The Technical Support Problem and Solution Infographic
Written on November 6, 2012 at 12:19 pm, by shaynef
Many of us ask how can we get the IT support we all need without breaking the bank, and without having our blood pressure go through the roof. We take a look at the problems of finding the right type of technical support for the right price 21st Century. We All Need a Little Support Continue Reading »
The Top 25 Worst Passwords Of 2012
Written on November 2, 2012 at 6:12 pm, by shaynef
As Time tech and originally SplashData reported their list of the Top 25 worst passwords of 2012. SplashData specializes in creating password management applications, similar to the save password feature on your browsers, but more robust and secure. SplashData has compiled a list of the top 25 most used passwords and posted online by hackers. Continue Reading »
FBI Moneypak Ransomware Virus Hits Hard
Written on August 16, 2012 at 2:27 pm, by shaynef
Call for your free MoneyPak Diagnosis 855-298-5460 “FBI Ransomware falsely accuse pc owners of breaking several laws. “Reveton” the new virus infecting computers across the US is holding thousands of computers hostage this month. The moneypak / ransom virus is will take over computers as soon as infected and will effectively lock the users out Continue Reading »
FBI Says Over 200,000 Worldwide Still Infected with DNS Changer Virus
Written on July 10, 2012 at 6:29 pm, by shaynef
“FBI Says 41,800 computers are still infected in the United States” – FBI Spokeswomen Jenny Shearer Early Monday morning the DNSChanger Virus safe servers were shut down by the FBI. On July 5th via the FBI’s “This Week” podcast Thomas Grasso indicated that there were approximately 64,000 computers in the United States still infected with Continue Reading »
FTC Sues Wyndham for Negligent Security Measures
Written on July 7, 2012 at 10:00 am, by shaynef
Last month the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) filed suit against Wyndham Worldwide due to failures to maintain reasonable security standards and protections that lead to three separate security breaches and the theft of over 600,000 different individuals’ credit card numbers and reported 10.6 million in fraudulent charges over the last two years. The first attack Continue Reading »
Thousands may lose internet access due to DNSChanger Virus On Monday
Written on July 6, 2012 at 10:00 am, by shaynef
“The DNSChanger virus was a form of a common internet redirect virus that spread virally since 2007.” On Monday July 9th the temporary safe severs the FBI has been running to allow the computer users affected by the DNSChanger virus will be shut down. The DNS changer virus manufactured by Rove digital was discovered earlier Continue Reading »
The Flame Virus Raises the Bar for Spyware Threats
Written on May 30, 2012 at 6:56 pm, by shaynef
The Russian based Anti-Malware firm Kaspersky Labs recently discovered a new brand of spyware virus infecting many Middle Eastern country computers including: Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan, the west bank. Symantec a United States based anti-malware firm has also reported infections in Austria, Russia, Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates. “Most consider this a Nation-state derived Continue Reading »
The Early History of Computer Viruses
Written on May 16, 2012 at 8:51 pm, by shaynef
1949 Most consider the first notable moment in computer virus history came in 1949 when a Hungarian scientist John von Neumann Created the foundations of a self-replicating program and theory that was termed a “computer virus”. 1960’s Phone hackers known as “phone freaks” crack the AT&T pay phone system tones that validate that a call Continue Reading »
2012’s Worst Viruses and Malware by Kindsight
Written on May 9, 2012 at 7:23 pm, by shaynef
Kindsight s=Security released their first quarter reports on virus and malware (malicious software) for 2012. Not surprisingly the DNSChanger Virus still tops the charts of the most damaging malware (viruses that lead to identity theft, various cybercrime, and other online attacks). Despite the criminal’s servers responsible for the DNSChanger virus being shut down in 2011, Continue Reading »
FBI says more than 300,000 could lose access to the internet
Written on April 27, 2012 at 8:52 pm, by shaynef
“A massive and sophisticated Internet fraud scheme that infected with malware more than four million computers located in over 100 countries. ” – FBI.gov In the aftermath of the massive DNS changer scam, perpetrated by six Estonian nationals and one Russian national (read more here and here), the FBI states that after July 9th thousands Continue Reading »
