Information Technology

What to know?  With the release of the new bill removing some internet privacy safeguards, this leaves users open to snooping and sale of private data by the internet service providers (ISP). The easiest way to secure your traffic from prying eyes is through use of a VPN, preferably one without logs (so no tracking

I touched on ransomware in the past here. Though today, an older article was brought to my attention about Ransomware as a service, which means anyone can create it and spread it if they know how to get to the site. This continues to be an ongoing piece, and is clearly becoming a good piece of

Recently a police dept in Texas was hit by ransomware and lost over 8 years of evidence. Goes to show how important up to date backups are. Source Article. Hacker exploits hundreds of thousands of printers left open to the internet. Make sure to keep your printer set to your local network. Source Article  

Spymail is a hidden trigger in an email you get sent that tracks email opens, clicks and potentially forwarding. Let’s be honest. This isn’t anything super new. It’s been around for years, and pretty much affects anyone who’s ever received an automated email. Alone, it’s not anything dangerous, and realistically it can be very helpful. Hint.