Protect Yourself and Your Organization – New Ransomware Outbreak with Added...
A new strain of Ransomware, dubbed P e t y a, is gaining momentum infecting companies and home users. Worst of all, in addition to holding files ransom until you pay up, it appears to be infiltrating...
View ArticleThe UK Is Preparing to Attack Hackers with Army, Navy and Air Force.
The UK is preparing to attack hackers with Army, Navy and Air Force. Sir Michael Fallon, the UK’s defense secretary, warned attackers that the UK will hunt them down, and respond not just in...
View ArticleRecover Quickly if Ransomware Attacks at Remote Worker and Home Computers
Ransomware is a common problem. If an attacker encrypts all your files and demands that you pay ransom to unlock your files, you will want to be able to recover quickly. Regular backups are not enough....
View ArticleFix A Computer in Minutes and It Works Almost Every Time
I was stranded in the Portland airport last night because of a mechanical failure on the first flight. You’ve had similar situations for sure. What would your travel experience be like if the airlines...
View ArticleHacker Convention Starts Later This Week
Expect to see an increase in interesting news stories about what can be hacked this week. The big hacker convention DEFCON starts this week and lots of new announcements will be made as part of the...
View ArticleMoms, Dads, and Friends: Take 7 Steps to Secure Your Students’ Computers
School is starting again and many students need computers. Take these important steps to help make them more secure:In addition to how they back up now, they also need to perform image backups that...
View ArticleMake Life Easier – Go Back to Easy Passwords
NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the US, is releasing new password standards that make passwords so much easier… Using plain letters is enough; numbers and symbols are...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Do to Protect Yourself after the Equifax Breach
You may be one of the 143 million people affected by the Equifax hacking breach that was announced yesterday. Data stolen may include contact information, dates of birth, driver’s license information,...
View ArticleCredit Monitoring is Not Enough – You Must Place Credit Freezes to Protect...
Regarding the Equifax breach, the breach affects about half of America’s population, so take action. Experts agree that one of the best things you can do to protect yourself is to place a credit freeze...
View ArticleYour Software, such as CCleaner, May Have Backdoors
Can you trust programs you download? Millions of users, including outsourced computer firms, use a program called CCleaner on their own and on customers’ computers. CCleaner just announced that some of...
View ArticleNew iPhone and iPad iOS 11 Can Quietly Override Your Attempt to Be Secure
The new Apple iOS 11 has a feature that appears to permit you to turn Wi-Fi on and off from the easy to reach Control Center. However, some people in the security community are concerned since the...
View ArticleDo the Basics. Do not Believe that Threat Protection Software Will Save You.
This week, someone told me about a group of CEOs who came to the conclusion that their IT security was handled since they installed an artificial intelligence (AI) based threat protection tool. They...
View ArticlePlease Alert Your IT Pros – Increase Your Security Log File Capacity
Windows computers can keep a log of security events, such as failed logon attempts. It is helpful to know if attackers are trying to gain access to your network. When the log fills up, it overwrites...
View Article5 Steps to Take Now Even if You do not use Kasperski Anti-Virus
According to the Wall Street Journal, followed by the Washington Post, Russian hackers used Kaspersky anti-virus to steal NSA cyber defense information off of an employee’s home computer. Even if you...
View ArticleWireless Security is Broken & What You Need to Do
Many organizations rely on a wireless password to protect their Wi-Fi networks. Behind the scenes, that password is used as part of a security protocol called WPA2. An attack, dubbed KRACK, has been...
View ArticlePortable Radios Can Replace Family Phones
This is the time of the year when youngsters remind parents that all of their friends have phones, the latest model is out, and everyone is getting one! Some parents ask if there is an alternative....
View ArticleA Secret Operating System is Running Inside Your Computers
If this gives you a sinking feeling, it should. What most people don’t know is that, if your computer uses an Intel brand CPU, there is a hidden microprocessor dedicated to running a second operating...
View ArticleMac Vulnerability Permits Unauthorized Login
Apple’s newest operating system has a serious vulnerability that can allow someone else to logon to your Mac. Here’s what to do: First, see if you are vulnerable. Click on the apple symbol on the top...
View ArticleOne Setting Can Protect Your Network from Ransomware
Once an attacker accesses one computer, they attempt to traverse the network and infect other computers too. That’s how ransomware spreads on a network. By default, all of your computers permit...
View ArticleAbout Half of All Breaches are Caused by a Contractor or Service Provider
In our experience of auditing after breaches have happened, about half were caused by a service provider working for the company that gets breached. Almost always, the vendor or contractor had no...
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