So, you just changed computers, or maybe purchased a brand new laptop, and you’re looking to install PC Matic on that device as well. You’ve come to the right place! Depending on your initial purchase, PC Matic can be installed on at least 5 devices under your one account! All we have to do is […]
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Cyber Defense Magazine Announces Winners of the InfoSec Awards 2020 Winners of 8th Annual Coveted Information Security Awards announced today during RSA Conference 2020 SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 24, 2020 – Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine has spent the past six months scouring the globe and found 3,200 companies […]
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Another scam posing as PC Matic We all know how many scams are going on out there. PC Matic does its part to proactively warn our customers about the scams we see involving our name. This one came in yesterday, and we wanted to talk about it. Just looking at the email above, there are […]
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2020 Cybersecurity Product / Service Awards – Winners and Finalists The 2020 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honor individuals, products and companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation and leadership in information security. Based on the strength of their nomination and the popular vote by members of the Information Security Community (both ratings and comments), we are announcing the following winners and […]
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A different approach to protection To understand why whitelist protection is different, you first should know how the blacklist works. Traditional antivirus, blacklist, works by making a list of all the known “bad things” and then blocking them from a computer. This approach means you need multiple layers of protection. Often, you’ll see firewalls, email […]
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Avoid being caught by scammers posing as PC Matic There are a million scams out there. According to the FTC, over 3 million in 2019 to be exact. The most prevalent form last year was impostor scams, and PC Matic is not immune to that either. We frequently hear about customers who, instead of contacting […]
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Teaching America’s youth the importance of cyber security No one is arguing that cyber security is an ongoing problem. Ransomware attacks are rising. As a result of ransomware payments, the ransoms are becoming more expensive. A proactive approach to the ransomware problem lies in the education of America’s youth. Educating youth on a topic, bringing […]
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A vast majority of today’s cyber security solutions are failing. Many cyber security vendors are misguided when it comes to cyber security protection. One of the biggest “buzz phrases” in the security world is detect and respond. Therefore, cyber security vendors are deploying an endpoint detect and respond (EDR) component to their existing products. To […]
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Safety procedures in place by the district mitigated losses Another school has been attacked with ransomware. Lost Altos Union HS discovered the hit when an employee tried logging into email at 5:30am the morning of January 29th. From there, the full scope of the breach was discovered. Los Altos had some good safety procedures in […]
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Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) is easier to purchase than you may think Let me start by saying that when I was asked to write this post, I didn’t think it would take me down a dark and twisted rabbit hole. And yet, here I am, having spent the better part of four hours reading […]
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It is time for school trustees and administrators to embrace their leadership responsibility to safeguard their school communities from emerging digital threats As published on DallasNews.com By Doug Levin https://k12cybersecure.com/ 12:00 AM on Feb 6, 2020 Texas schools face an immediate threat that few parents and educators have considered: computer malware and the scourge of cybercrime. […]
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A breakdown of FTC reported frauds The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) encourages all of us to report fraud. Each year they compile a list and crunch the numbers of all reported incidents. The results from 2019 are in. For the full report, click here. The numbers In 2019, over 3 million reports of fraud were […]
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MSPs are becoming more popular with businesses American business is becoming increasingly dependent on technology. Whether you’re a large corporation with employees spanning the country or even the world, or a mom and pop shop, there will be different layers of technology built into your operations. Therefore, managing that tech is necessary. We know about […]
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Just a click away We entrust a lot of information to our schools. Students names, addresses, social security numbers, phone numbers; a host information sits securely in those (digital) halls. But is it secure? Most schools take precautions to safeguard their students data. There are firewalls and antivirus programs in place. In addition, the IT […]
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That free AV software isn’t out of the kindness of their hearts Yesterday we announced PC Matic’s Data Integrity Pledge. Recently, news that some “free” antivirus (AV) products surfaced. Interestingly, these free products have been caught with their hands in the (digital) cookie jar. In an article by PCMag, it was discovered that one free […]
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Creating a more secure world This morning, PC Matic released our Data Integrity Pledge. The pledge assures both current and future customers that PC Matic will never release their personal information, directly or indirectly, to third parties. In other words, PC Matic values your privacy. Security is the top priority at PC Matic. Therefore, PC […]
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It’s more than you think Imagine this, you’ve built a business from scratch and are enjoying small businesses success as you grow to fifty employees. You’re doing great. Then a phishing email is delivered to all fifty of those employees. One person in your organization hasn’t had training in how to spot phishing attacks. They […]
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With the spike of ransomware attacks reported in 2019, what is to be expected in 2020? Many experts say this is only the beginning… January City of Ingleside – Texas – Ransom demands have not been disclosed and city officials have not confirmed if ransom payments were made. Contra Costa County Library – California – […]
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