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September 30, 2019 by Vertical Axion
The SOHOpelessly Broken 2.0 study has been released by Independent Security Evaluators . The picture it paints of routers and the so-called ‘smart’ devices that make up the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) is not pretty. The researchers sum …
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September 28, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Do you use the password manager LastPass? If so, you’re certainly not alone. In recent years it has seen its popularity surge and has grown to become the most popular app of its type on the web. Unfortunately, last month, …
September 27, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Researchers at Vrije Universiteit, in Amsterdam have discovered a disturbing new side-channel attack. All Intel server-grade processors made since 2012 are vulnerable to what has been dubbed NetCAT. That stands for Network Cache Attack and it exploits a weakness in …
September 26, 2019 by Vertical Axion
The FBI’s statistics on BEC (Business Email Compromise) are alarming to say the least. Over the last twelve months, the law enforcement agency has witnessed a 100 percent increase in the identified global exposed business losses attributable to BEC. Between …
September 25, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Twelve years ago, Google introduced a new feature to Google Calendar that allowed users to share their calendars with others. It’s a great feature and invaluable in a corporate environment because it gives teams an easy way to collaborate. Google …
September 24, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Over the last two years, ransomware attacks have become increasingly common against businesses of all shapes and sizes. While the attack vector saw a dip in popularity last year, this year it has come roaring back to the fore with …
September 21, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Kaspersky Lab has recently issued a warning that should alarm and dismay students around the world. Based on the findings of some of the company’s researchers, they’ve discovered a new surge in malware masquerading as legitimate digital textbooks. Given the …
September 20, 2019 by Vertical Axion
There is grim news for users of the online marketplace Poshmark, which is a thriving community where people buy and sell used clothing and other accessories. Recently it has come to light that the login details of more than 36 …
September 19, 2019 by Vertical Axion
You’ve almost certainly been seeing stories on the internet this year about the growing trend of Deep Fakes. They are videos that are expertly engineered to give the appearance of some prominent figure or another saying something that he or …
September 18, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Do you use Mozilla’s Firefox browser? If so, then you should know that their most recent release, Firefox 69 has a new feature designed to help prevent companies from tracking you. If you update to Firefox 69, the new feature …
September 17, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Do you keep all of your data on the cloud? If so, you’re certainly not alone. The past few years have seen a massive migration away from storing critical files locally to placing them on the cloud, where they’re more …
September 16, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Ransomware roared onto the global stage in 2017. Companies and government agencies around the world felt the impact with widespread campaigns like NotPetya and WannaCry. By 2018, the number of ransomware attacks had begun to fall off while hackers found …
September 15, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Do you use the PDF Creator App called CamScanner? If you do, you’ve got plenty of company. Since the app was first published in 2010, it has been downloaded more than a hundred million times. Unfortunately, Google recently pulled it …
September 14, 2019 by Vertical Axion
There’s some good news for Enterprise users who are still using Windows 7. By now, almost everyone is aware that the company is bringing support for the aging operating system to a close. The original time frame for formally ending …
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 …
September 11, 2019 by Vertical Axion
An old hacking technique is getting new attention from hackers around the world, and it underscores the fact that people must exercise extreme caution when it comes to deciding who to trust and where to download files from. Hackers have …
September 9, 2019 by Vertical Axion
There’s another chapter in the ongoing MS Paint saga. In case you missed the first part of the story, several months ago, Microsoft upset its user base when a Windows 10 Build took Paint out of the equation. They replaced …
September 7, 2019 by Vertical Axion
This year stands to shatter last year’s record in terms of the number of successful hacks against businesses and government agencies. It seems that the hackers have a new favored tool: The ransomware attack. According to statistics gathered by Malwarebytes, …
September 6, 2019 by Vertical Axion
There’s a mix of good news and bad news concerning the security of smart devices in general, and smart medical devices specifically. As most people are aware, the Internet of Things (IoT) has a serious problem. The overwhelming majority of …
September 5, 2019 by Vertical Axion
This year hasn’t been good for users of Open Source software, which at one level or another, includes just about everybody. Unfortunately, a recent grim discovery makes it unlikely that we’ll see the number of attacks decline any time soon. …
September 4, 2019 by Vertical Axion
There’s great news today in the tech realm for gamers around the world. Nvidia recently announced a major driver update for its graphics cards that offer a variety of improvements. The 436.02 update promises a framerate improvement of up to …
September 3, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Earlier this year, Google, the parent company of YouTube, found itself in hot water for YouTube’s violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPA). They got in trouble for their data collection practices and the fact that the company …
September 2, 2019 by Vertical Axion
If you’re a G Suite user, you’re probably already aware that Google has been making plans to shut down Google Hangouts. In fact, the original plan was to begin phasing it out of the G Suite in October of this …
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 …
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