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One of the most common means by which malware winds up on the computers of its victims is via an email attachment. All it takes is one careless moment. One click to open a file that turns out to be poisoned and you’re in for a world of trouble. That’s …
Security researchers at Sophos Labs have alerted Google to the presence of more than two dozen apps on the Play Store that are abusing a loophole in Google’s policies that allow them to charge hefty fees to unsuspecting users. Here’s how it works: Many apps offer a free and a …
Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about standards or the organizations that maintain and push them forward. Standards just aren’t very interesting, which is why they don’t get a lot of press time. That’s exactly why when the Wi-Fi Alliance announced that they’re soon to be launching …
If you use Google’s Chrome browser for web connectivity, you’re about to get a new feature you’ll probably fall in love with. Chrome 77 is now available for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. For years, Google’s primary mission where the web is concerned has been to increase the quality of …
If you haven’t yet downloaded and installed the latest Windows 10 update (version 1903), read this article carefully before deciding if you want to do so. Microsoft is reporting that their latest build is causing Wi-Fi connectivity issues with some network adapters, specifically the Centrino 6205/6235 and Broadcom’s 802.11ac. If …
The SOHOpelessly Broken 2.0 study has been released by Independent Security Evaluators . The picture it paints of routers and the so-called ‘smart’ devices that make up the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) is not pretty. The researchers sum up their findings as follows: “Today, we show that security …
Do you use the password manager LastPass? If so, you’re certainly not alone. In recent years it has seen its popularity surge and has grown to become the most popular app of its type on the web. Unfortunately, last month, Tavis Ormandy (part of Google’s Project Zero team) discovered a …
Researchers at Vrije Universiteit, in Amsterdam have discovered a disturbing new side-channel attack. All Intel server-grade processors made since 2012 are vulnerable to what has been dubbed NetCAT. That stands for Network Cache Attack and it exploits a weakness in Intel’s Data Direct I/O (DDIO) feature. DDIO is specific to …
Twelve years ago, Google introduced a new feature to Google Calendar that allowed users to share their calendars with others. It’s a great feature and invaluable in a corporate environment because it gives teams an easy way to collaborate. Google itself even touted the “make it pubic” feature of their …
Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s Lunch & Learn at The Regional Kitchen & Public House! Cybersecurity was our primary focus and our featured speaker was Mike Gavaghen, our VP of Management Solutions. Mike discussed CEO Fraud, Ransomware and Business Continuity. He offered an overview of the evolving threat …
