American cybersecurity firm, PC Matic, announced it is launching a federal division whose mission will be aimed at delivering cyber-threat prevention software to the United States Federal Government Myrtle Beach, SC – PC Matic, American cybersecurity firm, today announced the launch of its new federal services division, PC Matic Federal. The division, the company also […]
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COVID-19 has changed the way business operations are taking place in an incredibly short time, and the duration of these changes remains unclear. However, there is one thing businesses must be cognizant of, and that’s cybersecurity. There has never been a time in American history when the number of employees working on a remote basis […]
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To say the ransomware crisis facing our nation is concerning is an understatement. Each week, ransomware attacks are claiming victims across the nation, leaving local businesses and county governments at a standstill as IT directors seek to restore operations and secure themselves against future attacks. Aside from this, news develops daily about attacks that occurred […]
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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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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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More Ransomware Attacks Spread as American’s Prep for the New Year Over the last two weeks, as Americans were prepping for the holidays, cyber criminals were preparing for vicious cyber attacks. On December 16, 2019, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin confirming a cyber attack had taken down various parts of […]
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Avoid becoming a victim of an expensive scam PC Matic customer service is great for assisting customers with more than just issues revolving around the PC Matic products. In recent weeks, internet scams have increased as a result of the holiday season. Our customer service team wants you to be safe so they put together […]
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What are the benefits? In our last post, we covered exactly what The Cloud is and why we use it. The convenience of having access to our data from anywhere is a modern marvel. Remember the early days of camera phones? To transfer photos, you would email or download them to your computer. And forget […]
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But What Does That Mean? This is part one of a two part post about The Cloud. Yes, the infamous Cloud that you hear about whether you’re Googling recipes for Thanksgiving or shopping for better internet security. The Cloud is a buzz term conceived and coined in the internet age, but what does it actually […]
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Trick or Treat Tonight, all over our country, children will be gleefully visiting their neighbors in an age old tradition of Trick-or-Treating on Halloween. It’s a wonderful custom that brings as much joy to the candy loving kiddos as it does to the families excited to see the parade of costumes as they hand out […]
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As we continue to grow, we are filling open positions with the finest American talent we can find. We have always believed, as a company with 100% remote employees, that we are able to attract the highest-quality applicants that thrive in a non-traditional work environment. All over America, each of our team members works in […]
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Hackers Continue to Spread Ransomware Campaigns Throughout the U.S. Just yesterday news broke of a ransomware attack that hit the town of Edcouch in Texas. Now today another Texas city has confirmed they too have been hit with ransomware. City officials of Laredo have confirmed their city’s networks with riddled with an unknown ransomware variant. […]
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Hackers Have Corrupted WhatsApp for Surveillance Purposes WhatsApp has begun urging its users to download the latest version of the software after finding spyware within the app. The company was recently targeted by Israeli’s NSO Group, which installed Pegasus, a malware that is often sold to intelligence agencies for audio, video, and SMS surveillance. According […]
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Recently highlighted in an article on CSO Online by Roger A. Grimes, Malware Dwell Time is an incredibly important way to measure your antivirus software’s effectiveness. Traditional antivirus software functions on a blacklist of known bad software to block and keep your devices secure. However, with the incredible speed that new malware is created today, […]
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So you decided to purchase PC Matic and take a better approach to security on your devices, but aren’t sure where to go from here. Well don’t worry, because we’ve got your back! Lets get installed! After purchasing PC Matic the final page you reach should initiate a download of the PC Matic installer automatically. […]
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We talk a lot here about the security of your devices, and for good reason. Smartphones and Computers are prime targets for malware, ransomware, and general mischievous cybercriminals looking to grab a buck. But a lot of us also have another version of ourselves that lives in the cloud among the various social media platforms. […]
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Our team recently posted a response to the ‘Computer Skeptic’ after he wrote an article full of baseless false claims about our products. That response seems to have made it’s way to him, leading to a follow-up post on his website. We had hoped the ‘Computer Skeptic’ would have shown an interest in testing PC […]
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Chrome Users Exposed to Two Zero-Day Attacks, One of Which Remains Unresolved for Windows 7 Users It should be no secret that Microsoft will be ending their support for the Windows 7 operating system in January of 2020. However, due to the recent exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities within the Chrome browser, one of which […]
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