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Update WordPress Contact Form 7 Plugin Immediately For Security

Update WordPress Contact Form 7 Plugin Immediately For Security

December 30, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Is your company's website built around WordPress? If so, you're certainly not alone. WordPress is, to this day, the simplest way to get a site up and running quickly. It's easy to use, has an intuitive interface and there are thousands of great plugins that extend its capabilities. Unfortunately, hackers are all too aware of these facts, which sometimes makes...

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Millions Downloaded Malware Infected Chrome And Edge Extensions

Millions Downloaded Malware Infected Chrome And Edge Extensions

December 29, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Avast are the makers of popular antivirus software. Their researchers, recently found a total of twenty-eight different Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions that were laced with malware. Worse, they found the extensions have been downloaded by more than 3 million users around the world. All of the extensions were designed to help facilitate the download of pictures and video...

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AI Will Help Lower Background Noise In Microsoft Teams

AI Will Help Lower Background Noise In Microsoft Teams

December 28, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Are you working from home right now? If so, you've got plenty of company. Since the pandemic began, tens of millions of American workers have started doing exactly that, but there's a problem. While working from home has its upsides, it also tends to be a bit noisier, especially if you have children, neighbors, or pets. Much of the time,...

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Fake Gift Card Balance Checking Sites May Steal Your Money

Fake Gift Card Balance Checking Sites May Steal Your Money

December 26, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Scammers have a new way of ripping people off this year. If you're not mindful of it, it could literally cost you. Gift cards have always been fairly popular, but this year, they seem to be more popular than ever. According to the online fraud prevention company, Bolster, thieves have been hard at work setting up bogus 'gift card balance'...

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The New Year Brings End For Adobe Flash Player

The New Year Brings End For Adobe Flash Player

December 25, 2020BlogNo Comments »

We're drawing close to the end of an era. The writing has been on the wall for Adobe's Flash player for quite some time, and the company has set a firm date of January 12th, 2012 as its official end of life. Recently, they took another important step closer by releasing what will be their final Flash Player update. With...

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Older Free Versions Of WinZip May Have Security Vulnerabilities

Older Free Versions Of WinZip May Have Security Vulnerabilities

December 24, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Hackers have found yet another possible inroad they can use to infect the machines of unsuspecting users. This time, they're infecting older versions of WinZip. If there's one utility that's nearly as ubiquitous as Adobe's Acrobat Reader, it would probably be WinZip. In the 30+ years since its initial release, the handy tool has seen variants that are compatible with...

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Increased Speed Coming To Microsoft Edge With New Feature

Increased Speed Coming To Microsoft Edge With New Feature

December 23, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Microsoft has really struggled in recent years to make a browser that could compete with the most popular offerings on the market today. Internet Explorer was the early standard, but was quickly eclipsed, and slowly fell into obscurity. The company's second attempt, Edge, was short-lived and never had time to fully mature before the company abandoned it and adopted a...

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Cyber Attacks On Schools Are Increasing According To Recent Warning

Cyber Attacks On Schools Are Increasing According To Recent Warning

December 22, 2020BlogNo Comments »

With the pandemic still raging, many schools around the world are still shuttered as tens of millions of school age children take to learning from home via remote or distance learning technologies. It is by no means a perfect substitute for in person learning but right now at least, it's the only viable option available. Unfortunately, the trend has caught...

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Adrozek Is A New Malware Strain With Big Plans

Adrozek Is A New Malware Strain With Big Plans

December 21, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Microsoft recently issued a warning about an ongoing malware campaign they discovered. It seeks to install a new browser hijacking, credential stealing malware strain called Adrozek onto as many PCs as possible. Based on Microsoft's analysis of the campaign, at its peak, it was able to infect more than 30,000 devices every single day. Microsoft had this to say about...

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Microsoft Teams Has Added Several New Features

Microsoft Teams Has Added Several New Features

December 19, 2020BlogNo Comments »

Since the start of the pandemic, Microsoft has been working at a furious pace to add new features to Teams. It has become one of the company's most widely used services, allowing remote employees to communicate seamlessly with each other. Continuing that trend, the Redmond giant has recently added yet more new features, including a call transfer function, anti-spam protections,...

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