With high profile ransomware attacks taking place more and more frequently, the U.S. administration has placed an emphasis on finding out who is responsible. The question is why? When it comes to these massive attacks, their level of sophistication is far greater than most. Meaning, the cyber criminals have spent months, perhaps even years to …
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If it’s not the hackers you need to watch out for, it’s the scammers. A friend of one of our employees sent us a screenshot of the latest scam he received. Text Scams Text scams like these, are becoming more frequent. Scammers are using current events, like COVID-19, to make their scam attempts more relevant. …
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I saw this meme on LinkedIn the other day, and I had to laugh. Not because it is funny, but because of how accurate it is. With high profile cases of ransomware becoming public like JBS, Kaseya, and Colonial Pipeline, many organizations are jumping at the bit to get the best of the best cybersecurity …
As ransomware threats continue to rise, PC Matic founder and CEO, Rob Cheng, shared his thoughts on the increased likelihood of healthcare facilities falling victim. Increased Technology, Increased Vulnerability Healthcare facilities have become increasingly technical. From the way patient files are stored to the ways medical procedures are done, technology plays a significant role. Unfortunately, …
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You’ve heard about it. The pipeline that was hit with ransomware, causing a major fuel shortage across the east coast. You also likely heard they paid the hacker’s demands. However, did you hear the rest of the Colonial Pipeline story? The End of the Colonial Pipeline Story Colonial Pipeline paid the ransom demands, after publicly …
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It has been a couple weeks since I have written to you all. First, I want to say thank you for your continued support for the #ApplicationWhitelistingMatters movement. There have been a few Twitter accounts, with a significant following, that have retweeted posts about the #AWLM movement — we just need to keep it up. …
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President Biden recently met with his top security advisors after the latest ransomware attack against Kaseya led to approximately 1,500 organizations becoming infected with ransomware. The ransomware attack is believed to have had originated from Russia, just three weeks after Biden had a one-on-one meeting with Putin in Geneva. During this meeting, President Biden provided …
Rob Cheng, founder and CEO of PC Matic, joined CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning to discuss cybersecurity best practices. Rob stated much of today’s cyber threats are avoidable if the right technology is in place. As a matter of fact, he reported it could be reduced by a factor of ten, if organizations simply added …
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If you were looking, cyber threats have been in the news for years. However, they’ve been shoved into the limelight over the last few months, between the ransomware attack on the water treatment plant in Florida, Colonial Pipeline, and now Kaseya. The news has left the world wondering what to do to stay cyber secure. …
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The IT world is going crazy. Over Independence Day weekend, ReVil ransomware successfully infected the remote monitoring and management (RMM) software, Kaseya. Considering this is one of the top RMM tools MSPs used around the globe, it made the supply chain attack quite impactful. To date, there have been 70 MSPs impacted, resulting in over …
The world is opening back up, and travel is becoming more frequent. This in itself is fantastic. However, it does increase our use of public WiFi. Be it at an airport, restaurant, hotel, or conference room — how can you use public WiFi, without putting your device, and the data on it, at risk? What …
Attention all PC Matic MSPs and resellers, PC Matic is offering free passes to CompTIA’s ChannelCon. Click here to register. CompTIA’s ChannelCon – What’s in it for you? ChannelCon event will take place virtually on August 3rd and 4th. Attending means you will have endless networking opportunities, right from your home office! Additionally, you will …
According to PC Matic founder and CEO, Rob Cheng, there are two types of security holes that organizations need to address. Unauthorized Software Unauthorized software is any type of software that you do not want running on your network. This may not always be malicious. For instance, if you issue a mobile device to employees, …
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Did you know PC Matic uses application whitelisting as it’s core method of malware detection? What is Application Whitelisting? To understanding what application whitelisting is, you must first understanding its alternative. Since the beginning of time {antivirus time, of course} the method companies would use to identify malware was called a blacklist. The blacklist, similar …
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Over the weekend, I was reading an article about how ransomware is not out of control. On the contrary, the premise was security teams were lacking proper steps to thwart these attacks… Ransomware Attacks Are Spiking Ransomware attacks are indeed out of control; however, could it be our own fault? There are tools available that …
Cyber threats are continuing to grow, making it more important than ever to make cyber safe decisions while using devices. Here are the top five best practices for advancing your cybersecurity position. Use a Proactive Cybersecurity Solution First, and quite possibly foremost, using an cybersecurity solution that implements proactive measures to block cyber attacks versus …
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After cyber criminals have continuously targeted American businesses and vital sectors, a group of bipartisan House lawmakers introduced a bill to increase cyber awareness. The American Cybersecurity Literacy Act would require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a cyber literacy campaign. The campaign’s objective is to increase awareness. By increasing awareness, the …
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It’s getting scarier out there. It’s only Tuesday and I’ve read about four different ransomware attacks that led to millions being paid out to the hackers, and resulted in data breaches of the company’s clients. When will the world get it? #ApplicationWhitelistingMatters #AWLM The Key to Cyber Protection First and foremost, I want to say …
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