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Security Awareness #2
Security Awareness #1
All about Smartphone security
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-ultimate-guide-to-finding-and-killing-spyware-and-stalkerware/ Check out this great rundown by Charlie Osborne for Zero Day at ZDNet.com. Our daily lives are mobile focused, and keeping ourselves secure while avoiding surveillance is key. At Monarchy IT, security is the priority, not just on the services list. If you want IT support that approaches security with haste, reach out to…
Read MoreShame on PC Doctor and Dell!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-warning-patch-our-windows-10-pcs-now-to-stop-attackers-taking-control/ Liam Tung has the breakdown at the link above over at ZDNet.com. Another day, another software vulnerability. Dell’s SupportAssist, undergirded by another software called PC Doctor, has pushed out another patch update after another flaw was found that could grant attackers privileges to wreck a business or consumer PC that has SupportAssist installed. The…
Read MoreShame on the AMCA!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/amca-data-breach-has-now-gone-over-the-20-million-mark/ Great report by Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day over at ZDNet.com. Hit the link above to get the full article. Billing vendor American Medical Collection Agency was breached for over 8 months! Hackers had ins on the network and went to work from there. Data for at least 20 million Americans is said to…
Read MoreShame on Citrix!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-lurked-in-citrix-systems-for-six-months/ See all the details at the link above. Great report by Charlie Osborne for Zero Day at ZDNet.com. In today’s technology-driven world, security is the top priority. And yet, the systems we trust to keep us safe often give us nothing but lip service, like Citrix showed in this event. At Monarchy IT, we…
Read MoreShame on Toyota!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/toyota-announces-second-security-breach-in-the-last-five-weeks/ Click the link above for details on Toyota’s multiple breaches the last month. Catalin Cimpanu does a great job summarizing the damage in his report for zdnet.com. Your business is a technology business. It needs current technology practices in place. It needs security focused IT support. It needs Monarchy IT. Reach out to us…
Read MoreShame on ASUS!
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pan9wn/hackers-hijacked-asus-software-updates-to-install-backdoors-on-thousands-of-computers Kudos to Kim Zetter at Motherboard/Vice for this expose. Check out the excellent article at the link above. Suffice it to say, the details speak for itself with the dangerous code spread through ASUS’s own tool. The attempt to shush Kaspersky Lab after the discovery is even more horrendous. To check if your ASUS…
Read MoreShame on Facebook!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-we-stored-hundreds-of-millions-of-passwords-in-plain-text/ Another day, another poor security practice. Steve Ranger gives the full breakdown at the link above over at zdnet.com. If you’re looking to have IT for your business that puts security first, you want Monarchy IT. Call us at (800) 229-8232.
Read MoreOnline Security 101
https://www.zdnet.com/article/online-security-101-how-to-protect-your-privacy-from-hackers-spies-and-the-government/ Check out the awesome tour de force by Charlie Osborne at the link above. The article leaves no rock unturned in the daily battle of security that businesses and users face. If you’re interested in having a more thorough approach to security for your business, reach out to Monarchy IT at (800) 229-8232 or…
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