It Happened to Us

May 7, 2024 | Newsletter

by “Anonymous” For a couple of days we were getting calls to our home phone, but when we answered, no one was there. It seemed odd—were they prank calls? Fundraising? No caller ID was displayed. Then, we realized that my husband’s email accounts hadn’t received the...

The Importance of Phishing Campaigns

May 7, 2024 | Newsletter

Have you noticed how many emails you get every day? According to earthweb.com, the average person receives 100 to 120 emails per day. Surprisingly, 1 in every 99 of those emails is a phishing attack and 85% are spam. Every day hundreds of millions of phishing emails...

April Microsoft Security Update

Apr 9, 2024 | Microsoft, Updates, Vulnerabilities

There are no known exploits for the new vulnerabilities released. Guidance will be adjusted if and when exploits are released publicly.  The most significant patches are to ODBC drivers for connections to SQL server and Windows Defender SmartScreen...

March Microsoft Security Updates

Mar 13, 2024 | Microsoft, Updates, Vulnerabilities

There are no published exploits for any of the vulnerabilities released for March. Guidance will be adjusted if and when exploits are released publicly.  The most significant patches are to Hyper-V, Exchange Server and OMI for Linux servers.   Expedited patching is...

Apple Security Updates for most iOS and iPadOS devices

Mar 6, 2024 | Apple

Apple has released multiple security patches including most current iOS and iPadOS devices. A score for the vulnerabilities is still being calculated and has not been released. We highly recommend testing and deploying the latest fixes. There are known exploits...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday February 2024

Feb 13, 2024 | it-pros, Microsoft, Vulnerabilities

There are critical patches that do not have published exploits. Guidance will be adjusted if and when exploits are released publicly.  The most significant patches are to Exchange Server and Microsoft Office.   Expedite patching for any system using Exchange...

VMware vCenter updates

Jan 31, 2024 | Updates, Vulnerabilities

VMware vCenter users are encouraged to review the information for VMSA-2023-0023.1 and ensure they are running vCenter version that are not impacted by the vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-34048 and CVE-2023-34056)

Protect Yourself from Tech Support Scams

Jan 29, 2024 | Newsletter

As the digital landscape evolves, so too do the scams targeting Internet users. Malicious actors prey on your trust for financial gain or, even worse, to gain access to your personal and health information. Scams involving tech support are among the most prevalent....