Mike Foster's IT Security & Best Practices Blog

Latest Posts

GoToMyPC Forcing Reset of Passwords

GoToMyPC announced that they suffered a recent attack. Once again, this affected users who had used the same password at other sites too. Congratulations to you readers who have implemented two-step logon. The site twofactorauth dot org provides a list of services that provide a two-step login feature. If you know someone who uses GoToMyPC, […]

Continue reading GoToMyPC Forcing Reset of Passwords


Sleep Deprivation Makes Attackers’ Dreams Come True

Your team’s healthy sleep stops hackers. Often, an attacker’s primary goal is to trick your workers. Trick them into clicking a link, opening an attachment, or following instructions that supposedly come from their boss. So, one of the best ways to protect your company is

Continue reading Sleep Deprivation Makes Attackers’ Dreams Come True


Urgent Alert – TeamViewer Security Weakness

Many users of TeamViewer are reporting that attackers are compromising their systems. Even users that use two-step logon, aka multifactor authentication, report that they have experienced breaches. So it does not appear to be a case of users re-using passwords. For now, until more is known, the most effective defense is to uninstall TeamViewer from […]

Continue reading Urgent Alert – TeamViewer Security Weakness


  • Recent Blog Posts

  • Blog Topics

  • Bookmark Blog