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Is Zoom Safe to Use?

April 8, 2020July 6, 2022 Blaine K 1 Comment Blog security, Zoom

Over the past few weeks, the use of Zoom video conferencing software has exploded, but with the increase in use, there have been notable security

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Small Business Assistance

March 31, 2020July 6, 2022 Blaine K 1 Comment Blog COVID19, small business
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government has passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to provide financial relief

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Critical Patch for MS Exchange Server

February 27, 2020July 6, 2022 Blaine K 0 Comment Blog critical patch, security, vulnerability

On February 11th of this year, Microsoft released a patch that addressed a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server. The flaw—the server could fail to properly

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FBI Warns of Increased Cyber Threats from Iran

January 17, 2020July 6, 2022 Blaine K 0 Comment Blog cyber attack, phishing, security

The FBI Cyber Division recently sent out notifications to its InfraGard members that there has been an increase in cyber attacks directed at the United

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Hackers Use Alexa and Google Home to Phish Passwords

October 21, 2019July 6, 2022 Blaine K 0 Comment Blog Alexa, Amazon, Google Home, phishing, security

Amazon Alexa and Google Home made news a while back when it was reported that employees for both companies routinely listened to their users’ recorded

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New Amazon Phishing Scam Going Around

September 24, 2019July 6, 2022 Blaine K 0 Comment Blog Amazon, phishing, security, suspicious email
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If you receive an email from Amazon telling you that there has been suspicious activity on your account and that you need to update your

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Cyber Attacks Down on Consumers, Up on Businesses

May 9, 2019July 6, 2022 Blaine K 0 Comment Blog adware, crime, malware, security
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Malwarebytes Labs just released their CyberCrime Tactics and Techniques Q1 2019 report, which shows that the focus of cyber criminals has shifted from consumers to

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Level 3 Nationwide Outage

March 3, 2017July 6, 2022 Blaine K 0 Comment Blog outage

Yesterday (March 02, 2017), Level 3 experienced a major service issue across the United States. Because of this event, customers of Southwest Cyber Systems suffered

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Suspicious Email Regarding Microsoft Email Account Verification

May 18, 2016July 6, 2022 Blaine K 0 Comment Blog Microsoft, phishing, suspicious email

There is a new email going around that appears to be from Microsoft and is claiming to be an email account verification message. Per Microsoft,

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WARNING: New Ransomware Affects Macintosh

March 7, 2016July 6, 2022 Blaine K 0 Comment Blog MacOS, malware, security, virus

Until recently, Apple users have felt relatively safe from malware. That is no longer the case. As of Friday, a new malware threat called “KeRanger”

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