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Jan 04, 2021

Backdoor Found in Zyxel Products

Own a Zyxel firewall or VPN product? Patch it now! The Hacker News reported that EYE researcher Niels Teusink found

Dec 22, 2020

Beware Running CHKDSK on Windows 10

According to a post on Bleeping Computer, Microsoft has acknowledged a problem when you run the chkdsk /f command on

Dec 21, 2020

Stop Paying Router Rental Fees

Why is it that communications companies are so hated by consumers? It really doesn't matter if the hated company provides

Dec 17, 2020

Zoom Continues Free Calling for the Holidays

It started with Thanksgiving, when Zoom lifted the 40 minute restriction on video calls for those using the free version

Dec 16, 2020

Tips to Prevent Business Email Compromise (BEC)

BEC has been around for years. Cyber criminals have upped their game during the pandemic. The attacks are more frequent

Dec 15, 2020

Group End-to-end Encrypted Video Calls on Signal

Signal has always been our go-to platform for secure communications. Many other vendors use the Signal technology as the basis

Dec 14, 2020

Don’t Use US-Based Virtual Private Networks

We've said it many times in our security presentations. Not all VPNs are created equal. It's not just about whether

Dec 10, 2020

Microsoft Teams Copies Another Zoom Feature

There are a lot of features users like about Zoom. The gallery view is probably the most famous feature that

Dec 09, 2020

Check Your Cyber Insurance Exclusions

Hopefully, readers do have some sort of insurance coverage for cyber events. The coverage may be a separate policy or

Dec 08, 2020

Remote Desktop Tools for Windows 10

Remote desktop tools are used to take control of another machine and even transfer files between them. The tools are

Dec 07, 2020

Change Your Displayed Name for Gmail

If you are a Gmail user, there is a very simple way to change how your name is displayed to

Dec 03, 2020

Tips for Strong Passwords

While there are many efforts to implement a passwordless authentication system such as biometrics or tokens, we're not there yet.