by Scott Muniz | Feb 11, 2021 | Security, Technology
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This Valentine’s Day, before you go looking for love in all the wrong chat rooms, CISA reminds users to be wary of internet romance scams. At first, cyber criminals promise the reward of romance after adopting an alias to appear as a potential partner. Once your heart is hooked on hope, they turn the tables. The scammer with the illusive identity will ask for money, making promises of phony matrimony, as they finagle funds from you as a fake fiancée.
If you don’t know who you are doting on when you are dating, be cautious with your cash and keep it.
For more information, review CISA’s Tip on Staying Safe on Social Networking Sites. If you believe you have been a victim of a romance scam, file a report with:
by Scott Muniz | Feb 10, 2021 | Security, Technology
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Microsoft addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Netlogon protocol (CVE-2020-1472) on August 11, 2020. Beginning with the February 9, 2021 Security Update release, Domain Controllers will be placed in enforcement mode. This will require all Windows and non-Windows devices to use secure Remote Procedure Call (RPC) with Netlogon secure channel or to explicitly allow the account by adding an exception for any non-compliant device.
CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Microsoft security update and apply the necessary updates.
by Scott Muniz | Feb 10, 2021 | Security
This article was originally posted by the FTC. See the original article here.
Valentine’s Day is this weekend, so over the next three days, we’re talking about romance scams. Lots of people have profiles on dating apps to meet someone — maybe even more so in these virtual times. And many people have built successful relationships from an online start. But what if, instead of finding a potential partner, you find a scam?
Romance scams reached a record $304 million in losses reported to the FTC in 2020. That’s up about 50% from 2019.
So how can you spot a romance scam? Check out this video, and watch this space for more tips and tools in the next couple of days. And share the video, and what you learn. You might not need the info yourself, but you probably know someone who does.
Brought to you by Dr. Ware, Microsoft Office 365 Silver Partner, Charleston SC.
by Scott Muniz | Feb 9, 2021 | Security, Technology
This article is contributed. See the original author and article here.
Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s February 2021 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates.
by Scott Muniz | Feb 9, 2021 | Security, Technology
This article is contributed. See the original author and article here.
Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in macOS Big Sur 11.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security update and apply the necessary updates.
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