by thirdriver | Jan 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 2020, hackers around the world have increasingly gravitated to ransomware as their preferred method of attack. This year, there have been dozens of high-profile, successful attacks on companies around the world. Whirlpool, one of the largest home appliance...
by thirdriver | Jan 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
One year ago, Microsoft officially ended support for the venerable Windows 7 operating system. No new security patches have been issued, which means that anyone running a Windows 7 machine at this point is taking a tremendous security risk. That is especially true if...
by thirdriver | Jan 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you make extensive use of Google’s products, you almost certainly noticed the worldwide outage of Google’s services. As details continue to emerge about the outage, it’s increasingly clear that Google has some egg on its face and that the outage...
by thirdriver | Jan 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Researchers on the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky Lab have recently discovered a new malware strain dubbed PyMICROPSIA, currently being used by a group tracked as AridViper. AridViper operates primarily in the Middle East, focusing mainly on...
by thirdriver | Dec 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you have a smartphone, and these days, almost everyone has at least one, you’re incredibly easy to track. That’s especially true if you have more than a handful of apps on your phone, because apps are notoriously bad about demanding access to details...
