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February 2, 2021 by Vertical Axion
On January 19th, 2021, Google released a new Chrome version–Chrome 88. The most notable part of this release is the removal of the Adobe Flash Player and FTP features. FTP Removal Google removed support for FTP in the Chrome browser …
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February 1, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Teespring is a popular destination on the web that allows users to create and sell custom-printed apparel, including, as the name implies, custom-designed tee-shirts. If you use the site, you should know that recently, an as yet unknown third party …
January 30, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Ransomware attacks are one of the most prevalent cyber attacks on healthcare. It has been around for many years, however, it became a trend in 2016. Recently, there is a significant increase in the frequency and types of ransomware attacks …
January 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion
While Google has come under fire from privacy groups in recent months, the fact remains that on balance, the company is working hard to improve overall user experience on the web and provide better security. The most recent changes to …
January 28, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Google is unquestionably the dominant search engine on the web, but how secure is their position? If recent trends are any indication, they’re in no immediate danger. However, it’s clear that pressures are mounting on the search giant, and some …
January 26, 2021 by Vertical Axion
In December 2019, the covid-19 pandemic began, and it spread across the globe in early 2020. To curb the spread of this deadly virus, lockdown tactics were employed. Companies all over the world responded to this situation by having their …
January 25, 2021 by Vertical Axion
If you have a network either at home or at your office, it’s quite likely that you’ve got a few pieces of Ubiquiti equipment somewhere in the mix. Ubiquiti is a major player in the network device market, best known …
January 23, 2021 by Vertical Axion
There was a time when Apple was a niche player in the technology market. As such, one thing Apple users could count on was the fact that they didn’t have to worry much about viruses or malware. Hackers didn’t bother …
January 21, 2021 by Vertical Axion
At CES 2021, arguably the most influential and significant tech event in the world, Intel made an important announcement regarding its historic eleventh generation of chips. The latest designs will feature hardware-based ransomware detection protocols, which should serve to make …
January 20, 2021 by Vertical Axion
In July 2016, Google Chrome blocked the use of the backspace key to navigate to a previous page in their Chrome 52 release. This was because of reports that it brings about loss of data inputted into a form on …
January 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Even the largest companies in the world can’t claim immunity to hacking, data breaches and momentary lapses in judgment. Nissan is a classic case in point. Recently, due to a careless oversight, default admin credentials were left in place on …
January 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Adobe has finally done it, as promised. For more than a year, the company has been slow-walking their iconic Adobe Flash Player to its eventual doom. As of December 31st, 2020, Adobe stopped providing support for the product. Not long …
January 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Hackers and scammers have hit the ground running in 2021, launching an extensive new phishing campaign that targets the legions of PayPal users around the world. The campaign is being run on both text message and email channels and if …
January 14, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Hackers around the world didn’t waste any time. New Year’s celebrations have barely ended, and already, we have our first reports of a new malware strain to help ring in 2021. Dubbed Babuk Locker, the strain is aimed squarely at …
January 13, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Microsoft has been moving toward a unified “single version” of Outlook that would offer a seamless user experience across all platforms and devices. Unfortunately, thus far, that objective has remained elusive. In late 2020, however, the company announced “Project Monarch” …
January 12, 2021 by Vertical Axion
In the early days of the pandemic, several major groups of hackers pledged that their activities would not be aimed at institutions that were engaged in vaccine research. There was at least one high profile instance where the agreement was …
January 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Is your company’s website built around Adobe’s aging Flash Player? If so, be aware that you are officially on your own. Flash reached its EOL (End of Life) as of January 1st of this year (2021). From a business …
January 9, 2021 by Vertical Axion
There’s a new worm making the rounds on Windows and Linux-based servers that you should be aware of. This nasty bit of code has been spreading rapidly, using simple brute-force methods to break into public facing-services like Tomcat, MySQL, Jenkins, …
January 7, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Various hackers around the world have found a new hobby. Recently, there has been a rise in “Swatting Attacks”, which have seen hackers take advantage of the notoriously weak or nonexistent security in “smart” devices built for home use. Hackers …
January 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Japanese juggernaut Kawasaki Heavy Industries is the latest company to fall victim to a security breach. The company, which employs more than 35,000 people and has offices all over the globe recently disclosed the breach to its customers. The company …
January 5, 2021 by Vertical Axion
In 2020, hackers around the world have increasingly gravitated to ransomware as their preferred method of attack. This year, there have been dozens of high-profile, successful attacks on companies around the world. Whirlpool, one of the largest home appliance manufacturers …
January 4, 2021 by Vertical Axion
One year ago, Microsoft officially ended support for the venerable Windows 7 operating system. No new security patches have been issued, which means that anyone running a Windows 7 machine at this point is taking a tremendous security risk. That …
January 2, 2021 by Vertical Axion
If you make extensive use of Google’s products, you almost certainly noticed the worldwide outage of Google’s services. As details continue to emerge about the outage, it’s increasingly clear that Google has some egg on its face and that the …
December 31, 2020 by Vertical Axion
If you have a smartphone, and these days, almost everyone has at least one, you’re incredibly easy to track. That’s especially true if you have more than a handful of apps on your phone, because apps are notoriously bad about …
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