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January 6, 2025 / January 6, 2025 by Vertical Axion
If there’s one thing you can always count on in the realm of cybersecurity, it’s that things are always changing. One area where the power of AI is on full display is cybersecurity. The intersection of AI and cybersecurity is …
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December 20, 2024 / December 20, 2024 by Vertical Axion
The business landscape is constantly evolving, but no technology has ever had as much of an effect on practically every aspect of how we work and innovate as artificial intelligence. It’s impossible to overstate the impact of AI on business, …
November 5, 2024 / November 5, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Business owners know it takes a lot to help a company function daily, from third-party manufacturers and distributors to in-house design and IT teams. Sending emails is still one of the best and most efficient ways to keep in contact, …
November 18, 2023 by Vertical Axion
In our digital world, we have multiple devices and accounts to our name. This increases the risk of breaches and gives malicious actors access to sensitive information and account credentials. Biometric authentication revolutionizes how we verify ourselves when opening any …
April 22, 2023 by Vertical Axion
Companies of all sizes have unparalleled access to information in today’s digital era. Data created by a business may give significant insights into its operations and performance, from customer interactions and sales numbers to staff efficiency and market trends. One …
January 19, 2023 by Vertical Axion
Norton LifeLock, a leading provider of identity protection and cybersecurity services, recently experienced a data breach caused by a credential stuffing attack. Credential stuffing is a cyberattack in which a hacker uses previously compromised information from one account to access …
October 12, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Having remote workers in your business is a great way to expand cost-effectiveness and helps your business grow. But, unfortunately, many businesses have issued remote workers limited access to the network to protect important information. Knowing this, hackers are finding …
October 8, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Microsoft has warned that hackers are already using zero-day Exchange Server exploits to break into victims’ networks and steal data and that more attacks are likely to come. Microsoft has given more details about how the vulnerabilities have already been …
October 7, 2022 by Vertical Axion
A number of exciting products were announced at Amazon’s Hardware 2022 event. These announcements include two brand-new Eero home networking products and the news that the next-generation Echo Dot devices will feature Eero capabilities. The first product is the Eero …
October 6, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Malware as a Service (MaaS) has gained popularity over the past few years as a method of spreading malware. Typically, MaaS is provided at a monthly, annual, or lifetime subscription price. Once a threat actor obtains access to the malware, …
February 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDOS) have been used by hackers since the earliest days of the web. Get enough internet-connected devices to ping a server at the same time, and you can knock the server offline. Keep the pressure …
November 30, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Researchers from cybersecurity company Morphisec have recently discovered a new strain of malware they believe has been in the wild of the internet since at least May of this year (2020). Dubbed Jupyter, this strain is classed as an Info …
August 11, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Do you use Cisco’s Data Center Manager Software? If so, be advised that the company recently issued an advisory concerning a serious security flaw. The advisory reads, in part, as follows: “The vulnerability exists because different installations share a static …
June 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Microsoft has been talking for months about their new Edge browser based on Chromium technology. Users will finally be able to see it in action as of the KB4559309 Windows 10 update, which will replace the legacy Edge browser with …
May 6, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Microsoft recently re-reinvented its web browser. After finally giving up on bug-plagued Internet Explorer, the company introduced Microsoft Edge, which it hoped would take the internet community by storm. When that didn’t happen, they re-introduced Edge, this time as a …
April 27, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) recently played an instrumental role in taking down a botnet made up of more than 400,000 devices. A botnet is a tool that hackers use to invade systems. The botnets were rented out to a …
April 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Are you a regular Twitter user? More specifically, are you a regular Twitter user who also prefers the Firefox web browser? If so, be advised that Twitter recently disclosed a new bug with potentially dire implications for you. Apparently, a …
March 26, 2020 by Vertical Axion
According to the latest statistics, there are more than 2.5 billion Android devices in use around the world. That’s a lot of devices by any reckoning. According to statistics gathered by Consumer Watchdog Which?, more than a billion of those …
February 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Despite the age of the OS, Windows 7 has enjoyed a surprisingly large and loyal user base. That changed suddenly when Microsoft finally pulled the plug on Windows 7 support. It couldn’t have come as a surprise to many people. …
January 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Malware tends to be at its most effective when it exists in secret. Under the radar. This is what allows malicious code to burrow deep into an infected system and capture a wide range of data. It’s what allows cryptojacking …
November 30, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Social media has been at the center of several high-profile political dramas of late. The major platforms came under fire for not doing enough to monitor political ads and other content. The major players on the social media landscape are …
November 19, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Office 365 has been the target of an increasing number of ongoing phishing scams. The latest scam involves using fake voicemail messages to convince targets that they need to log in to hear the full recording. Researchers at McAfee Labs …
July 8, 2019 by Vertical Axion
Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Anomali have discovered a completely new type of malware that’s disturbing on several levels. Worse is the fact that the researchers aren’t quite sure what it does. The new strain has been dubbed ‘IPStorm’ by …
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 …
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