Feds Attempt Curb of Ransomware
Ransomware has received unprecedented popularity, and healthcare organizations are ripe targets . Criminals know it. In just a few short years, Ransomware has dominated the market, prompting a response from the federal government last week. Ransomware attacks have risen from 1,000 attacks a day in 2015, the same time this year attacks rose to a […]
FBI Launches Investigation into DNC Servers
The FBI on Monday confirmed that it has opened an investigation into allegations that the WikiLeaks email dump of nearly 20,000 Democratic National Committee emails over the weekend might be linked to the Russian Government. Hackers connected to Russian intelligence agencies allegedly have been working to help tilt the United States Presidential Election. Hillary Clinton’s […]
Washington Wants A Say in Small Business Security
A presidential cybersecurity commission wraps up its information-gathering phase with a hearing this week in Huston, where they are requesting public comments. Another event is planned for next month in Minneapolis with the hopes to tie together a long-term cyberstrategy by a Dec. 1 deadline. The commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity was launched under […]
New Google Study Promotes Cloud
The Economist Intelligence Unit has released a study sponsored by Google that focuses on the benefits of the cloud. That being said the validity of the study might be called into question considering that google has a vested interest in cloud services. That’s right, the study focuses on the benefits of migrating to the […]
Introducing Mimecast the Latest in Email Security
Protek continually insures that our clients have the latest security solutions to ward off the next generation of cyber-attacks; this includes your email. Protek has moved away from our previous email solution, replacing it with the latest Mimecast software. This software will offer more protection and versatility to both our clients and our technicians. […]
New Security Flaw Targets Wireless Mice
Wireless mice and keyboards have been a staple for any office space looking for a clean cut look, and has been increasing in popularity steadily over the years. But it seems that even this innocent aesthetic improvement is now being exploited by cyber criminals. Recently a relatively new malware known as Mousejack has […]
Facebook Is Back In Court Over Privacy Violations
Facebook has found itself back in court surrounding allegations of violating federal privacy laws by scanning private messages. According to the class action lawsuit filed last Wednesday in North California District court. The allegations center around Facebook’s practice of scanning and logging URLs sent through the sites private messaging service. Facebook claims that […]
What Protek Does to Shield You From Ransomware
April saw the largest increase in Ransomware attacks in the history of the malware, an increase of 159% from just the previous month. But the prevalence of Ransomware is not a new occurrence; the malware has been slowly increasing in popularity with an average increase in usage of 9-20% each month. Ransomware is especially […]
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Calls for renewable energy sources are getting louder, and they seem to have acquired a few more heavy hitters to back the movement. Silicon Valley wants to go green, with the tech giants: Google, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft all backing an initiative to push America towards renewables. Google revealed on their Blog, that the […]
Dark Web: Drugs, Assassins, Weapon Sales, and More
The Internet is a fascinating and wonderful place full of great, informative resources and websites, but it’s also home to online markets for illegal and unethical practices; known as the dark web. These hotbeds of criminal activity are a danger not only to your business, but to everyone who uses the Internet. Specifically, the Internet […]