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Recently a massive security issue has been brought to light. The issue is known as the ‘VPNFilter’ vulnerability. The main reason this vulnerability is important is because it allows criminals to harvest your online credentials (your username and password.) This means…
HP announced a severe vulnerability for 166 models of HP inkjet printers. By severe, they describe it as “9.8 out of 10” on the CVSS 3.0 Base Metrics. The full list of affected printers can be found here.
In our continuing effort to educate our readers of important security events, I’m updating everyone on the ‘VPNFilter’ vulnerability found on a very large number of routers. We’ve had some feedback and questions regarding this event, and I hope to answer these in this…
This cyberattack scheme hasn’t garnered nearly as much attention as the usual “break-in-and-steal-data-to-sell-on-the-Internet version,” but it can be even more debilitating. Ransomware attacks have begun appearing in the last few years and its practitioners are so…
Spring is in the air. For many of us that means more daylight hours to enjoy the outdoors; warmer temperatures, so we can open windows and air out the house; and trout season is just about to begin. For some of us though, this time of the year brings a lot of dread as…
Data breach continues to be a major topic of concern for business owners in all industries. In 2016 the number of reported data breaches grew from about 600 million to a startling 4 billion according to IBM Security’s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. This is more…
“Have you heard about the lonesome loser? He’s a loser but he still keeps on trying!” The Little River Band made these lyrics famous in 1979. But as great a song as that was, today I want to talk about data loss and how we keep trying and keep losing the battle.
A new Pew Research Center survey titled “What the Public Knows About Cybersecurity” revealed some startling statistics about how little most Americans know about cybersecurity. While most Americans understand the need for strong passwords and know public Wi-Fi…
Today, I want to talk about what I use for a web browser and some of the add-ons for protection. I use Google Chrome and I like Google Chrome only because it’s quick and it’s quick and easy to install. And, what’s really nice about it is you can synchronize all of…
Transcription: Security- DNS filtering I’m Albert Steed with Advanced Computer Solutions talking about security. So far we’ve talked about antivirus and we’ve talked about OS patching and we’ve talked about third-party software patching. Now I want to talk about the…