Third Hatch

Statistics indicate that 4 of the top 10 software vulnerabilities that hackers used last year were Internet Explorer bugs. If you or your company has not moved to an alternate browser, now would be a good time. Microsoft just released a new version of Edge based on Chromium. This makes it work much more like Google Chrome and in some respects is faster and more streamlined.

Don't forget that proper PC protection is still vital. Eastlake Computers, our local computer shop, offers a yearly service that includes 100GB of online data backup, Virus Protection, Spyware Protection, Ransomware Protection and more for only $99/year.

These are the top ten software flaws used by crooks: Make sure you've applied the patches | ZDNet Hackers are exploiting many of the same security vulnerabilities as last year and they all impact Microsoft Windows products - but a bug in Adobe Flash was the most exploited in 2019.

Dentists! There is currently ransomware targeting your practices. There has been a large-scale infection in the US.

Full Spectrum Protection includes the best protection available to deflect ransomware infection. If you are unaware of what ransomware is, it basically encrypts and locks up your files. It makes your practice software and computers unusable until you pay a hefty fee to get the files decrypted. Even then, you will probably need some IT support to get you back up and running.

You can read more about this current infection at the link here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-hits-hundreds-of-dentist-offices-in-the-us/