Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “General Interest”
Do you like video games? Are you the kind that can get so lost and involved in your favorite title of the moment that you’re willing to burn vacation days and spend the entire time in a non-stop playing frenzy? It hasn’t happened very often, but there have been a …
In the earliest days of the smartphone, there were only a few apps that people could use to perform genuinely useful work. Sure, they were handy for keeping your contacts all in one place and reminding you of appointments, but beyond that, your pickings were fairly slim. That changed quickly …
Do you use the news aggregator service called Flipboard? If so, be aware that the company has recently started notifying its user base that hackers breached their network and had access to their internal systems for approximately nine months. If you haven’t heard from them yet, be on the lookout …
Do you have a Checkers or Rally’s fast food location near you? Is it your go-to fast food joint? If so, be advised that they’re the latest company to fall victim to a hacking attack. The company recently discovered evidence of malware on its payment processing systems in a total …
If you haven’t already installed the 1903 Windows 10 update released in May, be advised. When you install it, you’ll start seeing warning popup boxes any time you connect to a WiFi network that is using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) or WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) to encrypt and secure …
We would like to thank David Lumbert and his amazing team at Flagler Bank for hosting Eat, Drink & Be Wary Thursday evening! Business owners gathered at the Lake Clarke Shores branch of Flagler Bank to learn about cybersecurity and battling potential threats to their business from weak passwords, phishing …
If you’re still using Windows 7, you probably already know that Microsoft recently threw users of some of it’s older operating systems a bone when they issued a rare, emergency security patch designed to better protect their systems. Unfortunately, there’s a problem. According to the UK security firm Sophos, and backed …
Do you have an Instagram account? If so, be advised that David Stier (a business consultant and researcher for CNET) has recently discovered a flaw in Instagram’s website that exposed thousands of users’ email addresses and phone numbers for a period of more than a month. Mr. Stier provided screen …
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have been tracking a disturbing new trend. In the first quarter of 2019, the company has noted a massive 58 percent increase in modifications of various banking Trojan families that have been used in attacks against more than a quarter of a million users around the …
If your business website incorporates an e-Commerce platform that allows you to sell directly to your customers, be aware. According to the latest research by the security firm RiskIQ, there are currently more than half a dozen large, well-organized hacking groups targeting businesses just like yours. These groups are all …
