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Happy 4th of July!
We at Monarchy IT wish you a Happy Independence Day as we remember our founders call to life, liberty, and…
FBI: Reboot ALL Routers
https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-to-all-router-users-reboot-now-to-neuter-russias-vpnfilter-malware/ Click the link above to see the report by Liam Tung at ZDNet. The FBI has advised all home…
Memorial Day
In the US, on this day, we remember the many heroes in our armed forces who gave their lives to…
Hospital hacks: Default passwords and no patching leaves healthcare at risk
http://www.zdnet.com/article/hospital-hacks-default-passwords-and-no-patching-leaves-healthcare-at-risk/ Check out this great review of McAfee’s March 2018 Threat Report at the link above by Danny Palmer at…
Homeland Security’s own IT security is a hot mess, watchdog finds
http://www.zdnet.com/article/homeland-security-cybersecurity-is-a-hot-mess-watchdog-report/ An inspector general audit found dozens of systems across the agency’s networks were running old and outdated software, and…
Meltdown/Spectre Breakdown
https://www.pcmag.com/news/358249/intel-chips-have-a-major-design-flaw-and-the-fix-means-slowe New year, new major security vulnerabilities! In the above linked article, Matthew Humphries and Michael Kan at PCMag.com do…
Glaring Apple Mac OS Security Flaw
http://www.zdnet.com/article/stupid-stupid-macos-security-flaw/ Click the link above to read Steven Vaughan-Nichols full explanation of the recent Apple MacOS security mishap, which gave…
Office & Outlook 2007 are gone!
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-just-ended-support-for-office-2007-and-outlook-2007/ Check out the article by Liam Tung over at ZDNet from a couple weeks ago for details. For those…
KRACK!!!
http://www.zdnet.com/article/wpa2-security-flaw-lets-hackers-attack-almost-any-wifi-device/ Check out the excellent article above by Zack Whittaker at ZDNet.com to learn everything you need to know about…
Cloud Security Trends: Winter is Coming
https://blog.redlock.io/cloud-security-trends-and-cloud-threat-defense Check out this report from RedLock on their recent cloud security findings. Needless to say, it leaves a lot…
Equifax breach
News got out on the 8th that Equifax, one of the 3 main credit bureau’s in the US, was breached…
Don’t Get Hooked: How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Attacks
https://digitalguardian.com/blog/dont-get-hooked-how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-attacks-infographic Check out the link above to a great info-graphic on “phishing” attacks by Nate Lord at Digital Guardian. At…
Internal IT Problems?
http://www.zdnet.com/article/bitdefender-organisations-must-empower-it-staff-to-mitigate-cyber-threats/ Those of you who are still struggling with your internal IT needs should take a good look at this…
Tips to defend against ransomware
As most have become aware over the weekend, the globe was hit by a massive cyber-attack via the worm being…
Windows Vista is DEAD!
Microsoft has officially ended support for their Vista operating system. Their recommendation is to buy a new PC or to…