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GoDaddy Finds Multiple-Year Security Breach

GoDaddy Finds Multiple-Year Security Breach

GoDaddy is a popular web hosting company with millions of customers worldwide. Users are alarmed to find that attackers stole the company’s source code. The hosting giant found the security breach in early December...

Serious Security Flaw in Cisco ClamAV Discovered

Serious Security Flaw in Cisco ClamAV Discovered

It is ironic when software designed to protect is vulnerable to threats. That is the case here. Experts discovered the ClamAV free anti-malware program has a serious security risk. Investigations revealed the...

Everything You Need to Know About the Pepsi Data Breach

Everything You Need to Know About the Pepsi Data Breach

Hackers need less than a minute to perform a successful data breach. It will be over before you can even finish your cup of coffee. Unfortunately, it can take companies several weeks to realize they were the victim...

Cloudflare Successfully Detects and Mitigates Largest DDoS Attack Recorded

Cloudflare Successfully Detects and Mitigates Largest DDoS Attack Recorded

During the weekend of Feb. 11-12, 2023, content delivery network provider Cloudflare detected and mitigated an unusually high number of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks. It did not disclose the targets but mentioned...

Internet Explorer Gets Disabled From Windows 10

Internet Explorer Gets Disabled From Windows 10

Microsoft has intended to replace Internet Explorer with the new Edge browser. On June 15, 2022, the company officially retired the popular browser by ending its update support for the application. However, it was...

State of Emergency Declared in Oakland to Combat Ransomware Attack

State of Emergency Declared in Oakland to Combat Ransomware Attack

On Feb. 8, 2023, the City of Oakland suffered a ransomware attack. It forced several city systems to go offline. Fortunately, it did not affect emergency services. 911 and fire rescue were still online. Digital...

Microsoft Announces End Date for Exchange Server 2013

Microsoft Announces End Date for Exchange Server 2013

Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 will no longer receive updates starting April 11, 2023. That gives companies using the system to upgrade to a newer one or lose support. It will no longer get: Technical support for...

Measure the Success of Your Social Media Strategy

Measure the Success of Your Social Media Strategy

It doesn’t matter how creative or well-thought-out your social media marketing strategy is. All the hard work you put into it will be for nothing if you don’t measure its performance. It’s the only...

Over 3 Million Patients Affected in California Hospital Ransomware Attack

Over 3 Million Patients Affected in California Hospital Ransomware Attack

A ransomware attack exposed the information of more than 3.3 million patients on Dec. 1, 2022. Multiple medical groups are affected under the Heritage Provider Network in California. These are: Lakeside Medical...