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The […] Brave New World There Are Defining Moments In History My uncle told me a long time ago that my generation didn’t understand sacrifice. We’d never seen anything that tested our character. Then Columbine happened, and 9/11, then a war and an economic recession, and now a world wide pandemic keeping us quarantined and away from each other all […] Social Media Games Are A Password Clues Goldmine Social Media Is Filled With Answers To Your Password Hints I know I’ve been seeing them, so I know you’re seeing them too. There are lots of games gracing the timelines of our social media accounts. They range anywhere from descriptions of your cars to an extensive get to know you lists. These are fun. […] Keep Your Windows Operating System Updated Does Your OS Need To Be Updated? We say this all the time — is your Windows operating system updated? Yet, many PC users either don’t know why it’s important or how to check for updates. Let’s start with the first. Windows updates are issued for two reasons 1) to patch known security issues, and […] If New Orleans Officials Weren’t Superstitious Before, They Are Now… Ransomware Plagues the City of New Orleans in Early Morning Hours of Friday the 13th The city of New Orleans remains under a State of Emergency after ransomware corrupted their networks at approximately 5 a.m. Friday morning. City officials have confirmed, limited networks have been impacted as a result of this cyber attack. Of those […] North Carolina County Loses $1.7M in Email Scam Cabarrus County of North Carolina Suffers a Massive Financial Loss The North Carolina county of Cabarrus, confirmed they were fooled by scammers in December 2018, sending them $2.5 million dollars. The crooks were very targeted and thorough with their attack, using social engineering to pose as Branch and Associates. Branch and Associates is a general […] PC Matic and MSPAlliance Form Joint Program to Promote MSP Cyber Security Transparency May 14, 2020 May 14, 2020 Gavin Smith Leave a comment In the News Collaboration will encourage Cyber Security Best Practices, best of breed cyber security technologies, and Cyber Verify assurance rating Chapel Hill, NC May 12, 2020 – PC Matic and MSPAlliance® today announced a joint program to promote cyber security best practices amongst managed service providers and their customers. The program will promote good cyber security practices […] 65 total views, 25 views today Continue reading Magellan Health Attack Due To Phishing May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020 Mary James Leave a comment PC Matic Blog , TechTalk Slider Posing As A Customer To Hack The System Magellan Health, based in Arizona, reported an infiltration of their systems they discovered on April 11th. The hack happened 5 days earlier when a socially engineered phishing attempt impersonated a Magellan client. Magellan is using a third party cybersecurity forensics firm to assist in the investigation. The […] 93 total views, 11 views today Continue reading US RDP Attacks Jump More than 300% May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 Mary James Leave a comment In the News , PC Matic Blog The Data Is In The data on US RDP attacks from March 10th through April 15th show a 330% increase in RDP brute-force attacks. An article from APN News shows the statistics. From the period of February 9th through March 9th, there were just under 872,000 attacks in the US. The next reporting period saw […] 198 total views, 11 views today Continue reading YouTube Scam Videos May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020 Mary James 8 Comments PC Matic Blog PC Matic Support Scams Being Broadcast on YouTube Heads up, readers. There are more PC Matic support scams on YouTube every day! Let’s take a look at some below. This one splashes the number right across the front so you don’t have to watch the entire thing. Something PC Matic does frequently is to feature […] 2,155 total views, 290 views today Continue reading GIFs, Cookies, And A Microsoft Teams Hack May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020 Mary James 1 Comment PC Matic Blog unsplash-logoKevin Ku Share a GIF, Share a Hack Microsoft says they’ve fixed a vulnerability that allowed Microsoft Teams to be hacked via a .GIF file. CyberArk published their findings on April 27th regarding a subdomain takeover that can leave Microsoft Teams open to intrusion. The breach works on both the desktop and web versions of […] 693 total views, 68 views today Continue reading Nowhere To Hide April 30, 2020 May 6, 2020 Mary James 7 Comments PC Matic Blog The Evolution of Ransomware Leaves No Room to Hide Ransomware attacks have always been detrimental. This new evolution, however, is making it difficult for victims to hide the severity of the damage. Data is no longer simply encrypted and held for ransom. It’s also copied and sent to the criminal for them to do as […] 1,857 total views, 9 views today Continue reading Medical Field Continues To Face Attacks During COVID-19 Pandemic April 28, 2020 April 28, 2020 Mary James 2 Comments PC Matic Blog The Evolution of Ransomware Ransomware began as a way to extort money from people. Therefore, by encrypting files, the criminals could demand whatever price they wanted. In response, we evolved our security plans. We now include back-ups and reboot options. This left many attackers in a tough spot. They no longer had the leverage to […] 1,303 total views, 13 views today Continue reading PC Matic Names Kayla Elliott Vice President of Marketing April 28, 2020 April 28, 2020 Gavin Smith 1 Comment In the News Myrtle Beach, SC – PC Matic, American cybersecurity firm, today announced that it has appointed Kayla Elliott, who formerly served as the company’s Director of Marketing, as the company’s Vice President of Marketing. Serving with the company since 2015, Elliott will drive marketing activities and the creative direction of PC Matic as it continues to […] 383 total views, 6 views today Continue reading SMBs Still Paying Ransoms April 22, 2020 April 23, 2020 Mary James 1 Comment PC Matic Blog Ransoms Paid In Lieu of Proper Planning Four months into 2020 and a lot of things have changed. A lot of things, except the fact that businesses are still paying ransoms. Almost half of all SMBs are still dealing with ransomware attacks and 73% of those attacked are paying the ransom. Many companies admit to […] 960 total views, 7 views today Continue reading Brave New World April 16, 2020 April 17, 2020 Mary James 14 Comments PC Matic Blog , TechTalk Slider There Are Defining Moments In History My uncle told me a long time ago that my generation didn’t understand sacrifice. We’d never seen anything that tested our character. Then Columbine happened, and 9/11, then a war and an economic recession, and now a world wide pandemic keeping us quarantined and away from each other all […] 1,742 total views, 8 views today Continue reading Social Media Games Are A Password Clues Goldmine April 15, 2020 April 15, 2020 Mary James 4 Comments PC Matic Blog , TechTalk Slider Social Media Is Filled With Answers To Your Password Hints I know I’ve been seeing them, so I know you’re seeing them too. There are lots of games gracing the timelines of our...