Increased Technology, Increased Vulnerability

Healthcare facilities have become increasingly technical. From the way patient files are stored to the ways medical procedures are done, technology plays a significant role. Unfortunately, this means increased maintenance required. Without the proper upkeep and security in place, healthcare facilities are at a greater risk of falling victim to cyber crime. The reality is, if that happens, network outages can last for months at a time costing organizations millions in lost revenues and recovery efforts.

“Absolute best protection…” – Rob Cheng

In a recent article, Could allowlisting reduce the impact of ransomware, cyberattacks on healthcare? in SC Magazine, Rob Cheng states allowlisting, also known as application whitelisting,

“…is the absolute best protection against ransomware and other malware such as keyloggers, zero-days, and advanced persistent threats,” said Cheng. “For example, if the ransomware is embedded in an email, and an employee clicks on the attachment, before the ransomware runs, the allowlist blocks the ransomware before any damage is done.”

NIST Approved

Understandably, this default-deny approach can have drawbacks. However, the concern of false positives, high maintenance requirements, and friction with other cybersecurity solutions has been resolved. Allowlisting, as recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can reduce the risk of a cyber attack. So much so, that if executed properly, Cheng believes the risk factor is reduced by a factor of ten.

To read the full article by Jessica Davis, and to hear more on Rob Cheng’s thoughts about allowlisting, click here.

To read the whitepaper on PC Matic’s application whitelisting technology and HIPPA compliance, you may click here.

Ransomware is a Business Model

Let’s not forget that ransomware is a business model. A rather profitable one at that. If your business is successful, are you just going to stop? No. Because ransomware is able to infect networks across the globe, and they make a pretty penny doing it, the threat will continue. Not only will ransomware continue to threaten America’s digital infrastructure, but the attacks will continue to advance in sophistication. This is why application whitelisting matters, and should be deployed in conjunction with the existing cybersecurity stack of the business.

Cryptocurrency Regulation Vs. Prevention

But what about cryptocurrency? Does that play a role? Cryptocurrency is a form of digital currency that is untraceable. Cyber criminals require this, typically Bitcoin, as their form of payment to provide a decryption key. A decryption key is the unlock code to restore the network after ransomware has been installed. The theory is, if forms of cryptocurrency are eliminated, ransomware would be eliminated as well. As Rob states, the problem with this is, another cryptocurrency will simply be created.

Alternatively, placing a higher emphasis on preventing the attack to begin with, is where organizations need to focus. Prevention is the key, and application whitelisting is the gold standard.

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“PC Matic upholds its product pledge to its users: good malware protection while maintaining a low system load. This deserves the Performance Award”, says Andreas Marx, CEO of AV-TEST. “Hardly any other software was able to achieve such stellar results in the category of performance in the annual test. Which is why PC Matic receives the Performance Award for consumer software.”

PC Matic, receiving the highest honors awarded in the performance category by the “2019 AV-Test Awards,” was awarded this honor after meeting the high standards put forth by the AV-Test Institute. The awards, honoring products and companies that clearly differentiate themselves from their competitors, are only awarded to products who prove their technical superiority by making a high-performance finish in the AV-Test labs throughout the test period of an entire year”

“Reliable cybersecurity solutions are more important than ever,” said PC Matic CEO Rob Cheng, “PC Matic aims to simplify cybersecurity processes and harden our users’ cyber-infrastructure as cybercriminals continue to try and take advantage of Americans.” Cheng went on to thank the AV-Test Institute, adding “this recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication that our team has committed to cybersecurity solutions, and we are forever grateful for this honor.”

PC Matic is the only cybersecurity solution provider that is 100% developed, supported, and researched in the United States.

More information on PC Matic may be found here.

Myrtle Beach, SC – Today, PC Matic, the world’s only 100% American-made antivirus software, announced the latest addition to its suite of cybersecurity software solutions, adding “PC Matic for macOS” to its product line.

The product, utilizing PC Matic’s innovative and patent-pending globally automated whitelist technology, provides real-time, proactive protection for macOS devices. This whitelisting approach, recommended by the FBI, NSA, and National Institutes of Standards and Technology, is paired with a variety of additional features such as fileless script blocking to provide users with a superior security and performance product and peace of mind.

“Foreign-made, blacklist antivirus software solutions are failing the American people,” said PC Matic CEO Rob Cheng, “PC Matic for macOS is yet another addition to our suite of cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions that not only provides superior security at the user-level but also increases the resilience of our country’s cybersecurity infrastructure.”

PC Matic for macOS is available worldwide to PC Matic Home, Pro and MSP users today, and users with available licenses for PC Matic may download the product at no additional cost.

More information on PC Matic for macOS may be found here.

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Myrtle Beach, SC – Today, PC Matic announced a new collaboration with TechSC, the latest industry initiative set forth by the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness.  

Rob Cheng, CEO and Founder of PC Matic said, “As cyber-threats continue to wreak havoc on homes, businesses, and local governments, we’re thrilled to partner with TechSC, an organization whose mission is to raise awareness and drive results around the most pressing cybersecurity issues facing our state and nation. PC Matic is committed to increasing the resilience of America’s cybersecurity infrastructure, and our partnership with TechSC will only further our ability to do so.”  

Just weeks ago, Cheng, announced his desire to make South Carolina, The Cyber Security State. “Taking steps to be proactive about Cyber Security and show it respect as a priority issue can drive South Carolina to the forefront of the United States,” Cheng states.  “We have the potential to be leaders, blazing the trail for other states to see that this war on cybercrime can be won. It’s time for South Carolina’s government entities, school systems, businesses and even home users take action and begin to put a stop to cyber warfare.”

With company operations in Myrtle Beach, SC, Cheng is confident that by sharing his mission on cyber threat prevention, he and his team can make South Carolina the first state that is cyber secure.  Cheng’s passion coupled with the company’s new partnership with TechSC, demonstrates PC Matic’s desire to secure South Carolina businesses, educational institutions, government entities, and home devices from modern cyber threats.
More information on PC Matic may be found here.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Aug. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, PC Matic announced a new addition to its leadership team, naming former Acting Attorney General of the United States, Matthew Whitaker, and his law firm, Graves Garrett, as its Outside General Counsel. Whitaker will oversee the company’s legal functions as it expands operations across the globe.

“Matthew is a proven leader whose law enforcement experience and global perspective strengthens our team as we aim to increase the resilience of America’s cybersecurity infrastructure,” said PC Matic CEO Rob Cheng. “Matthew’s deep passion for our mission, coupled with his extensive legal experience is an excellent addition to our leadership team as we accelerate innovations in cybersecurity technology.”

Whitaker served as Acting Attorney General of the United States from November 2018 to February 2019, and as Chief of Staff to the Attorney General of the United States from September 2017 to November 2018. Prior to serving in these capacities, Whitaker served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, and in a variety of other legal capacities. Whitaker is a graduate of the University of Iowa where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communications and later went on to graduate with a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor degree.  Whitaker is now affiliated with the Graves Garrett law firm in addition to being the Managing Director for Axiom Strategies/Clout Public Affairs.

“As cyber-threats continue to wreak havoc on homes, businesses and local governments, the need for cyber-innovation and cutting-edge cybersecurity products has never been greater,” said Mr. Whitaker. “At DOJ, I saw firsthand the damage cybercriminals have inflicted on Americans across the country, and I’m excited to join the team at PC Matic as we redefine the standards of cybersecurity technologies.”

More information on PC Matic and its leadership team may be found here.

About Graves Garrett LLC

Graves Garrett represents businesses and individuals nationwide in commercial and business litigation, white-collar criminal defense litigation, free speech, and election law, as well as corporate compliance, internal investigations, False Claims Act matters and tax controversies. The firm offers comprehensive and creative solutions to complex legal problems along with unparalleled client service and a true commitment to obtaining the best result possible. For more information, please visit the Graves Garrett website.

Myrtle Beach, SC – PC Matic, the world’s only 100% American-made anti-virus software, today announced that it has appointed Justin Evans, who formerly served as the company’s Vice President of Government Sales, as the company’s new Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. A veteran of the software industry, Evans will drive new customer acquisition efforts for the consumer and enterprise divisions of PC Matic and will work to fortify the cybersecurity company’s marketing and communications initiatives.

“Justin’s leadership, expertise, and dedication to PC Matic perfectly positions him to assume this role,” said PC Matic CEO Rob Cheng. “Justin’s depth of knowledge and exceptional background in navigating marketing and sales channels will contribute directly to our success as we aim to accelerate innovations in cybersecurity technologies and expand operations across the globe.”

Evans, prior to joining PC Matic, served as a Senior Account Executive with SAS Institute and formerly served as both the Director of Intergovernmental Relations and Communications for the Office of the South Carolina State Treasurer and as Political Director for former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s 2010 campaign. A native of South Carolina, Evans earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Clemson University and went on to earn a master’s degree in public relations from George Washington University.

“PC Matic is a company I deeply believe in,” said Evans. “As the need for innovative cybersecurity products continues to grow, I’m excited to work together with our team and tap into my experience in the software industry to lead our sales and marketing divisions to new heights.”

More information on PC Matic and its leadership team may be found here.

Sioux City, Iowa, April 1, 2019 – PC Matic Pro, America’s Antivirus, announced today that CRN_®, a brand of The Channel Company, has given PC Matic Pro a 5-Star rating in its 2019 Partner Program Guide. This annual guide identifies the strongest and most successful partner programs in the channel today, offered by the top technology suppliers for IT products and services. The 5-Star rating recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.

To determine the 2019 5-Star ratings, The Channel Company’s research team assessed each supplier’s partner program based on investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, sales support, and communication.

PC Matic Pro’s Channel Program is designed to drive partner success by aligning key capabilities of its innovative security platform with partner business models that are evolving to encompass professional and managed security services, including a strong emphasis on proactive detection with their automated whitelist technology, malicious script blocking, and RDP controls.  PC Matic Pro offers substantial profit margins, a designated field sales team, lead generation offers, and a generous commission program.

“With new technologies emerging every year, evaluating which IT vendors to partner with grows increasingly more complex for solution providers,” said Bob Skelley, CEO, The Channel Company. “We are proud the CRN Partner Program Guide has become the trusted resource to identify the most rewarding partner programs and provides crucial insight into their strengths and benefits for the channel.”

“The PC Matic Pro channel program was established to empower partners to deliver PC Matic Pro’s unique, proactive security solution to their clients to ensure the protection of their most critical digital assets,” said Rob Cheng, PC Matic Pro founder and CEO, as well as 2019 CRN Channel Chief.  “We are beyond honored to be recognized by CRN for our innovations in the channel. This honor stands as a testament to the value we deliver to partners as they move to deliver a security solution that effectively prevents modern cyber threats.”

The 2019 Partner Program Guide will be featured in the April issue of CRN and online at www.CRN.com/ppg.

About PC Matic Pro

PC Matic Pro is an award-winning security software, entirely developed, researched and supported in the United States. PC Matic features a globally automated whitelist technology, fileless malware detection, and RDP port protection from brute force attacks.  Together, these technologies provide the best security protection for endpoint devices around the globe. Founded in 1999 by Rob Cheng, the American company with operations based in Sioux City, Iowa and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – was established with the sole purpose of creating a better way to diagnose common computer problems. Over 20 years, PC Pitstop has evolved into an innovative provider of cloud-based performance and security solutions for homes, businesses of all sizes, and government agencies.  For more information, visit: http://www.pcmatic.com/pro

About The Channel Company

The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com  

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CDM has spent the past six months scouring the globe and found nearly 3,000 companies who create and offer the most respected information security products and services. Less than 200 of these companies have been named winners of the coveted InfoSec Award for 2019.

 “Isn’t it time to stop the breaches and get one step ahead of the next threat?  PC Matic Pro has won the Editor’s Choice Anti-Malware award from our magazine because they are an innovator that might actually help you reach this goal and defeat the next generation of exploiters,” said Gary S. Miliefsky, Cyber Defense Media Group, CEO.

 “We are proud of our continued accomplishments, as well as our innovative technologies which place significant emphasis on being proactive when it comes to modern cyber threats,” said Rob Cheng, PC Matic Pro founder and CEO.  “Unlike others, our mission is malware prevention.  We do not believe in being reactive, when prevention is entirely possible.  It is because of the strength of our mission and continued strive for excellence, that PC Matic Pro earned its second consecutive InfoSec Award.”

About PC Matic Pro

PC Matic Pro is an award-winning security software, entirely developed, researched and supported in the United States. PC Matic features a globally automated whitelist technology, fileless malware detection, and RDP port protection from brute force attacks.  Together, these technologies provide the best security protection for endpoint devices around the globe.  Founded in 1999 by Rob Cheng, the American company with operations based in Sioux City, Iowa and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – was established with the sole purpose of creating a better way to diagnose common computer problems. Over 20 years, PC Pitstop has evolved into an innovative provider of cloud-based performance and security solutions for homes, businesses of all sizes, and government agencies.  For more information, visit: http://www.pcmatic.com/pro

Media Contact:
Kayla Elliott
PC Matic Pro, by PC Pitstop
712-281-0544
kayla@pcpitstop.com

About CDM InfoSec Awards

This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s seventh year of honoring InfoSec innovators. Our submission requirements are for any startup, early stage, later stage or public companies in the INFORMATION SECURITY (INFOSEC) space who believe they have a unique and compelling value proposition for their product or service.  Learn more at www.cyberdefenseawards.com

About the Judging

The judges are CISSP, FMDHS, CEH, certified security professionals who voted based on their independent review of the company submitted materials on the website of each submission including but not limited to data sheets, white papers, product literature and other market variables. CDM has a flexible philosophy to find more innovative players with new and unique technologies, than the one with the most customers or money in the bank. CDM is always asking “What’s Next?” so we are looking for Next Generation InfoSec Solutions.

About Cyber Defense Magazine

With over 1.4 Million annual readers and growing, and over 7,000 pages of searchable online infosec content, Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of IT Security information. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and limited print editions exclusively for the RSA conferences and our paid subscribers. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit http://www.cyberdefensetv.com and http://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives.

Sioux City, Iowa, February 11, 2019 – PC Matic, America’s Antivirus, announced today that CRN_®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Rob Cheng, CEO, to its prestigious list of 2019 Channel Chiefs. The top IT channel leaders included on this list continually strive to drive growth and revenue in their organization through their channel partners.

Each of the 2019 Channel Chiefs has demonstrated exceptional leadership, vision, and commitment to their channel partner programs. Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial staff as a result of their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the channel partner community, and strategies for driving future growth and innovation.

CRN Channel Chiefs list honored Rob Cheng, PC Matic CEO, for his consistent drive and push for innovation within the partner program, as well as product development and user interface enhancements.  It is clear, complacency is not an option for Cheng with the product additions which address consumer needs, and changes to the user interface enhancing user experience.  Lastly, with the updates to the partner program, including industry-leading incentives and a one-of-a-kind channel focused national TV campaign – PC Matic partners are equipped for even greater success.

“The individuals on CRN’s 2019 Channel Chiefs list deserve special recognition for their contribution and support in the development of robust partner programs, innovative business strategies, and significant influence to the overall health of the IT channel,” said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. “We applaud each Channel Chief’s remarkable record of accomplishments and look forward to following their continued success.”

“At PC Matic we are committed to delivering the best endpoint based protection against today’s rapidly evolving cyber security threats,” said Corey Munson, Vice President of Sales for PC Matic.  “Our one of a kind solution is developed and supported exclusively in the United States. We take great pride in providing our Channel partners with a product platform of unmatched performance and value .”

The 2019 CRN Channel Chiefs list, including the 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs, is featured online at www.crn.com/channelchiefs and will appear in the February 2019 issue of CRN.

About PC Matic

PC Matic is the award-winning security software, entirely developed, researched and supported in the United States. PC Matic features a globally automated whitelist technology, fileless malware detection, and RDP port protection from brute force attacks.  Together, these technologies provide the best security protection for end-point devices around the globe.  Founded in 1999 by Rob Cheng, the American company with operations based in Sioux City, Iowa and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – was established with the sole purpose of creating a better way to diagnose common computer problems. Over 20 years, PC Pitstop has evolved into an innovative provider of cloud-based performance and security solutions for homes, businesses of all sizes, and government agencies.  For more information, visit: http://www.pcmatic.com/pro

PC Matic Contact:

Kayla Elliott

PC Matic

kayla@pcmatic.com

About The Channel Company

The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelco.com

The Channel Company Contact:

Jennifer Hogan

The Channel Company

jhogan@thechannelco.com

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