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January 4, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Do you own and operate a WordPress website? Do you also use the “All in One” SEO plugin? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then be aware that you’ll want to update that plugin as soon as …
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January 3, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Haven’t heard of Log4j before right now? If not, you’re certainly not alone but unfortunately it’s something you’re likely to hear more about in the weeks ahead. It may wind up being the cause of a few headaches for you.…
January 1, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Do you own a Lenovo Yoga or ThinkPad laptop? If so be advised that a pair of critical security flaws have recently been found that could allow an attacker Admin level access to your machine. The flaws are centered in …
December 31, 2021 by Vertical Axion
We haven’t heard much about Anubis in recent months. Anubis is the nasty Android-based banking Trojan that has made headlines on more than one occasion. If history is any guide at all Anubis will soon be making headlines again. It’s …
December 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Two months ago, Microsoft began rolling out support for end-to-end encryption for all Teams calls. Given the pandemic and the increased demand for Teams and services like it, that was a very big deal. The good news is that Microsoft …
December 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion
If yours is one of the thousands of businesses that rely on Amazon Web Services (AWS for short) then you’re already aware that recently there were issues. Even if your business doesn’t rely on AWS directly if you do business …
December 27, 2021 by Vertical Axion
It’s the end of an era. Alexa.com is an iconic website run by Amazon that ranks and analyzes the popularity of other sites on the web. This site is soon to be retired. Alexa.com is actually a subsidiary company wholly …
December 25, 2021 by Vertical Axion
For a few years now Microsoft has been experimenting with voice commands. Their early experiments were limited to contexts that resided wholly inside specific applications however. For example, once you opened Word you could use voice commands to activate a …
December 24, 2021 by Vertical Axion
QNAP has recently warned its customers of an ongoing campaign that is targeting QNAP NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices and infecting them with cryptomining malware. This particular campaign is deploying software designed to mine Bitcoin and using your computing power …
December 23, 2021 by Vertical Axion
App spending in 2021 grew by an impressive 25 percent in 2021 and has increased to an impressive $135 billion. Even better is the growth shows no signs of slowing down. That is surprising because the industry at large has …
December 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion
With the holiday shopping season in full swing shoppers are descending on virtual storefronts in droves seeking the best deals. Naturally this means that hackers are also circling like sharks watching for an opportunity to steal data and profit from …
December 21, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Whatsapp has had a tough year from a security standpoint and has suffered losses in the size of its user base as a result. To their credit, the company has been working hard to make their product more secure. Recently …
December 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Cox Communications is a major provider of cable, internet, and phone service in the United States. The company is the latest in a seemingly unending parade of companies to fall victim to a hacking attack. In this case, the hacker …
December 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Apple Wallet just got a powerful new feature that’s sure to make it more attractive to busy travelers. Thanks to an agreement with Hyatt your Apple Wallet is now capable of serving as a digital hotel key. This counts as …
December 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Emotet is one of the most feared malware strains circulating right now. The team behind it has managed to infect a staggering array of targets all around the globe. To say that it is a major threat would be an …
December 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Recently Twitter’s CEO stepped down. Since then, the company has been gearing up to make some changes that many of the industry’s insiders regard as long overdue. The first of these changes has now been rolled out with the company …
December 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Microsoft has had a long and interesting relationship with its venerable “Paint” app. Most people are familiar with Paint. It’s been around since the earliest versions of Windows and let’s be honest it was never a great application. It allows …
December 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion
It’s no real secret that Microsoft has never been a big fan of Chrome, FireFox, or any other web browser that it didn’t build. The company clearly hasn’t gotten over the fact that it lost the browser wars and lost …
December 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion
The Japanese electronics juggernaut Panasonic is the latest company to fall victim to relentless hackers. In a recent press release the company indicated their servers had been successfully attacked on November 11th, 2021. The statement reads in part …
December 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Have you had your DNA tested by DDC (DNA Diagnostic Center)? If so be advised that the company was recently hacked and that the attackers were able to make off with data impacting 2,102,436 people. According to the company’s disclosure …
December 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has identified more than 4,000 different retailers that have been compromised by hackers exploiting known vulnerabilities on checkout pages in order to divert payments and steal payment card details. The NCSC has been …
December 7, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Do you own an iPhone 12 or 13? Have you been dealing with dropped calls? If so then Apple has good news and a fix for that. Simply upgrade to iOS 15.11 and you should be good to go. 15.11 …
December 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Vestas Wind Systems is one of the leaders in wind turbine manufacturing in North America with 40,000 MW currently installed and another 36,000 MW under service in both the US and Canada. Recently the company published a breach notification indicating …
December 4, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Are you a GoDaddy customer? Do you maintain a WordPress blog with the company? If so be advised that the company recently announced a breach of their network. An as yet unidentified third party accessed GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress hosting environment.…
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