Hackers Can Now Use Fake Voices To Steal Money

September 19th, 2019

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.

Managed Service Provider in Madison

September 19th, 2019

Today, much of a modern business’s workload is handled entirely by digital means, using the hardware and software you’ve invested your time and money into. When that equipment doesn’t work as well as it should, it affects the productivity and efficiency of the entire business.

Browsers Are Waging War On Third Party Cookies

September 18th, 2019

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.

IT Services in Madison

September 17th, 2019

Both long established and newly flourishing businesses are undergoing the digital transformation that is increasingly important to success in the modern work environment. Beyond the advantages of connecting to your audience through the internet, the sheer improvements in terms of productivity, efficiency, and accuracy that IT can lend your business is not something to be understated.

Backup Still Necessary Even When Using Cloud Services

September 17th, 2019

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.

Report Shows 118 Percent Increase In Ransomware Attacks In 2019

September 16th, 2019

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.

Popular PDF Creator App Found To Have Malware

September 15th, 2019

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.

Microsoft Is Extending Windows 7 Support For Only Some Users

September 14th, 2019

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 January 2020.

Enterprise users, however, were given the option of paying for additional support for a limited window of time to give them a little longer to migrate away from Windows 7 and onto a more modern OS.  Unfortunately, that window is now rapidly closing too.

Hackers Are Using Resumes To Deliver Malicious Software

September 12th, 2019

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.

Watch Out For Old Hacking Technique Offering Free Downloads

September 11th, 2019

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 offering a variety of free downloads.