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IOT secure or not? I think not

Imagine that your refrigerator and its companions can work against you in coordinated effort. Great now that I got your attention I want to reiterate an ongoing theme device on the internet pose a security threat. At this time I believe now and forever or at least a really long time.  Over and over again […]

WanaCry and Microsoft EOL what versions are affected?

WanaCryptor Virus WanaCry appeared this past weekend 5/12/2017. In early news reports Microsoft reports that the virus used an exploit found in XP. They even put out a message shaming companies for using old versions of the software.  Yet If you look on Microsoft’s website for End Of Life you will see that extended life […]

Burger King ad too connected

Overly Connected Are we just too connected these days? This is a question that needs to be really thought about. In the past I have suggested we are just becoming to unaware of our connections.  While many will say I am a techno phoebe or I have issues with change or maybe I am just […]

What browsers are hackable? – Pwn2Own competition

Apple’s Safari fell four times, Mozilla Firefox once, but …

Font Wasn’t Found Google Chrome Malware Scam

It’s a Trap! Scammers and hackers are targeting Google Chrome users …

Careless Licking Gets A Nasty Ransomware Phishing Infection: 1,000+ Machines Down

More than 1,000 government computer systems shut down.

Locky now using the Aesir Extension

Locky AESIR variant being distributed via Fake ISP Complaint Emails…

GOP chairman open to some regulation of internet devices

GOP chairman open to some regulation of internet devices A Republican chairman says he’s open to a “certain level of regulation” on internet-connected devices to prevent a repeat of a recent major cyberattack. But Rep. Greg Walden (Ore.) also said new cybersecurity rules might not be enough. “While I’m not taking certain level of regulation […]

Urgent Phishing Alert: Warn Your Users Against AdultFriendFinder Scams Now

Data breach – Target Porn and Adult related sites. AdultFriendFinder this breach reaches over 340 Million users. With that small of a target (sarcasm) its no wonder why this industry is full of virus, and scams.   Your end-users may have seen this in the news yesterday, or will read about it today. A massive […]

DDOS attacks raise questions from lawmakers — FCW

In the wake of last weeks distributed denial-of-service attack that crippled high-profile websites by attacking underlying infrastructure…

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