Do you turn your computer off each day?
Don’t do it! Here’s six good reasons not to: 6 Reasons to NOT turn off your computer at EOD
Company Phishing Team
The Dangers of Phishing Alone One of the most common methods cyber criminals use to infiltrate a company is to send a phishing email to an employee. Go it alone, and you’ll probably think, “Looks legit to me!” not knowing that this simple email actually contains malware that downloads to your computer, becoming an access…
Company Phishing Team
The Dangers of Phishing Alone One of the most common methods cyber criminals use to infiltrate a company is to send a phishing email to an employee. Go it alone, and you’ll probably think, “Looks legit to me!” not knowing that this simple email actually contains malware that downloads to your computer, becoming an access…
Gone Phishing
Don’t bite on these 3 top email phishing lures Ingram Micro, wholesaler of IT products and services, headquartered in Irvine, California, recently published an article about biting on email phishing lures. That very cleverly put reality explains on a fish platter why Ransomware is doing a billion dollar business. In spite of the complex technological…
Don’t Let Down Your Guard
No need to go to the door to check. Ransomware is still there! I received an email from Yahoo with the subject line, “Help Keep Your Account Secure.” I looked at the actual email address and found it to be Yahoo[at]communications.yahoo.com. That all sounds pretty reasonable, right? Why would I have any hesitation in opening…
BDR – solid protection for network attacks
Backup Disaster Recovery (BDR) Lately, the news depicts a lot about Ransomware attacks. You can read here, here, here, and here. These attacks are not decreasing but increasing both in frequency and clout. Bigger monetary demands are next up. And there is no reasonable solution that will release your hostaged files other than paying the ransom. Except BDR.…
Ransomware Again in the News
Be glad Ransomware isn’t again on your computer system ArsTechnica article headlines, “Wave of business websites hijacked to deliver crypto-ransomware.” Fairly warning and justifying yet another article on the subject. Or perhaps you’d prefer the fact that Google was forced to blacklist over 11,000 domains in a single day after a botnet compromised their websites. The ploy was…
What is FWaaS?
Deciphering the IT “aaS” code What is FWaaS? There are many acronyms in the internet technology industry ending “aaS.” SaaS, HaaS, and FWaaS are three. The “aaS” ending means as a service. So SaaS is software as a service, while HaaS is hardware as a service. And FWaaS is firewall as a service. FWaaS includes all…
The Unsought Sequel – Ransomware II
Ransomware on the Increase Are you prepared? Ransomware is not a sequel anyone would want to see at the door again. It is a predator on the increase. And 80% of those vulnerable are unprepared. Ransomware has become the favorite attack of cyber-criminals for 2016. The statistics show that from minimal use in 2010-2012, the…
The Solution to Ransomware
To beat ransomware prevent it The menace of ransomware has placed it in a category of its own called scareware. What is it? How does it work? Imagine that you have worked on a business project, a school project or a home video project. You have spent hours putting it all together. The business charts.…