by petratechit | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Apple released a very important security update today. The update fixes a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities that have been spotted in use in the wild to attack both Macs and iPhones. One of the two has been used to install the Pegasus spyware onto iPhones. These two...
by petratechit | Sep 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Some malware strains are built with robust protections in order to avoid detection. Zloader goes a step further and actually disables Microsoft Defender AV (formerly known as Windows Defender). That’s significant because according to stats provided by Microsoft...
by petratechit | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Not long ago Microsoft patched a critical MSHTML remote code execution security flaw being tracked as CVE-2021-40444. Beginning on August 18th of this year (2021) the company spotted hackers exploiting this flaw in the wild. So far there have been fewer than ten...
by petratechit | Sep 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Do you own an HP Omen, Envy, or Pavilion gaming laptop or desktop? You’re certainly not alone if you do. It’s a wildly popular and incredibly versatile model that has sold millions of units worldwide. Unfortunately there’s a problem. A serious...
by petratechit | Sep 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Microsoft will be rolling out a new passwordless login scheme in the weeks ahead and that should make just about everyone happy. Passwords and having to remember endless multitudes of them are one of the most annoying aspects of using the web today. Anything that can...
by petratechit | Sep 24, 2021 | Managed IT, Remote Technologies, Videos
SOC compliance is a term you might find floating around the internet and particularly in the information technology space. The abbreviation stands for “system and organization controls” compliance. But what does that mean? It’s a technical term for...
by petratechit | Sep 24, 2021 | Managed IT, Videos
Cybersecurity is one of the most overlooked but important aspects when running a small business. It’s hard enough that you have to worry about all your other costs, like payroll and supplies; why add more worries? You might be tempted to think as a small...
by petratechit | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Microsoft raised hackles worldwide when they placed stringent hardware requirements on their recently announced Windows 11 OS. Many chipsets that are more than capable of running the new software aren’t on the list. That doesn’t mean that you can’t...
by petratechit | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Employee cyber security training is paying off according to a report recently released by IT security company F-Secure. Researchers from F-Secure analyzed more than 200,000 emails that had been flagged as suspicious by employees working for organizations around the...
by petratechit | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Not long after successfully attacking Kaseya the band of cyber criminals behind the REvil ransomware strain went dark. Their “Happy Blog” mysteriously went offline. It is not known if the group went into hiding as a safety precaution after their attack...
