by Ophtek, LLC | May 4, 2021 | Data Breach, data recovery, Data Security, Hackers, Hacking, Ophtek
One of IT security’s main aims is to avoid data breaches. However, breaches are inevitable in the modern age. Therefore, you need to know how to recover. The impact of a data breach can be huge and catastrophic for all involved; organizations and their clients can be...
by Ophtek, LLC | Mar 23, 2021 | CopperStealer, Cyber Security, Data Security, Illegal Downloads, malware, Ophtek
The world of illegal downloads is a dangerous place to travel to and the emergence of the CopperStealer malware demonstrates why. Ever since the dawn of the world wide web, there have been illegal downloads. And pretty much anything that runs on a PC can be downloaded...
by Ophtek, LLC | Mar 9, 2021 | Cyber Security, Data Security, email security, Hackers, Microsoft, Online Security, Ophtek, Software Security Patches
Vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange Server software have led to 30,000 US businesses being hacked. And it’s a very dangerous hack. A total of four vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft Exchange Server (MES) which has allowed hackers to carry out...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 26, 2021 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Defender, Ophtek, PC Security, Security, Windows Defender
You would like to think that your security software keeps you secure and, on the whole, it will. But there is the chance it could be turned against you. One of the most trusted anti-malware tools is Microsoft’s Windows Defender app. Originally launched in 2005 – as...
by Ophtek, LLC | Sep 29, 2020 | Best Practices, Data Security, Data Storage, disk cleanup, Hacking, IT Efficiency, Ophtek, PC Tips, PC Tools, Speed
We live in a high speed age which allows us to be more productive than ever, but if anything can throw a wrench in the works it’s a slow PC. The experience of a slow and sluggish PC is one that everyone is familiar with. And dealing with this frustration never gets...
by Ophtek, LLC | Oct 22, 2019 | Data Security, Internet, malware, Ophtek, Security
Each time that malware evolves it becomes more dangerous. And our data becomes less secure. A case in point is the Reductor malware. We’re used to malware being used to download malicious files and open up remote access to infected PCs, but Reductor is different. It’s...
