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Malware-as-a-Service Gaining Popularity

Malware-as-a-Service Gaining Popularity

October 6, 2022BlogComments Off on Malware-as-a-Service Gaining Popularity

Malware as a Service (MaaS) has gained popularity over the past few years as a method of spreading malware. Typically, MaaS is provided at a monthly, annual, or lifetime subscription price. Once a threat actor obtains access to the malware, they can target individuals through various tactics. A relatively new MaaS has emerged, called Erbium. Erbium is spread quickly across...

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Tesla Introduces Optimus Robot Prototype

Tesla Introduces Optimus Robot Prototype

October 5, 2022BlogComments Off on Tesla Introduces Optimus Robot Prototype

Tesla introduces the humanoid Optimus robot prototype and claims to be aiming for a price of under $20,000. After the event started, Tesla's eagerly anticipated humanoid robot was unveiled. The prototype walked unfettered across the stage. Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, stated that the team is working to make the robot accessible as soon as possible for less than a car...

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Firefox 105.0 Update, The End of Low Memory Crashes and Other Features

Firefox 105.0 Update, The End of Low Memory Crashes and Other Features

October 4, 2022BlogComments Off on Firefox 105.0 Update, The End of Low Memory Crashes and Other Features

The most recent version of Firefox, version 105, was made available for download on September 20, 2022. This version is a minor update that does not offer as many new features as previous versions. However, the most striking improvement in Firefox 105 is that Mozilla has drastically decreased the number of out-of-memory browser crashes the Windows and Linux users experience....

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Windows 11 2022 Update

Windows 11 2022 Update

October 3, 2022BlogComments Off on Windows 11 2022 Update

Microsoft released the "first major update" for Windows 11 on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, as Windows 11 nears its first anniversary. According to a blog posted by Microsoft, the Windows 11 update focuses on four key areas: ● Making the PC easier and safer to use for everyone ● Empowering people to be more productive ● Making Windows the best...

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How To Optimize Your Website With SEO

How To Optimize Your Website With SEO

October 1, 2022BlogComments Off on How To Optimize Your Website With SEO

So, you've built your company's website. That's great news and a major milestone, for sure.  Unfortunately, your work is just beginning.  If you want anybody to be able to find you among the billions of sites that make up the internet, you're going to need a little bit of help. The first and best thing you can do for your...

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Microsoft 365 Accounts Targeted In New BEC Scam

Microsoft 365 Accounts Targeted In New BEC Scam

September 30, 2022BlogComments Off on Microsoft 365 Accounts Targeted In New BEC Scam

Recently, researchers at Mitiga have sounded the alarm about a new Business Email Compromise (BEC) campaign.  They discovered evidence of the campaign responding to another incident and have watched the campaign grow in scope and scale over time. Here's how the attack works: The individual targeted by the campaign receives an email that appears to be from a bank and...

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Modern Security Solutions For Evolving Ransomware Attacks

Modern Security Solutions For Evolving Ransomware Attacks

September 29, 2022BlogComments Off on Modern Security Solutions For Evolving Ransomware Attacks

Based on a recent survey conducted by the folks at Titaniam, a solid majority of organizations have robust security tools in place. Yet nearly 40 percent of them have fallen victim to a ransomware attack in the past year. How can this be?  With conventional tools in place, how can this still be happening? The answer to that question is...

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure New Vulnerability Patch

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure New Vulnerability Patch

September 28, 2022BlogComments Off on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure New Vulnerability Patch

In June, Wiz engineers discovered and reported #AttachMe, a critical cloud isolation flaw in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Due to its potential to affect all OCI customers, the #AttachMe cloud vulnerability is one of the most severe vulnerabilities discovered to date. The majority of the time, cloud isolation flaws only impact a single cloud service. However, in this case, the...

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Known Senders Option In Google Calendar Decreases Spam Invites

Known Senders Option In Google Calendar Decreases Spam Invites

September 27, 2022BlogComments Off on Known Senders Option In Google Calendar Decreases Spam Invites

Recently, Google's engineers introduced a small but important feature to their Calendar app.  If you haven't used the "known senders" option, you owe it to yourself to check it out. It allows you to toggle a setting that will filter out invites from people you don't know, with an eye toward eliminating or drastically reducing instances of invites from people...

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DuckDuckGo Email Privacy Service Beta Released

DuckDuckGo Email Privacy Service Beta Released

September 26, 2022BlogComments Off on DuckDuckGo Email Privacy Service Beta Released

DuckDuckGo has a reputation for protecting the privacy of its users far more than most other companies.  Last year, the tiny search engine announced that they were experimenting with a free service designed to dodge email trackers as a means of further protecting the privacy of its users. The company's Email Protection service works by stripping email trackers from messages....

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