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Equifax

September 28, 2017 Leave a Comment

THe IT Office has received requests for information on the Equifax hack from a few weeks ago. We will list a few resources below that you can use to respond to this incident. Comprehensive online ... Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Advisories, Security, software Tagged With: equifax, hack, Security, websites

Digital Security for Churches: Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks

February 13, 2017 Leave a Comment

You should take time to become familiar with the important concepts Social Engineering and Phishing to better protect your home or church network. Attackers will try to use these concepts to exploit ... Continue Reading→

Filed Under: E-mail, Security, software, Training Resources Tagged With: advisory, email, phishing, Security, social engineering

Digital Security for Churches: Data Breach Recovery and Prevention

February 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

A Data breach occurs when private or secure data is disclosed (intentionally or unintentionally) to an untrusted network. What happens if a company that you entrusted your personal information suffers ... Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Security, Training Resources, Website Tagged With: advisory, data breach, identity theft, internet, privacy, Security, websites

Digital Security for Churches: Ransomware

January 30, 2017 2 Comments

Ransomware is increasingly common malware that infects computers and holds them hostage. Once a computer is infected the malware will encrypt every file it can find including your Documents, Desktop, ... Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Security, software, Training Resources Tagged With: advisory, encryption, ransomware, Security

Apple releases critical security updates

January 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

Apple released a series of critical security updates last night (1/23) for nearly their entire product line. Please take a few moments today to update all of your Apple products (iPhones, iPads, ... Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Advisories, mobile, Security, software Tagged With: apple, internet, iOS, mobile, OSX, Security, updates

Digital Security for Churches: Start with Security

January 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

The Information Technology (IT) Office is starting a series of posts on the topic of Digital Security for Churches. This series seeks to inform and equip our local churches on the best ways to secure ... Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Security, software, Training Resources Tagged With: internet, network, online, safety, Security

How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Attacks

October 18, 2016 Leave a Comment

Digital Guardian has released an interesting infographic detailing how to avoid phishing attacks. Phishing attacks are one of the most common ways that computers are compromised and information is ... Continue Reading→

Filed Under: E-mail, Security, Training Resources Tagged With: email, hacking, phishing, Security, training

Potential Hurricane Matthew Phishing Scams

October 11, 2016 Leave a Comment

Natural disasters bring out the best in us. We spring into action, helping wherever we can. It also brings out scammers who try to trick people into giving away their money. The United States Computer ... Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Advisories, E-mail, Security Tagged With: email, hurricane matthew, hurricanes, natural disasters, scam, Security, Website

Windows 10 Upgrade Scams

July 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

Microsoft is reporting a large number of people who are being told that their current Windows licenses are about to expire. They are instructed to call a number for help upgrading before their ... Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Advisories, Security, software Tagged With: advisory, microsoft, scams, Security, windows

Apple Quicktime for Windows Security Advisory

April 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

Apple has announced today that they are dropping support for their Quicktime video player. There are multiple critical security issues with this software that will not be updated. If you have it ... Continue Reading→

Filed Under: Advisories, Security, software Tagged With: advisory, apple, quicktime, Security, software

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