The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made an emergency mandate last month around Windows DNS vulnerabilities. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently identified a vulnerability in the Windows Domain Name System CVE-2020-1350. When the servers fail to properly handle requests, hackers can exploit this vulnerability by running arbitrary code in order to
Important note about logging into Office 365 with legacy software or devices
We wanted to share this important note make sure our clients are aware that they should be using modern email clients (ie. Outlook 2013 or newer), as well as smartphones that continuously update with either the latest iOS or Android operating systems – systems that will support “Modern Authentication.” The change will go into effect
Bad actors are using HTTPS
In alert issued by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), scammers are now using fake websites with HTTPS certificates that appear to make the website secure in order to lure victims into providing payment or other sensitive information. Read the entire alert below: Source: https://www.ic3.gov/media/2019/190610.aspx CYBER ACTORS EXPLOIT ‘SECURE’ WEBSITES IN PHISHING CAMPAIGNS Websites
Is my Desktop Sharing Software secure?
ATTENTION! WARNING! Cyber Attackers are using Desktop Sharing Software to Target US Businesses Since 2018 until this year, there has been malicious attacks by cyber actors using desktop sharing software to facilitate numerous network invasions of authorized and unauthorized installations to gain access to a victim’s system and inaccessible files. Everyone, whether it is for
Is Using Public WiFi safe?
Free Wifi is available in coffee shops, restaurants, shopping malls, hotels, airports, libraries -you name it. Millions of people everyday use this doing everything from browsing the internet, checking emails, and just any internet related tasks. Although, most people do not realize even though there is a password to login, free public Wi-Fi is not
Formjacking?
What is Formjacking? This is not a new form of cyber attack, but it has recently increased since the past year. It is form of JavaScript-code where cyber criminals hack and take control over the functionality of the site’s form page. This malicious JavaScript code is used to steal credit card details and payment form
iProtection
What is the first thing you grab when you wake up in the morning? Most people would answer this question by saying, their smartphone. Statistics state that an average smartphone user checks their device almost 47 times a day and checks their device within the first hour of waking up or before going to bed.
IRS Scam Alert!
ATTENTION! ATTENTION! As April 15th approaches and many are stressed and worried about filing their taxes to the IRS. Although many people take this time of the year seriously, there are people who see this as a way to scam people out of money. It usually starts with a random phone call from a person
Apple Scam Alert!
Apple Scam Alert: There is a phishing scam that has been out for a while which actually spoofs Apple Inc. and it is designed to hoodwink you. It comes in the form of a phone call and/or email. It can start with an ‘automated’ phone call that display’s Apple’s logo, address and real phone number, warning about
Certbot – Upgrading outdated version and renewing Let’s Encrypt certificates
We recently ran into an issue where certbot was outdated and needed to upgraded to a newer version. In this process, we issued new Let’s Encrypt certificates, however it was only doing this for the www version of the site, rather than the non-www version of the site. This was a problem since all requests