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[Update] “Was not an Outage” ConnectWise Outage Denial of Service Attack to Blame?
(Update) – According to an email received from Jeannine Edwards Director, ConnectWise, LabTech & Quosal Communities clarifying the situation ConnectWise did not experience an outage, instead experienced a DDoS. The Connectwise North American Cloud suffered an outage today that affected a number of its customers. Users took to twitter and facebook looking for updates regarding [...]
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Evernote Hack Affects Millions
Popular cloud, note taking service Evernote, is the latest victim in a growing list of hacks, attacks, and security concerns for cloud-enabled companies. With an estimated 50 million users affected, the recent attack had social media and blogs buzzing with frustrated users. Evernote announced the compromise via its official blog site and explained that it [...]
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Microsoft Security Products Fail Independent AV-Test Certification
The independent security-testing firm based in Germany AV-Test conducts security testing on most major software security platforms. The company independently tests and certifies products through a stringent process of testing and research to provide an unbiased, factual review. Microsoft Security Essentials 4.0/4.1 for Home users as well as Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 for corporate [...]
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Internet Explorer Users Face New Hacker Threat
Microsoft has released information regarding a new vulnerability that is being exploited by hackers and allows remote code execution. The reported bug, which affects Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8, has already been used by hackers to host content on unsuspecting systems. A blog post on the Microsoft Security and Research site brings to light [...]
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Tumblr is having another Bad Day as Hackers Post Explicit material to Blogs
The social blog site Tumblr, which hosts millions of blogs, has been compromised by hackers allowing them to wreak havoc on the platform. A hacker group by the name of GNAA has claimed the attack and has provided statements that it had notified Tumblr of the exploit weeks before the attack. The attack, which exploited [...]
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Has Your Twitter Password Been Compromised and Reset?
A recent security breach on the popular social site Twitter has many wondering if an email sent to them from the company is just another fishing attempt. The email states that the account may have been compromised by a website or service not associated with Twitter. The email is an official email from Twitter and [...]
