Because it is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, it is a great time to take a look at how you monitor cyber threats in your business operations. Some of the things to be on guard for are:
The month of October is the tenth anniversary of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. (NCSAM) This is a great time to take a look at your business practices regarding computer security, network security, web site security, and data protection. A great place to start is the StaySafeOnline.org website provided by the National Cyber Security Alliance.
On this web site you can find tips on how to:
It is Community Education season again at WyzGuys, and I am teaching at 9 districts this year. The first class offering is The Secrets of Windows 8.
Continue Reading →Who moved my cheese! Windows 8 is Microsoft’s newest operating system and represents an entirely new look on the desktop. It is completely optimized for the touch screen monitor or tablet. What happened to the Start Menu? We will compare the differences and similarities between the new Windows 8 system and Windows 7, ...
The numerous security problems and vulnerabilities of the Windows operating system are well known. In the last two years, we have seen successful exploits written for the supposedly invulnerable Apple platform. Now there is news of a Trojan horse written for the Linux operating system. Named “Hand of Thief,” this exploit works against 15 of the most popular distributions including Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora.
Most Linux users tend to be experienced, savvy,and most importantly, wary computer professionals. But Linux is beginning ...
Continue Reading →Windows XP was released in 2001, and at 12 years old is long in the tooth. Microsoft will officially discontinue support for Windows XP in April 2014. At that point in time, all security updates for what has been a security nightmare will cease. Any new vulnerabilities that are discovered, and new threats that are developed to exploit them will remain unpatched. It’s time to move on.
Sure, you wisely skipped the disappointing and troublesome Windows Vista. But you have missed ...
Continue Reading →Those of us who own or manage a business know that you can’t run your business without a good General Liability insurance policy to cover you in the event something bad happens to a co-worker or client. Some of us also need to have Errors and Omissions insurance or Malpractice insurance.
All of us need to at Cyber-insurance to the mix. Every day I read about another company who has suffered a serious financial loss at the hands of cyber-criminals, who ...
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I just read an interesting article in Sophos about the rather insecure method that the Google Chrome browser saves passwords. If you click on the click on the “Customize and Control” icon at the far right of the address bar, choose “settings” from the menu, click “Advanced Settings from the link at the bottom of that window, then scroll down to “Passwords and Forms”
Chrome example
Click on the “Manage saved passwords” link. You will ...
Continue Reading →A nine-person Californian escrow firm lost $1.5 million in three electronic transfers in December 2012 and January 2013, and has subsequently been closed down by state regulators. The culprit? A remote access Trojan horse program that was installed on the computer that they used for online banking. The money disappeared into Russia and China, and only the Russian transaction has been recovered so far.
You can read the entire sad story on Sophos, but the important takeaways follow.
First, while ...
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A young woman had her iPhone stolen in Ibiza, Spain one night during an episode of drunken skinny dipping. When she and her friends returned from their moonlit swim, all their stuff was gone: purses, passports, clothes, phones, the works.
The young man who stole the phone evidently did not think to turn off the automatic upload to Dropbox feature on her phone, and subsequently she was able to identify Hafid from Dubai, as the likely culprit, and has chronicled his ...
Continue Reading →Every once in a while I get pulled off-topic in this blog. Those of you who really enjoy local craft beers will find this online mapping service to be a valuable addition to your browser bookmarks. I was astounded to learn that there are forty breweries within 25 miles of my home in Bayport MN. There are four with 5 miles! Go ahead and check it out at http://www.brewerymap.com/