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Why RollBack Rx snapshots cannot be touched by Crypto/ransomware
Read More: Why RollBack Rx snapshots cannot be touched by Crypto/ransomwareRansomware. CryptoLocker. CryptoWall. Crypto-whatever. In the world of IT, there are few words more dreaded than these. Ask any admin about the moment one of their end-users came up to them and said, “I can’t open my documents. Something says they’re encrypted. What’s going on?” and they’ll all tell you about that sinking pit in…
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Back to School! That means it’s time to beef up PC security
Read More: Back to School! That means it’s time to beef up PC securityFor parents, the week before school starts is like the calm before the storm. You can see it coming in from the horizon so you start to prepare as best you can – enforcing earlier bed times, buying new backpacks, making sure you’ve got their mechanical pencils and pens, their rulers and binders. That’s the…
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See You at Microsoft TechEd! Try Hacking Our PC!
Read More: See You at Microsoft TechEd! Try Hacking Our PC!Do you have what it takes to hack us? This Sunday the team at Horizon DataSys will be getting on a (very) early flight to Houston, Texas. I personally can’t wait to have a welcome break from rainy, cool North West springtime, and Microsoft TechEd, one of the largest and most robust tech conferences in…
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Half-million AOL Mail Accounts Possibly Compromised
Read More: Half-million AOL Mail Accounts Possibly CompromisedIT security news blogs detailed a breach of AOL Mail, after users of the e-mail client reported that viagra canadian pharma spam was sent to their contacts. AOL announced the large-scale breach on April 28th, 2014, and have since then worked with external forensics teams and federal investigators levitra online pharmacy to find the source.…
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Cybersecurity Breach Prevention 101
Read More: Cybersecurity Breach Prevention 101Every day there’s another news story about another security breach at another large business. Earlier this year it was Target, the giant American retailer, who suffered a spectacular cybersecurity attack. 40 million user accounts with credit card and debit card info were compromised. It’s estimated that this cyber intrusion could end up costing Target over…
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Drive Vaccine v10.3 Released: Automated PC Restore Made Easier than Ever
Read More: Drive Vaccine v10.3 Released: Automated PC Restore Made Easier than EverHorizon DataSys announced today the formal release of version 10.3 of their increasingly popular Drive Vaccine software. This latest update to Drive Vaccine gives users a powerful tool to quickly and effortlessly restore public access PCs back to a pristine state (or “baseline”) Drive Vaccine, the market leader in PC reboot-on-restore technology, is increasingly being…
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Hackers now targets Veterans PC
Read More: Hackers now targets Veterans PCAnyone who visits the web site for the Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) using Internet Explorer are now putting their PCs at risk of being hacked. The VFW.org is being targeted by an exploit found in IE 10 browser which allows the hackers to run malicious programs. Using a style of cyber-attack known as a…
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Horizon DataSys Announces New iPhone and Android App to Enhance Social Engagement and Customer Support
Read More: Horizon DataSys Announces New iPhone and Android App to Enhance Social Engagement and Customer SupportHorizon DataSys today unveiled a new mobile app that delivers the latest company news and its software developments. This new Horizon DataSys (HDS) Forum app gives users a new means of engaging with its online community and its staff even when they’re away from their PCs. This app is available from the App Store on…
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Cryptolocker Gets Locked-out – Virulent Ransomware Finally Meets Its Match
Read More: Cryptolocker Gets Locked-out – Virulent Ransomware Finally Meets Its MatchHorizon DataSys announces its’ proven sector mapping technology defends against Cryptolocker, a new virulent ransomware. Horizon DataSys, the global leader in PC protection and instant restore software, announced today that it has definitively solved the infamous virulent trojan horse known as Cryptolocker, a prolific malware that is rapidly spreading throughout the internet. The RollBack Rx development…