Are you waiting on those last minute presents to arrive? If you are anything like me, you may have even forgotten where you’ve all ordered from in the past week. This is an issue bad guys are fully aware of and are taking advantage. A new email phishing scheme...
As we approach the holiday season, the bad guys don’t take a break. In fact, the volume of purchasing and online activity increases, and therefore the bad guys up their game. In today’s episode of Scammers Abound, we remind you to stay vigilant online during the...
October is Cyber Security Month. The global cost of cyber crime by the end of 2019 is estimated at 2 trillion dollars. This year’s theme is Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT. OWN IT. Only use sites that begin with https:// when shopping or banking online....
A little while ago, we had a user bring an external hard drive into one of our store fronts. They noted that the unit was not showing up on their computer properly. Technician – “So what is on this drive?” User – “Backup of my pictures.” Technician – “So these...
The saying goes, passwords are like a good cup of coffee. Here is what they have in common: They should both be fresh and brewed often. They both shouldn’t be shared. They should both be STRONG! In previous episodes we talked about how the bad guys are tricking...
I was sitting in church the other day, and the pastor wanted to show a quick clip of a video from YouTube. The pastor had a great build up to the clip, and he nodded at the assistant and . . . . . . . . . . . . . nothing. YouTube just sat and spun . . . . and spun ....
