by Mike Foster | Jun 6, 2016 | Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, TeamViewer, Technology Safety Tips
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...
by Mike Foster | May 27, 2016 | Alerts, Best Practices, Cyber Scams, Cyber Security, Family Cyber Safety, Hacker Insight
Attackers prey on people trusting others. Watch out for these three common tricks. 1. Refuse to permit tech support to access your computer to help you. If this is your known service provider, then maybe you will decide to trust them. However, nobody else. Last week,...
by Mike Foster | May 12, 2016 | Cyber Security, Cyber Security Breach, Cybersecurity, Gmail, Google, IT Best Practices, Password Safety, Password Security, Technology Safety Tips, two set logon, two step login
After last week’s post about the stolen Google and Gmail passwords, one of our valued subscribers wrote back asking why it isn’t Google’s fault that the passwords were stolen. I know – it would be so easy to blame Google. Those passwords were...
by Mike Foster | May 6, 2016 | Alerts, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Breach, Gmail, IT Best Practices, Password Safety, Password Security, Technology Safety Tips, two step login
This applies to everyone, not just Gmail users. A researcher at Hold Security bought 272 million stolen passwords on the dark web. Some of the credentials were for Gmail. This is not Google’s fault. Whether you use Gmail or not, everyone, if they haven’t already,...
