Modern businesses need to be able to prevent cyber security breaches at any time. No matter what industry sector they operate in. However, the training and equipment to combat cyber threats often requires more time and effort than a typical business can spare. This is why an experienced IT company is so critical. It is […]
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How Quickly Cyber Criminals Can Take Over
In a recent BBC article, they explain how easy it is for cyber criminals to take over a vulnerable server. And don’t think they aren’t targeting little guys, because they are using automated tools, you’re just as vulnerable as a Fortune 100 company for many attacks. A test was done by a company that does […]
Your Credit Card Data is Becoming More Lucrative
Krebs on Security published a great blog showing the value of stolen credit card data… it’s on the rise! Due to a lack of supply in the market cyber criminals are finding the data to be much more lucrative than it was in the past. Check out the full article here: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/04/data-e-retail-hacks-more-lucrative-than-ever/
Dark Mode In Chrome Syncing with Windows 10
This is great! Windows 10 dark mode/light mode will not sync with Chrome! Here’s the full article here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-74-now-synchronizes-with-windows-10-dark-mode/
Spot a Fake URL on your Andriod
Phone attacks are only going to become more and more common. Here’s a great little article on how to spot a fake URL on your mobile device. https://lifehacker.com/how-to-spot-a-fake-address-bar-in-chrome-on-android-1834388305
What is Two-Factor Authentication
Take a look at this little skit helping to explain Two-Factor Authentication….
IoT Weaknesses
Is your IoT device secure? According to one of my favorite cyber security authors there’s a new BIG vulnerability for IoT devices. It’s really important that you properly secure the devices, and with regards to the devices he lists… simply don’t use them! So what can you do to secure you IoT devices? Here are […]
The Cloud is not as Secure as you Think
A recent data breach was found affecting 80 Million US households (article here for the report). This 24GB of data was found unprotected on a Microsoft Azure server. This brings up one of the two myths that people believe about cloud security, that the cloud is secure and you don’t have to think about what […]
New Edge Browser Coming Soon!
In IT many people say “the only use for Microsoft Edge, is to install Chrome.” Well hopefully that’s ending soon! Microsoft is officially moving it’s Edge browser to be Chromium based, which means it’s build on the same foundation as Chrome itself! See article here: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/hands-on-first-public-previews-of-chromium-based-edge-are-now-out/
2019 Threat Look
Sonicwall just published their great Threat Report. I’d strongly recommend it Here are some of the highlights: Industries attacked: Malware Attacks Attacks by Country Types of Attacks