You may already have heard about the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom. High-level summary? They’ve decided to end the sale of perpetual licenses for VMware products, moving to a subscription model/bundling, and reducing the number of Resellers and Cloud Service Providers. Existing contracts will continue to receive support as outlined in their contractual commitments, but […]
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Imposter Microsoft Websites, Pig Butchering Scams, and extorting money
Imposter Microsoft websites and pig butchering scams continue to be on the rise. These criminals’ goal is to either have you click or call them with the ultimate goal of extorting money from you. Do not fall for these and don’t be the victim. Normally, these pop-ups will take up the entire screen and began […]
Google and Yahoo are upping their game in 2024
In the on-going battle against spam, Google and Yahoo have announced new standards for 2024 which will help protect their inboxes and reduce spam intrusions. This is great news for legitimate email senders who abide by email best practices. Your business will need to adapt to these new standards or risk non-delivery to the users’ […]
QuickBooks Desktop to stop selling to new U.S. subscribers
QuickBooks Desktop is planning to stop selling several versions to new U.S. subscribers after July 31, 2024. Here are some top questions you may have regarding this change. Q: What products will Intuit no longer be selling and what is the effective date? Intuit has made a decision that after July 31, 2024, it will no […]
AnyDesk Breach – Hackers breached their production servers
The company reports having 170,000 customers, including 7-Eleven, Comcast, Samsung, MIT, NVIDIA, SIEMENS, and the United Nations. Per AnyDesk Incident Response notice: Following our public statement on 2 February 2024 about a cyber incident at AnyDesk https://anydesk.com/en/public-statement-2-2-2024, we can assure you that we immediately took all necessary steps to investigate and mitigate the incident and […]
Microsoft Breach of employee accounts from November 2023 through January 2024
Microsoft Breach of employee accounts from November 2023 through January 2024. The threat actor accessed key employee accounts for 3 months. It was detected on January 12, 2024, and reported to the SEC (Security and Exchange Commission) on Form 8-K on January 17, 2024. The threat actor was in key employee accounts from November 2023 […]
Adobe Acrobat Reader downgrade and disable the New Acrobat
Are you having issues with Adobe Acrobat’s newest version? You can go back to the previous version by clicking on the menu (top-left), scroll down about 2/3’s of the way down, and click “disable New Acrobat”.
Virtual Kidnapping
Be aware of a New Twist on a Frightening Scam — Virtual Kidnapping. The FBI reports this crime is on the rise. Below are some ways to protect yourself. Don’t Become a Victim The success of any type of virtual kidnapping scheme depends on speed and fear. Criminals know they only have a short time […]
Staying Safe from Phishing Scams: Your Ultimate Guide
Staying Safe from Phishing Scams: Your Ultimate Guide. What is phishing? This guide will take you through an introduction to what phishing is and how to protect yourself. Introduction In today’s digital age, where technology plays an integral role in our lives, the threat of phishing scams looms larger than ever. Phishing scams are deceptive […]
MGM Cyber-Attack
MGM Cyber-Attack was devised by hackers used a technique called “Social Engineering” and within 10-minutes gained access to this $33.9 Billion dollar business. This data breach at MGM could have been avoided. Cyberattack compromises computer systems at MGM casinos, resorts A cyberattack by hackers on the computer systems for MGM Resorts International has impacted its […]