Major news sites have been exploited by hackers using a malware exploit package known as the “Angle exploit kit.” Some of the targeted sites include The New York Times, BBC, Newsweek, AOL, MSN, The Hill, and the Guardian. A bit of dark humor is in that one of the infected news pages was a Guardian […]
In February 2016, hackers intruded in the computer network of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. After encrypting sensitive medical information, the hackers and the hospital negotiated a ransom of $17,000 to return the files. The hackers were able to get into the hospital’s system through a malicious file called ransomware. Ransomware is […]
When it comes to data backup, there is one thing that should never come into question: Should you? The answer is that yes, no matter what you do, by all means backup data. There are too many things that can happen to data that isn’t backed up, and there are too many horror stories about […]
The world celebrates St. Patrick’s day by doing a variety of quirky things. In Chicago they die the river green—a tradition that started back in 1961, just five years after the city’s first St. Patty’s day parade. Across the world, inhabitants of New London dress up as leprechauns and change highway signs to read “New […]
From the beginning of time, every good business owner has searched for a way to make their business more effective and more competitive. In the years since the advent of the computer, business like yours have rushed to the advantages that this new era would bring. This has benefited them immensely. Today, information is the […]
We’d like to warn you that there is a new malware recently developed, known as Tyupkin, that’s stealing straight from the source. Surely you’ve heard of cybercriminals using “skimmers” to read victims’ cards and save their numbers and pin codes to turn into counterfeit copies. Well, this new technology allows for cybercriminals to cut out […]
Various businesses and healthcare facilities have been making the news, spotlighting a new fast growing threat to your data: ransomware. Unlike some forms of malware that just require a good cleaner to scrub them off your system, ransomware locks down your data and encrypts it. Then a message will pop up on your screen explaining […]
For years, businesses have used servers, server rooms, and various hardware to house all of their data. As changes were made to the company structure, the servers and hardware needed to be changed. One problem with this was that various hardware and servers could become obsolete after a few uses and then would collect dust […]
A hacker, who goes by the moniker “Peace,” revealed that he placed a malicious backdoor onto hundreds of Linux Mint downloads on February 20. He also admitted to making an entire copy of the site’s forum on two separate occasions. One was on January 2, and the other was on February 18. Any information that […]
We are all familiar with the struggles of a low phone battery. For business owners, this can be very frustrating. Especially when your phone acts as your lifeline; and that lifeline is being cut short. Here are some tried-and-true methods on how to save your iPhone’s battery life so you can keep your focus back […]
There have been several stories this week about data breaches that have made the news. Affected companies and issues include a new malware virus, Washington State Health Care Authority, the IRS, and VTech. MazarBOT Malware that can wipe data from Android devices has emerged. MazarBOT has been found to focus on online banking customers. The […]
You might not know this, but Shadow IT can be lurking within your business, and there’s something you can do to stop it. But first, what exactly is Shadow IT? Shadow IT is when your employees bypass internal IT resources by using their own systems, software, applications, etc. without your oversight. This can become a […]
