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Appliance Maker Whirlpool Suffers Ransomware Attack
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 manufacturers...
Google Storage Was The Cause Of Their Recent Global Outage
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 was an entirely...
Latest iPhone iOS 14.3 Update Makes Privacy A Priority
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 about you they...
Update WordPress Contact Form 7 Plugin Immediately For Security
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...
The New Year Brings End For Adobe Flash Player
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...
AI Will Help Lower Background Noise In Microsoft Teams
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,...
Fake Gift Card Balance Checking Sites May Steal Your Money
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,...
Microsoft Teams Has Added Several New Features
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...
New iPhone Security Hack Allows Total Takeover Of Device
Do you own an iPhone? If so, although you may not know the name, you owe Ian Beer your thanks. Recently, he discovered an absolutely devastating iPhone hack that allowed attackers to take complete control over a target device from a distance with absolutely no action...
Email Phishers Going After Online Shoppers This Holiday Season
Black Friday wasn't as big of a shopping day as it could have been this year, and we have the pandemic to thank for that. In response to that, retailers have extended the holiday shopping season by starting earlier and offering more deals online, and holiday shoppers have...

The Small Business Cyber Crisis
Urgent And Critical Protections Every Business Must Have In Place NOW To Protect Their Bank Accounts, Client Data, Confidential Information And Reputation From The Tsunami Of Cybercrime
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