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November 7, 2024 / November 7, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Your business houses a lot of delicate information that hackers could use against you. From stealing login credentials and locking you out until you pay ransom to sell your credit card information and other sensitive details to others, there are many ways your company can fall apart from an attack. While zero-day surges are more […]
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November 4, 2024 / November 4, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Does your business keep you on the go? Sometimes, the only way to keep up is to use your mobile devices hands-free, allowing you to multitask. VoiceOver is an Apple feature that enables you to do just this, but the provider has recently revealed an Apple security flaw that could be jeopardizing personal data. Read […]
October 31, 2024 / October 31, 2024 by Vertical Axion
When you need to print a document, you might not think about what happens once you hit the “send to printer” button. However, discovering a significant security threat stemming from a flaw in computer-to-printer communication might have you paying more attention. Researchers found a flaw in the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) that hackers can […]
October 30, 2024 / October 30, 2024 by Vertical Axion
How many messages do you receive daily via email, text, and messaging apps? More importantly, how many messages contain important information requiring action? Most likely, not very many. Message overload plagues nearly everyone in work and personal life, and it’s become a real problem for cybersecurity professionals who use multiple tools for cyber threat detection […]
October 24, 2024 / October 24, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Customer convenience is crucial to businesses, especially since this makes or breaks sales. The more options buyers have, especially at checkout, the more likely they are to complete a transaction and return to do further business. That’s why many companies like yours have digital wallets. Still, with the recent rise in stolen credit cards used […]
October 23, 2024 / October 23, 2024 by Vertical Axion
In this always-evolving digital era, business owners have more to worry about than retaining customers and observing market trends. Cybercriminals regularly search for program vulnerabilities to exploit and override poor security systems. Still, these are far from the only threats. Many believe phishing isn’t as dangerous if you can pinpoint it, but identifying it is […]
October 17, 2024 / October 17, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Hackers are looking for new ways to gain access to company networks, and the most common trick they use today isn’t a trick at all. A growing number of so-called hackers aren’t trying to break in but are waltzing through the front door using identity-oriented tactics. In response, a zero-trust cybersecurity approach is critical to […]
October 10, 2024 / October 10, 2024 by Vertical Axion
TikTok might be the hottest social media platform in the world. Still, it’s spreading more than dance videos and questionable recipes. Hackers have found a way to use the site for their phishing campaigns, hiding malicious links in user bios to steal Microsoft 365 login credentials. The TikTok links exploit user trust in the platform […]
October 7, 2024 / October 7, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Is your establishment prepared for the latest cybersecurity challenge? Microsoft has raised the alarm over a new ransomware threat from Vice Society (Vanilla Tempest) targeting the healthcare industry. This isn’t just a tech problem; it’s a business survival issue. Protecting sensitive data and maintaining brand trust go hand in hand, so staying on top of […]
October 4, 2024 / October 4, 2024 by Vertical Axion
X (formerly Twitter) is re-upping its commitment to being a secure platform by going on a hiring spree. Two years after Elon Musk took over the company and slashed staffing in the “trust and safety center” by almost 50%, the social media powerhouse recently posted two dozen cybersecurity and trust and safety jobs. Musk purchased […]
October 3, 2024 / October 3, 2024 by Vertical Axion
No one wants hackers, especially business owners, to access their most precious data. Google aimed to help with an update to its Chrome web browser—Chrome 127—in July 2024, which included an info stealer malware block. Available to all 3.5 billion web browser users, the improved tool aimed to stop hackers from accessing sensitive data stored […]
September 27, 2024 / September 27, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Microsoft 365 is a leading platform for businesses worldwide. Investing.com says roughly 80% of Fortune 500 companies use it. The chances are your business uses it, too. However, whether your team is small or large, you’ve likely heard of and been worried about recent Microsoft attacks that are now leading the provider to crack down […]
September 26, 2024 / September 26, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Suppose your company uses Cisco’s Smart Licensing Utility or Identify Services Engine. In that case, you must know two critical security patches and one medium security update. Without these key software updates, criminals can log in to or take over your device to steal data, access sensitive information, and escalate their privileges to wreak more […]
September 24, 2024 / September 24, 2024 by Vertical Axion
The biggest fear of any business owner is accidentally handing over sensitive data or program access to online hackers. This threatens the business’s reputation, employees, and customers. Unfortunately, anything from system crashes to vulnerabilities can cause this, and a longstanding Windows bug proves that. What Are SmartScreen and SAC? If you’re a business owner who […]
September 23, 2024 / September 23, 2024 by Vertical Axion
The 2024-2025 school year is underway, and parents are sending their kids back to school with fresh notebooks, pencils, and lunch boxes. But there’s one school supply that many parents didn’t think of: cybersecurity awareness. It might sound far-fetched, but your school is at risk for a cyberattack. Nothing is sacred when it comes to […]
September 21, 2024 / September 21, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Have you ever considered that the only thing standing between a hacker and your sensitive data is the average seven-to-12-character password? The longer the password, the more secure it is since it’ll take longer to guess because it has more permutations. However, password leaks are incredibly common. What should a worried business owner do? Consider […]
September 20, 2024 / September 20, 2024 by Vertical Axion
When cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike released an automatic update to its vulnerability scanner Falcon Sensor on July 19, 2024, the last thing it expected was to bring major industries worldwide to a grinding halt. Unfortunately, a logic error within the update caused the Windows operating system within millions of devices to stop working, giving users the […]
September 19, 2024 / September 19, 2024 by Vertical Axion
After the recent CrowdStrike issue affected thousands of computers worldwide and stopped entire industries for days, it’s easy to see why you might be hesitant to install updates to your operating system and cybersecurity programs. But you can’t ignore the August 27 Patch Tuesday Windows update, which includes a critical security fix that could protect […]
September 18, 2024 / September 18, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Suppose your employees use a VPN to access your company’s network when working remotely securely. In that case, you must know the latest threat targeting enterprises. Researchers have discovered that threat actors release malware disguised as VPN services, tricking users into downloading a malicious version of a well-respected VPN program. The researchers discovered that the […]
September 17, 2024 / September 17, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Suppose your company uses the popular messaging platform WhatsApp for Windows. In that case, you need to be aware of a potentially critical security flaw that puts your company at risk for a disruptive and costly breach. Users discovered the flaw in June 2024. It allows certain risky file types to run natively on the […]
September 16, 2024 / September 16, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Criminals continue to find ways to launch attacks using legitimate cloud platforms and services, and the latest tool to fall victim to bad actors is Microsoft Sway. Hackers are using the product to deliver malicious payloads to users via QR codes, tricking users into revealing their Microsoft 365 login credentials. QR code phishing, or “quishing,” […]
September 13, 2024 / September 13, 2024 by Vertical Axion
If your company relies on Google Workspace, you must know about the latest cyber threat. As you know, setting up a new user account in Google Workspace requires email authentication. Hackers uncovered a vulnerability in Google’s protocols that bypassed this authentication process. The vulnerability allowed bad actors to create a Workspace profile by impersonating a […]
September 9, 2024 / September 9, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Suppose you use Microsoft productivity apps like Microsoft Word for Mac. In that case, you need to know about a new report from cybersecurity researchers from Cisco Talos. According to the latest report, many of the most common Microsoft apps on MacOS have a significant vulnerability that could put your sensitive data at risk for […]
August 30, 2024 / August 30, 2024 by Vertical Axion
Just when you think you understand the latest malware campaigns and cybercrime tactics, a new one pops up that is even more insidious. Case in point: A recently discovered attack launches a sophisticated info stealer to collect unprecedented sensitive information from device folders and browsers. This current malware outbreak is particularly dangerous because it uses […]
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