As the Easter holiday approaches, United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) reminds users to stay aware of holiday scams and cyber campaigns, which may include: Unsolicited shipping notifications that may actually be scams by attackers to solicit personal information (phishing scams) Electronic greeting cards that may contain malicious software (malware) Requests for charitable contributions that may be phishing scams or solicitations from sources that are not real charities False…
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Good Data #Security #Practices⠀⠀-Change Your #Password Frequently and Avoid Common Words⠀-Update Software via Security Patches⠀-Only Share Information with Trusted Sources⠀-Only Share Information when Necessary⠀⠀*According to the Office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan⠀⠀#Illinois #Madigan #Attorney #Good #Data #databreaches #cyber #security #malware #slowcomputer #computer #help #breach #share #safety #slow #laptop #software #trust #cybersecurity #computers #ransomware #virus #infection #malvertising #identitytheft #patches @MediaMoonLLC on Instagram Facebook Comments
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Data Breaches Are More Common Than You Think⠀⠀Since 2005:⠀-Over 4000 data breaches⠀-Over 857 million records compromised⠀⠀In 2016:⠀-Over 1,093 Data Breaches⠀-Over 36 Million Records compromised⠀⠀*According to the Office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan⠀⠀#Illinois #Madigan #Attorney #databreaches #cyber #security #malware #slowcomputer #computer #computerhelp #help #breach #data #safety #slow #laptop #common #statistics #cybersecurity #computers #ransomware #virus #infection #malvertising #identitytheft #identity #theft #credit #stealing #compromised @MediaMoonLLC on Instagram Facebook Comments
Reporting Ransomware Attacks And The Effects On Your Business
The ransomware alert from the FBI (which advises against paying the ransom at all) provides nine factors to include when reporting ransomware attacks: The date of infection. The ransomware variant, which is identified on the ransom page or by the encrypted file extension. Information about the victim company, including its industry type, business size and so on. Details about how the infection occurred, such as through a malicious link in an…
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Here's another reason to consider upgrading, if your computers and #systems aren't already using #solid state drives (SSDs): #energy #saving #ability,⠀⠀*Solid #State #Drives (or "SSDs") can save as much as 7 times the energy as #traditional hard drives (HDDs).⠀⠀This can mean that less #heat is generated, #batteries (#backup) will last longer, and #lower #electricity #bills.⠀⠀#SSD #solidstate #harddrive #memory #computercrash #reliability #backups #slowcomputer #laptops #helpme #whyssd #computerhelp #help #computer #electricbill #backupbattery…
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If your computers and #systems aren't already using solid state drives (SSD), one significant #reason to consider #upgrading to them is their reliability.⠀⠀*Solid State Drives (or "SSDs") are 10 times more reliable than #traditional hard drives.⠀⠀This means that your #pictures, #videos, #document, and other #files are less likely to be #lost due to computer #problems and other #data #corruption.⠀⠀#SSD #solidstate #harddrive #pictures #memory #computercrash #reliability #reliable #faster #backups #slowcomputer #laptops…
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If your computers and #systems aren't already using solid state drives (SSD), one #big #reason to consider #upgrading them is their backup rate.⠀⠀*SSDs provide 3-5 times faster backups for data than traditional hard drives.⠀⠀(For a certain amount of #data, #traditional #hard #drives (HDD) can take 20-24 #hours to back up. Whereas, having a solid state #drive (SSD) backup that #same #exact data would take ~6 hours.)⠀⠀#SSD #solidstate #harddrive #HDD #backup…
IRS Warns of Last-Minute Tax Scams
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an alert warning of phishing email scams targeting last-minute tax filers. The alert describes common features of these cyber crimes and includes recommendations to protect against them: strengthen passwords, recognize phishing attempts, and forward suspicious emails to phishing@irs.gov. Tax payers and tax professionals are encouraged to review the IRS alert and US-CERT‘s advice on Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks. Facebook Comments