Lifetime Opportunity!
Since I "missed" the invitation Mr. Morris sent for the "Trade Mission" to Estonia, he kindly sent another one for Argentina... should I go? Maybe I'll wait for the one to Paris or London #phishingalert #phishingscam
Enough said…
#phishingalert – Fake Shoppers Drug Mart email
Got this one today… watch out and read very carefully – subject line says Shoppers (I have a Shoppers rewards card) but the email body says Walgreens (huh?!) #phishingalert
Phishing Alert: Yahoo! Class Action?
Is this really a phishing email? It's hard to say because I did have a Yahoo! account during that period (dummy account for testing) but there is no way I'd click on anything with the word Yahoo! in it... just beware and be careful! #phishingalert
Institutional Knowledge and Threat Actors
I was reading about threat actors (bad guys who carry on cyber attacks) and the phrase "institutional knowledge" really popped... this relates to attacks done by insiders and very few people pay attention to them, even care about mitigating this very serious risk....
What’s a VPN and how it can make you safer online
In this hyper connected world we live in more and more people go online from places other than home or office; this means using public access points like coffee shops, hotel rooms, a friend's house, libraries (yeah some people still use them, I personally love them),...
How to reclaim hard drive space on Windows 10 with a few clicks
No doubt Windows 10 has become a very stable operating system and a worthy successor of its beloved older sibling Windows 7 (sorry Windows 8... you are the family's black sheep and a disappointment same as Windows Me). Storage Sense is a very useful feature you can...
What is Malvertising?
During our daily web routines (reading the news, doing some "Facebooking", online banking or reading our Gmail) we are constantly visiting websites that show some sort of advertisement, usually on the right or upper side of the screen. Although I believe quality...
tech tip of the day
Is your business PCI compliant?
If you take credit card payments, you need to know about PCI Compliance. For the past 5 years or so, we have seen an increase on the number of service requests about something called PCI. In a nutshell: client gets email from PCI/his-her bank or merchant...
tech tip of the day
3 biggest cybersecurity myths
No doubt cybersecurity is now part of our daily conversations - cryptocurrency hacking, election meddling, leaks and exposes, it is something that we all have learn to live with. Unfortunately, there are still (many) people that believe cybersecurity is something "my...
Beware of fake and dangerous Android apps
According to the Internet machine it is estimated there are more than 2 billion (yes, billion with a b) active Android devices in the world. Now imagine for a second that you are an evil villain straight out a Bond movie with a super magical computer that could take...
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Got a brand-new computer? Here’s some considerations before moving all your data
This is an edited version of an old post I wrote years ago. Despite the fact laptop prices have not came down (it’s quite the opposite), many clients called me early December asking for suggestions on what kind of computer they should get – 100% are getting laptops, a...
SPECTRE and MELTDOWN CPU vulnerabilities – a basic understanding and what you need to know
December 2017 was a relatively slow month in cybersecurity, but something is for sure in this industry: nothing stays the same for too long… 2018 started with the disclosure of two security vulnerabilities that affect some Intel and AMD processors called SPECTRE and...
What is “threat modeling” and why should you care?
We live in interconnected and complicated times and the word “hack” has become a new normal in daily conversations. People are more and more concerned about hackers, data loss and cyber security in general. Many of our clients ask, “how can we make sure we’re not...
tech word of the day
Avoid scams when shopping online
Reading an article on a well-known cyber security website I thought it was a really good idea to post about the most common mistakes people make when buying something online and how to keep your personal and financial information safe from scammers/hackers/bad guys in...
Running a WordPress website? Make sure you keep it updated!
WordPress, the world-famous content management system that powers around 27% of all websites in the world, is a constant (and sometimes easy) target for hackers. Vulnerabilities like the SQL-Injection (detected by security analyst Anthony Ferrara) present a serious...