Your organization domain name is unique to your company. It correlates to your IP address and is used to search for your website and for your employees’ emails. A cyber criminal can impersonate or infiltrate your domain in order to trick someone into clicking on a malicious link (also known as phishing). The following are […]
So What is Log4j and Why Should I Care?
I’ve determined the last name of the cyber criminals. It’s Scrooge. Or maybe it’s Grinch. Either way, obviously cyber criminals hate Christmas. Once again, right before the holidays we were alerted of the latest, and possibly biggest, vulnerability. It’s Log4j. On November 24, it was discovered that this vulnerability existed but was not disclosed publicly […]
Don’t Be a Victim of a QR Scam
Many marketing plans now use QR codes. It is a quick and easy way to go to a website using the camera on your smart phone. However, hackers use these same QR codes as phishing tools. Here are some tips to make sure you don’t fall for a scam. DO NOT scan a QR code […]
County Hit by Ransomware Attack – Happy Effing New Year!
No rest for the weary. Just 5 days into the new year, the most populous county in New Mexico was taken down by a ransomware attack in the early morning hours of January 5, 2022. Bernalillo County in New Mexico, which includes the city of Albuquerque among others, is 1,160 square miles and serves over […]
Safety Tips for Online Shopping
With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, here are some reminders of how to stay safe while shopping online. Before you start shopping, update your software (including your phone). These updates will improve your security. By the way, you should always be doing this on a regular basis (preferably automated). Not just during […]
What do you mean I was hacked? I Have Anti-Virus!
“Once upon a time, there was a Good Fairy called Antivirus that would protect your computer from all evildoers…” Yes, the above is a fairy tale. Sorry to have to break it to you Dorothy, but you aren’t in Kansas anymore. Having an antivirus installed on your system is a good start. But a good […]