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PC Matic Blocks Ransomware Ahead of Federal Warning
A Federal Warning On October 28th, the Federal agency, CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency), issued a warning about ransomware targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector....
View ArticlePC Matic Ad Blockers and You
What Are They Ad blockers are a great way to declutter webpages. Have you ever clicked on a Pinterest recipe or a sports headline only to have to scroll through endless ads to get to the content you...
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Holiday Shopping 2020: PC Matic Asks
We Asked, You Answered We like to ask the public from time to time about habits they have pertaining to certain activities. We’ve dug into work habits during the pandemic, RDP awareness, and now...
View ArticlePC Matic University Computer Safety Test
PC Matic University PC Matic University (PCMU) has been in development for over a year now. The quizzes, videos, and tutorials are meant to give you a better understanding of how your computer runs....
View ArticlePC Matic’s New Look
Our 4.0 Update User Interface (UI) is so important for any product. If you don’t have an easy way to use your software, you probably won’t use it at all. And that’s not great when it’s software meant...
View ArticlePC Matic Joins Elite Group
National Institute of Standards and Technology From time to time, we cover topics from NIST. If you joined us for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, you followed along with the themes that NIST set out....
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Double Digits; PC Matic’s Whitelist Turns 10
A Decade Of Protection Between the end of 2019 and the start of 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) began heavily recommending whitelisting technology. Brands that hadn’t...
View ArticlePC Matic University Malware Test
Class Number Four Welcome to the fourth in our PC Matic University series. This week’s installment is a quiz regarding your knowledge surrounding malware. Do you know what it is and the different...
View ArticleSenior Cyber: An Interview With The Author (And A Chance To Win A Copy Of The...
Cybersecurity At Every Age Last week, PC Matic VP of Sales, Corey Munson, sat down with Scott N. Schober. Scott’s book, Senior Cyber: Best Security Practices for Your Golden Years covers topics, “From...
View ArticlePC Matic University Basic Computer Hardware
Show Me What You’re Working With Do you know a motherboard from a CPU based just on a picture? If the answer is “no” you’ll want to watch the Basic Computer Hardware videos below from PC Matic...
View ArticlePC Matic University PC Matic Test
You did it. You made it to the end of our freshman PC Matic University curriculum. If you’ve been with us through the entire journey, this is your 7th and last section. This one is on PC Matic and the...
View ArticlePC Matic’s Corey Munson Joins Julian Lee to Talk About Cybersecurity
Part of the Prevention PC Matic’s Corey Munson joined eChannelNews’ Julian Lee yesterday for a chat about the state of cybersecurity. If you read the guest post by retired FBI Cybercrimes agent Scott...
View ArticlePC Matic CEO Rob Cheng’s 2016 Predictions Come To Pass
PC Matic CEO, Rob Cheng, has always had his finger on the pulse of evolving cyber security technology. It’s what led him to found PC Pitstop in 1999, the company that later became PC Matic. His...
View ArticlePC Matic Launches Unlimited Support Program
PC Matic Plus You’ve been asking for phone support, and we listened. But you know we couldn’t just offer phone support. We had to give you the superior experience you’re used to from PC Matic. So we’d...
View ArticleCyberSmart with Rob Cheng
PC Matic CEO Rob Cheng has his finger on the pulse of cybersecurity. In addition to writing multiple op-eds appearing in media outlets across the country, Rob is also part of Forbes Business Council....
View ArticlePC Matic Presents Small Business Cybersecurity Summit Hosted by Clemson...
On Wednesday, May 12th, Clemson University will host the South Carolina Small Business Security Summit. While this free virtual even bears the name of the university’s home state, the reach is broader...
View ArticlePC Matic Poll: Americans on Cybersecurity
A Difficult Year 2020 was that to say the least. No matter your political affiliation or beliefs, it was a difficult time in our country. Compounding all of the global news was the looming election in...
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Microsoft Exchange Users Are Still On Old and Vulnerable Versions
In mid-March, we issued a guide to the patching of vulnerable versions of Microsoft Exchange Server. The affected versions include Exchange Servers 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019. In mid-April, we took a...
View ArticleCISA FBI Recommends Application Allowlisting Amidst DarkSide Attack
The Pipeline Unless you’ve been under a rock the past few days, you’re aware of the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack. You may not know all the specifics, but what you do know is that ransomware was...
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Slow Transition of Microsoft Exchange Users to Patched Versions
It has been 11 weeks since Microsoft released patched versions of Exchange Server, which were being actively exploited since the beginning of 2021. We took a look at our data in mid-April to...
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