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 your computers and steal or damage your data. Increasing your computer security starts with education. We’ll talk about what you can do to… Continue Reading→
How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Attacks
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 stolen. Be careful when clicking links on pop-up windows, disclosing personal information over the phone, or attachments/links in email messages! Phishing attacks are by no means… Continue Reading→
Potential Hurricane Matthew Phishing Scams
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 Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has released some helpful guidelines on avoiding these potential scams. Before you click links on Hurricane… Continue Reading→
Don’t Fall for Spear Phishing or Whaling Scams
Scammers want you to send them money. They want your password(s) so that they can log into your accounts and steal your data. Many of their attempts are laughably easy to detect and ignore. Others are carefully crafted to create a very convincing request. These requests are particularly dangerous as they avoid all traditional antivirus… Continue Reading→
Gmail Security Checklist
Is your Google account secure? How can you be sure? Google has released a very helpful security checklist tool. This website walks you through making sure that your account is configured to be as secure as possible. The IT Office recommends that everyone walk through this checklist. You can find the checklist here: https://support.google.com/mail/checklist/2986618?hl=en&rd=1
Don’t Click That Link
Yesterday some of you may have received a message that looked like this: This message was inadvertently sent after a staff member accidentally clicked a link in a malicious email message. It’s amazing how far our social networks extend. Hundreds of people received this message – all around the world! If any of these recipients thought this was… Continue Reading→