New Age of Security
Open Whisper Systems has taken mobile device voice and texting to a new level with the release of its Signal 2.0 app. The original version of the free, open source, encryption app for iOS encrypted calls between phones on which the Signal app was installed. Version 2.0 add encryption for SMS text...
Phone Scams – Just Say Nothing
Just when you think you are above being scammed by callers to your phone, some new twist on the old scam schemes sneaks onto the scene. The latest scam may be the sneakiest since Satan got Eve to say “Yes” in the Garden of Eden. The new scam is so simple that many people never see it coming....
From Whitelisting to Dynamic Whitelisting
“Fundamentally, we need to change the way we interact with the Internet… This whole reactive approach we’ve taken for years just doesn’t work.” That is the opinion of Frank Dickson, the Research Director for Worldwide Security Products at International Data Corp. He was talking about the need for...
Ransomware Has a New Sidekick
Ransomware is nasty no matter how you slice it. And now it has a sidekick called ranscam. In this article, we want you to know what it is and how to keep from becoming a victim of it. The very term “ranscam” sounds like what it is—ransomware that gets wormed in to your computer system and creates...
Scareware – What Is It? Should You Be Concerned?
According to IN Homeland Security, the probability of scareware, a software developed to be the solution to a nonexistent problem, is going to make a huge return. The possibility of these forecasts being true seems rather high. A security specialist recently got in touch with the Spiceworks IT pl...
Malware Takes Hackers to Terrifying New Roles
You may not be familiar with the term, but there is a new breed of hackers out there known as “nation-state attackers.” They are an evil bunch who use malware to create upheaval and harm to people on a material level. They are life-threatening, rather than just being a financial threat. We think of...
Preventing Data Loss
Data loss affects every one of us, whether it is through home use or within an enterprise. Data loss is something that no computer user can ignore. It can range from family photos, copies of your resume or essential corporate data. In each situation, it is serious business. Being...
Guard Your Technology Against Malvertising
When you juxtapose “malicious” or “malware” and “advertising,” you get the portmanteau “malvertising.” Although malvertising has existed for about 30 years, it is not yet a household word, even among many computer techs. That is probably going to change following a malvertising attack discovered on...
Ransomware Alert – 09.07.16
In yet another case of “Don’t believe everything you read,” a new ransomware attack has been discovered. If this image shows up on your computer, the first thing you need to know is that THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SECURITY TREATMENT ORGANIZATION. You and your computer are being held for ranso...
A Word of Caution About CloudPets and Other IoT Children’s Toys
News about the popular children’s toy, CloudPets, recently served as a reminder that “not all that glitters is gold.” So it is with the Internet of Things. Although the IoT is heavily promoted by citing its many benefits, as with so many other things, there are always downsides. The hook that mak...