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Protect Your Organization’s Computers Even If A Bad Actor Hacks Your Phone System or Smart Devices

Protect Your Organization’s Computers Even If A Bad Actor Hacks Your Phone System or Smart Devices

by Mike Foster | Aug 20, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Audits, Wireless Security

Businesses sometimes have air conditioning systems, light controllers, music, VoIP phones, and similar devices connected to their network. If an attacker successfully breaks into any of those devices, the attacker can use them as a platform to launch attacks against...
Protect Against Work From Home Computer Attacks Compromising your Primary Network

Protect Against Work From Home Computer Attacks Compromising your Primary Network

by Mike Foster | Aug 13, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Audits, Supporting IT Professionals, Uncategorized

Tell your IT provider, or internal IT team, that you want them to isolate or filter the VPN connections. At least discuss this security step with them. If any users connect via VPN to your office, be sure your IT team isolates or filters the data that travels from the...
If You Get Ransomware, Try this Possible Solution

If You Get Ransomware, Try this Possible Solution

by Mike Foster | Jul 30, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Hacking, Ransomware

If you get ransomware that encrypts your files and restoring your backups doesn’t work, try this: Go to www.nomoreransom.org/crypto-sheriff.php and upload two of your encrypted files. The site will analyze the files to determine if it has a tool that can decrypt...
Help Protect Yourself from Supply Chain Attacks – Ditch Programs you Don’t Use

Help Protect Yourself from Supply Chain Attacks – Ditch Programs you Don’t Use

by Mike Foster | Jul 23, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Hacking

Microsoft confirmed that attackers are exploiting systems now using a PrintNightmare Attack. As of this moment, there is no security patch. IT Pros are so busy managing other projects and initiatives that they could be unaware of this new exploit. Forward this message...
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