Mike Foster’s IT Security & Best Practices Blog

For more than 20 years, Adobe Flash helped websites deliver video content to your screen. However, attackers use Flash to inject ransomware and other malicious code into computers. The bad actors are usually one step ahead of security patches.

Many organizations outsource to service providers that are not cyber-secure. It is common for companies to experience a significant security breach that originated at a third party. Just ask Target. Forward this request to your small outsourced providers asking them to do these seven things.

Intel says, again, to stop deploying patches. Java and other new patches need handling.

School is starting again and many students need computers. Take these important steps to help make them more secure: