axion
How big of a problem do you imagine identity theft to be? What percentage of Americans do you think have been impacted by it? If you’re like most people, whatever number you selected probably underestimated its impact. In a recent …
April 1, 2019 by Vertical Axion
The Federal Trade Commission just issued an enormous fine to a Chinese app developer for illegally collecting the personal data of the children who used it. The company was handed a staggering $5.7 million fine when the FTC filed a …
March 30, 2019 by Vertical Axion
We knew fairly early in the year that 2018 was on track to beat 2017 and set a new record for the number of data breaches in the year. Afterall, 2017 had shattered 2016’s record the year before. Now that …
March 29, 2019 by Vertical Axion
A new vulnerability was revealed to the world at the 2019 NDSS security conference. It’s a grim one with the potential to impact FreeBSD, Linux, Windows and Mac systems worldwide. Dubbed ‘Thunderclap,’ the flaw can be exploited to impact the …
March 26, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Researchers have discovered a pair of nasty phishing campaigns that are making use of Microsoft’s Azure Blob Storage in a bid to steal the recipient’s Microsoft and Outlook account credentials. Both campaigns are noteworthy in that they utilize well-constructed landing …
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 23, 2019 by Vertical Axion
If you have a need for speed, you’ll be thrilled to know that USB 3.2 is on its way. It offers incredible transfer speeds up to 20GB per second, but there’s a catch that could throw a wrench into the …
March 20, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Google has found itself in hot water for something they claim to be an honest mistake and oversight. Owners of the company’s popular Nest Guard (the centerpiece to their Nest Secure home alarm system) have recently discovered a microphone hidden …
March 18, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Much discussion has been had about the fact that hackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and their methods ever-increasing in their complexity. While that’s certainly true, more complex isn’t always better. Take, for example, the malware called Separ, which is a …
March 16, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Apple recently announced an important strategic change in direction that’s great news for developers. In their next SDK release, developers will be able to build a single app that will work on every iPhone, iPad, and Mac the company makes.…
March 15, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Another week, another data breach. This time, the target of the breach was North Country Business Products (NCBP), a company that makes point of sale (POS) terminals for businesses. Although NCBP was the target, they weren’t the ultimate victims of …
March 13, 2019 by Vertical Axion
When is a right click more than just a right click? When Google reveals its latest changes to Gmail, of course! The tech giant has recently announced that they’re going to be overhauling Gmail’s right click menu options. This will …
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 11, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Do you use the photography network 500PX? If so, be advised that it has been breached by hackers. If you were a 500PX user on or before July 5, 2018, you are among the impacted users. The company discovered evidence …
March 6, 2019 by Vertical Axion
If you’re like most people, the GPS function on your smartphone has become the one feature you use and value more than any other. Few people these days can even remember what life was like before the ascendency of GPS. …
March 5, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been busy. Knowing that his company has little chance of dramatically increasing their market share in an increasingly saturated field for handheld devices, they’ve shifted gears. They are building a raft of new features and …
March 1, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Skype is introducing a new feature to its video call service that users have been asking about for quite some time now. Background blur. If you regularly make video calls, you’ve probably been in a situation where such a feature …
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 27, 2019 by Vertical Axion
GSuite has added an important new bit of functionality in the form of Android App Management, which comes in two basic flavors. There are some things you can do using the company’s basic app management console, but to get access …
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