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The new FCC STIR/SHAKE framework is effective on 06/30/2021.  The FCC is forcing providers to authenticate and verify each call.  This standard framework will help with spoofed called by authenticating each caller ID. This will significantly reduce/eliminate the robocalls and illegally spoofed calls.   If your service does not comply, then the calls would be […]

Western Digital is urging users their MyBook Live brand of network storage drives to disconnect them from the Internet.  They are warning of malicious hackers are remotely wiping the drives by a previously unknown critical flaw that can be activated by anyone who knows the IP address of an affected device. On June 24, the […]

Cybersecurity cannot be an after thought. Ransomware attacks costs money. Don’t let a malicious e-mail take your business down. Being proactive about security is your key to your business’ success … we can take you there.#cybersecurity

This e-mail example contained a malicious PDF file which contained ransomware. With our advanced e-mail security, we can help mitigate these threats by adding layered protection guards against targeted attacks from ransomware, and other zero-day malware leveraging machine learning, file and URL analysis, and exploit detection engines. Don’t be a victim of ransomware! Being proactive […]

We ran into an interesting case this month relating to a PayPal account and a user being permanently banned. A couple weeks prior, the client noticed some strange charges on their account. They disputed these PayPal specific charges with their credit card company. Because of these credit card charge disputes, PayPal chose to permanently ban […]

The outage caused chaos as millions of children and teachers attempted to start the school year online. Updates listed on the link below. Read more here

Consider this your umpteenth reminder that for as much as Google keeps improving or promising it’s improved the company’s proprietary app marketplace, sketchy app developers will never stop coming and never stop trying to sneak into the Google Play Store — past all the company’s defenses — to put its apps into the mix and […]

Scammers posing as charitable organizations have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic as cybercriminal experts say there has been a 6,000% increase in spoof emails during the outbreak. CBS Minnesota’s Erin Hassanzadeh reports.

Procurement delays on some equipment Two Important Factors in these supply-chain: Coronavirus: We are continuing to monitor the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak with a focus on ensuring the health and safety of our colleagues as well as continuing to provide exceptional service to our customers. While this is a fluid situation, we are doing everything […]

Clearview AI Here is an amazing article about an artificial intelligence startup business. There software is scraping the internet and stockpiling billions of our photos along with the location history. With this enormous database, this is where the “magic” begins. Watch the video for very eye opening security concerns. “By posting your personal and private […]

Netflix will now let you disable its awful autoplaying feature Netflix customers have complained for years about the frustrating and annoying autoplay preview feature that occurs on its homepage. Today, the company announced that subscribers can finally disable autoplay functionality. People can choose to disable autoplay in two different formats: one that automatically starts the […]

We depend on our devices so much with blind trust in how accurate they are. This man shows how susceptible the technology is and the amount of data these companies are monitoring. Click HERE to read article.