If you see an email from MS requesting that you change your O 365 password, please discard it. This is a phishing scam: Notice the from address which is from a random domain. Another hint is that Microsoft actually no longer recommends that users change their...
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Cyber Security News: Godaddy Reports Breach of Customer Accounts
Tighten your passwords and turn on 2FA! GoDaddy, the web hosting behemoth, recently reported a security breach. Password security business is more important than ever for small businesses. GODADDY REPORTS BREACH OF CUSTOMER HOSTING ACCOUNTS We can handle your web...
Remote Workforce Security: Russian Criminals Find New Cyber Security Target: Americans Working at Home
From the NY Times: A Russian ransomware group is targeting employees working from home during the pandemic and attempting to infiltrate their networks with ransomware and other malware. This presents new challenges to remote workforce security. Source: Russian...
Cyber News Rundown: Ransomware Hits LA Suburbs | Webroot
From our friends at Webroot, the City of Torrance, California fell victim to a ransomware attack that shut down many of their internal systems: Source: Cyber News Rundown: Ransomware Hits LA Suburbs | Webroot
Good Article: How to secure your Zoom Meetings
Here's a good article from ZDNet on how to keep you Zoom meetings safe. If you have further concerns, please contact us to discuss other meeting service options that are more secure. Zoom security: Your meetings will be safe and secure if you do these 10 things |...
From Bleeping Computers: Attackers Deliver Malware via Fake Web Site Certificate Errors
We've all seen these "security certificate" errors at one time or another. This malware imitates those familiar but confusing messages to prompt you into clicking on a button to install malware on your computer. Learn more here.
Microsoft Say Your Password Doesn’t Matter!
Here's an interesting blog post from Microsoft about the importance of 2-Factor Authentication. Did you know that changing your password frequently doesn't increase your login security? But 2-Factor Authentication does make you safer! Source: Your Pa$$word doesn't...
MS: Frequently Changing Passwords Does Not Make Your Logins More Secure
Does your company have a policy expiration or rotation policy for email or other sensitive logins. Microsoft has actually stopped recommending rotating passwords. This is from the Office admin portal: In the past, Microsoft advised admins to make users change their...
Coronavirus “safety measures” email is a phishing scam – Naked Security
Be aware of this phishing scam. If you receive an email about the Coronavirus, do not click any links; do not log into any web sites with your passwords; do not forward the email. Source: Coronavirus “safety measures” email is a phishing scam – Naked Security
From the Microsoft Security Blog – the Cleverest Phishing Techniques of 2019
Phishing scams have become ubiquitous. Educate your users. They should be wary of emails that appear to come from a team member asking them to send money, or that appear to come from a vendor asking them to click and link and enter a password. Here are some other...