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 resource https://securingthehuman.sans.org/blog/2017/09/08/awareness-officers-what-to-communicate-about-the-equifax-hack What is a security freeze? https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/06/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-embrace-the-security-freeze/ Phishing scam prevention tips. https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/09/14/Potential-Phishing-Scams-Related-Equifax-Data-Breach We hope you will find these resources… Continue Reading→
Digital Security for Churches: Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
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→
Digital Security for Churches: Ransomware
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, and Download folders, shared network drives, and portable thumb drives. All of your work that you have created could be instantly encrypted and inaccessible with… Continue Reading→
Apple releases critical security updates
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, Macbooks, Mac Minis, etc.). We maintain an Apple update server on our local network. Your devices will download updates faster here than anywhere… Continue Reading→
Digital Security for Churches: Start with Security
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 their computer networks from various threats. These same principles may be applied to personal equipment and systems as well. You… Continue Reading→
Windows 10 Upgrade Scams
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 computer stops working. This is a scam. Your current licenses are fine. They will not expire. If you choose to upgrade to… Continue Reading→
Apple Quicktime for Windows Security Advisory
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 installed on any Windows computer, anywhere, please remove it immediately. How to remove Quicktime: http://www.idigitaltimes.com/how-uninstall-quicktime-and-remove-windows-10-81-7-and-vista-527331 Reference: https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA16-105A
Register for Discounted Software
Do you need software? The Information Technology Office is working with an organization called Techsoup to provide deeply discounted software licenses for all of our local churches and related organizations. TechSoup is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a clear focus: connecting your church/organization with tech products and services, plus learning resources to make informed decisions about… Continue Reading→