by Mike Foster | Jan 19, 2017 | Airport Safety, Cybersecurity, Spam
Spam isn’t just for email anymore. I just landed at Kansas City International airport. They don’t have a taxi line; passengers go to a special taxi phone, lift the handset, and the taxi dispatcher said, “Taxi 1515 will be there in 2 minutes.” Less than a minute later,...
by Mike Foster | Jan 3, 2017 | Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Training, Cybersecurity, Executive Tips, IT Best Practices, IT Discussions, Technology Distractions
My 7-year-old daughter has been very ill since Thanksgiving. She has been under the careful care of her pediatricians at the medical system to which we belong. They have more than 10 million health plan members across the US, so they can be trusted, right? Even with...
by Mike Foster | Dec 15, 2016 | Alerts, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Breach, Cybersecurity, Family Cyber Safety, IT Best Practices, Online Security, Password Safety, Security Breach, Technology Safety Tips, Yahoo
You hear in the news that Yahoo, or some other company, got hacked and your username and password may be in the hands of attackers. There is a way to find out if your credentials were exposed. An Australian Web Security Specialist, Troy Hunt, has compiled a database...
by Mike Foster | Dec 12, 2016 | Alerts, browser security, Cyber Scams, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Data Loss Prevention, IT Best Practices, Spam Phishing, Technology Safety, Technology Safety Tips, Technology Security, Wire Transfer Fraud
It happens all the time: A user clicks on a link in an email message, and the computer gets infected. Ransomware can lock up the data on the drive or even your servers. Sensitive data can be stolen, wire transfers attempted, and other bad things can happen. When a...
by Mike Foster | Dec 1, 2016 | Android, Application Updates, Cyber Security Breach, Cybersecurity, Google, Infected Apps, Mobile Devices, Patch Release, phones, Technology Tips
It was reported yesterday that malicious apps running on Android phones has resulted in 1 million Google user accounts being hacked. Check Point Software Technologies estimates that 75% of Android phones are still vulnerable to this attack. Once the attackers take...
