Beware of Phishing Attacks Due to IT Outage

Beware of Phishing Attacks Due to IT Outage

Businesses and users worldwide have been impacted by a tech service outage. The outage has affected airlines, hospitals, and fire departments, as well as many other businesses using Windows devices.  The culprit for this outage is an update to CrowdStrike’s Falcon...
Boost Your Phone’s Security: Turn it OFF, Turn it ON

Boost Your Phone’s Security: Turn it OFF, Turn it ON

Boost your phone’s security with simple advice from NSA. In today’s digital age, safeguarding our smartphones is crucial. Cell phones have become top targets for hackers. The National Security Agency (NSA) recently shared a simple yet effective tip to...
Duo MFA Breach

Duo MFA Breach

What happened? Cisco Duo recently reported one of their vendors, a telephony provider whose name they did not disclose, was breached on April 1st, 2024.  This is one of the providers responsible for sending Duo’s multifactor authentication (MFA) messages using SMS...
Have a Happy and Safe Holiday!

Have a Happy and Safe Holiday!

NGT wishes you a happy and SAFE Holiday Season! As you do your holiday shopping and prepare to spend time with loved ones, please remember that Christmas is a prime time for bad guys to take advantage of holiday shoppers. Please be on the lookout for these common...
GOOGLE STARTING TO DELETE INACTIVE ACCOUNTS

GOOGLE STARTING TO DELETE INACTIVE ACCOUNTS

If you have an old Google/Gmail account you have not used for a while, please read this. Google has been notifying inactive accounts that starting in December 2023 inactive accounts will be deleted. They are sending “several reminder emails” before any...
SAFEGUARD PERSONAL INFORMATION

SAFEGUARD PERSONAL INFORMATION

Genetic testing provider 23andMe is in hot water, dealing with multiple class action lawsuits in the U.S. following a massive data breach. A threat actor leaked customer data which impacted millions of users. While 23andMe insists it wasn’t a direct system...