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Are you a Windows iTunes user? If so, you should upgrade iTunes immediately or run the risk of being infected with the BitPaymer ransomware strain. The group controlling the software has been spotted using a zero-day exploit in iTunes for Windows, which allows them to bypass antivirus detection schemes entirely. …
Do you use Whatsapp on an Android device? If so, you’ll want to upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible. Recently, a critical vulnerability being tracked as ‘CVE-2019-11932’ was discovered that allows hackers to gain access to your chat logs and personal information by sending you a poisoned …
File this one away under ‘better late than never.’ Zendesk, a popular customer support ticketing platform, has only recently discovered evidence of a data breach that dates back to November 2016. To make matters worse, they admitted in a recent blog post that they only discovered the breach when they …
A string of hospitals in both the US and Australia have come under attack by hackers in recent weeks. They have been targeted by ransomware attacks that have effectively shut a number of them down. As of the time this article was written, the Northport Medical center, Fayette Medical Center, …
Photo by Jock Fistick, South Florida Business Journal Lake Worth, FL – October 15, 2019 – Normally his energy and enthusiasm are impossible to contain. And it was no different when Jason Pizzo learned he was a top three finalist for the CIO Award for companies with revenue under $50 …
American Express has been quietly contacting some of its customers with a tersely worded communication that reads, in part, as follows: “It was brought to our attention that personal information related to your American Express Card account listed above, may have been wrongfully accessed by one of our employees in …
Zynga is a wildly successful gaming company with a number of hit titles under their belt including FarmVille, Words with Friends, Zynga Poker, Mafia Wars, and Café World. Their titles boast more than a billion players, worldwide, which is a number that would make most gaming outfits green with envy. …
Over the years, Facebook has made several high-profile acquisitions, with one of their most recent being the acquisition of Oculus Rift for a staggering two billion dollars. Now, rumors are swirling that the company is on track to buy another innovative startup, CTRL-Labs. They are the makers of an innovative …
The popular video site Vimeo now finds itself in hot water and are facing a lawsuit for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometrics Information Privacy Act. The act requires all private companies collecting biometric information to maintain a publicly available, written policy that explains their practices concerning this type of information. …
The profile below was published by the South Florida Business Journal on October 11, 2019 FINALIST: Revenue under $50 million Jason Pizzo Founder, owner and CIO, I.T. Solutions of South Florida www.itsolutions247.com 120 N. Federal Highway, Suite 206, Lake Worth Beach 33460 (561) 582-9467 Education: U.S. Army Career: U.S. LEC What I.T. …
