Apr 13, 2023 | Blog, cybersecurity, Featured, General Interest, Security, Technology
Cybersecurity is most effective when approached in a layered or tiered manner. The Center for Internet Security (CIS) currently has 20 controls published and split between three main categories: Basic, Functional, and Organizational. These 20 controls can be layered... 
Feb 20, 2023 | Blog, Data Breach, General Interest, Recent News, Security, Technology, Technology News
Russian search engine Yandex offers a slew of online services to replace Google, Netflix, Spotify, Amazon, and Uber. However, a recent Yandex data leak contains nearly 50 gigabytes of data with leaked files, including information ranging from API (application... 
Feb 19, 2023 | Blog, General Interest, Microsoft, Recent News, Technology, Technology News
Microsoft has decided to retire its MS Teams Free (classic) app. Released in 2017, MS Teams is a communication platform where users chat and call each other over the internet. While the primary concept is nothing new, the innovation comes with bells and whistles... 
Feb 18, 2023 | Blog, General Interest, Ransomware, Recent News, Security, Technology, Technology News
Schools in Tucson, AZ, and Nantucket, MA, became the most recent targets of cyberattacks within hours of each other during the last week of January. The two attacks appear to be unrelated. The hackers behind the Tucson Unified District ransomware attack specifically... 
Feb 17, 2023 | Blog, Data Breach, General Interest, Google, Recent News, Security, Technology, Technology News
Google Fi users have received emails regarding a recent data breach at T-Mobile. From November 2022 through January 2023, hackers were able to obtain unauthorized access to data for 37 million T-Mobile customers. Google Fi, a wireless plan, uses T-Mobile networks to... 
Feb 16, 2023 | Blog, General Interest, Malware and Virus Protection, Security, Technology, Technology News
The hackers behind Prilex PoS (point-of-sale) malware have developed a new way to steal credit card information to target customers using contactless or “tap-to-pay” payments. Prilex PoS malware has stolen credit card information from payment terminals and ATMs... 