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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 Intel’s Data Direct I/O (DDIO) feature. DDIO is specific to Intel’s server-grade processors and is […]
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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 June 2016 and July 2019, there were a total of 166,349 BEC incidents reported to […]
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 itself even touted the “make it pubic” feature of their calendar as being a cool […]
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 several new strains of ransomware being developed and enjoying widespread use by hackers around the […]
September 23, 2019 by Vertical Axion
USB four has been in the pipeline for quite some time now. Finally, in the second half of 2020, we’ll start seeing devices coming to market that take advantage of the new and improved technology. Based on Thunderbolt 3 technology, the latest iteration of the tech will boast transfer speeds of up to 40 Gigabytes […]
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 staggering price of physical textbooks, many students have changed to acquiring digital copies of 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 million of the company’s 40 million members were acquired by an unauthorized third-party. Worse, those […]
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 she never actually said. It’s a clever, computer generated ruse. The reason it’s been making […]
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 will be automatically enabled as part of the browser’s Enhanced Tracking Protection feature. If you […]
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 secure and accessible from anywhere you can get internet. In fact, many people are so […]
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 new tools to attack with, shifting toward cryptojacking, credential theft, and trojan malware. Granted, ransomware […]
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 from the Play store when they discovered that it began delivering malware to user devices. […]
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 support and for ending the issuance of security updates was set for as soon as […]
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 to deliver Quasar Remote Administration Tool. It is affectionately known as RAT to any unsuspecting Windows user […]
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 long been in the business of spoofing legitimate sites; making exact replicas of popular websites […]
September 10, 2019 by Vertical Axion
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a warning that all taxpayers should be aware of. The agency has received a growing number of reports concerning unsolicited email messages bearing the subject lines: Electronic Tax Return Reminder Automatic Income Tax Reminder These messages are not from the IRS, but rather, from spammers trying to steal your […]
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 it with an updated version of the software that supported 3D effects and other advanced […]
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, attacks against government and business are up by a whopping 365 percent. IBM’s consumer statistics […]
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 such devices have little to no security and are incredibly easy to hack. The good […]
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. Not long ago, two new back doors were discovered in more than a dozen libraries […]
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 23 percent for World War Z, Strange Brigade, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, and Apex […]
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 allowed third-party ads to run rampant on videos that were more likely to be viewed […]
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 year (2019). If you’re a fan of the service and rely on it for interoffice […]
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 recent blog post on the matter: “If you’re working against deadlines to write a lot […]
