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V3A 3Y6

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Email: rleroux@tetheredns.com

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2 weeks ago

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Good day everyone. It seems that time of year again, not just tax season, but time for social engineering tax calls from people threatening to arrest you; if you do not pay the CRA your outstanding tax bill.

Well, this reminds me that not only are people falling for this tactic that goes back several years, but people are also falling for phishing emails - still

Here's a good article from MXToolBox that people can follow. Bottom line as I believe I mentioned before, go with your gut feeling. If you don't trust it, delete it. Especially if you know you've never dealt the the company or service in question.

mxtoolbox.com/c/landing/identifyingphishing?utm_source=IDPhishingEmail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=... ... See MoreSee Less

How to Identify Phishing?

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5 months ago

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Excellent review for Webroot. Tethered's client's on monthly full monthly managed services currently receive this application as part of their package. ... See MoreSee Less

Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus

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Small, speedy Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus hardly uses any of your system's resources. It aces our hands-on malware protection test, and it can even roll back ransomware activity.

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6 months ago

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I wanted to post a summary of an article from PCWord after I was asked at a network meeting this afternoon about "Krack" a new vulnerability that's affecting WiFi users.

The link to the original article follows the summary, I have tried to simplify the article so most people can understand what is being mentioned in the article.

Summary:
What the ‘attack’ does is it exposes WPA security protocol (beare in mind that there is WEP, WPA and WPA2 protocols) letting attackers eavesdrop on data when you’re connected to wifi. Krack attempts to collect an authentication key during a step in the ‘authentication’ process of a person getting onto the wifi, if successful, the attacker then has the encryption key and can utilize use the wifi with ease and do what they want.

What is affected is any device that uses wifi (this means it technically can be your wifi network card, not just the router)

How to protect yourself? Major vendors are releasing patches for firmware for their devices. If you’re using a public wifi try to use websites that use HTTPS (especially when dealing with any transactions that are financial in nature).

If you’re running your own wifi in the office or at home change the authentication protocol to WPA2 (this uses a higher level of encryption). If your hardware doesn’t support WPA2, time to upgrade. In this case of Krack, changing your wifi password will be of little use since the attackers are getting information being passed through the router that should have been encrypted in the first place.

What about phones?
Android devices are at risk even more than routers, especially Android devices running Android 6.0 and newer (As mentioned in the article “Krack Wi-Fi attack threatens all networks “How to stay safe and what you need to know by Brad Chacos and Michael Simon). Google is slated to have an update out by November 6 for Pixel and Nexus devices, can be later for other Android devices.

iPhone and Macs are also vulnerable, Apple is suppose to have updates for all their products in a few weeks.

Windows based computers, Microsoft released a patch on October 10th, before the vulnerability was made public.

Linux based computers need to have their respective OS’ updated too.

Routers, make sure that you have the latest firmware installed on your router.

www.pcworld.com/article/3233308/security/krack-wi-fi-security-flaw-faq-tips.html ... See MoreSee Less

KRACK Wi-Fi attack threatens all networks: How to stay safe and what you need to know

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Researchers have uncovered a Wi-Fi security flaw, dubbed KRACK, that affects nearly any device that uses Wi-Fi, whether or not the network is encrypted. Here's what you can do to stay safe.

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9 months ago

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Interesting article for MAC users regarding ramsomware...

community.webroot.com/t5/Security-Industry-News/Two-Mac-malware-as-a-Service-offerings-uncovered/... ... See MoreSee Less

Two Mac malware-as-a-Service offerings uncovered

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Zeljka Zorz - June 12, 2017 Two pieces of Mac malware – MacRansom and MacSpy – that seem to be created by the same developer are being offered for sale through two separate dark web portals. The malware developer offers both through an as-a-Service....

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10 months ago

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Thanks to my preferred partner Quadbridge, enjoyed three days in Montreal at QBITS 2017 - Best one yet. Learned some new things in IT coming on the market and of course the 'ransomware' that made the rounds on the 27th ... See MoreSee Less

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10 months ago

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Be Prepared with a Layered Approach to Security
• Antivirus/anti-malware
• Content filtering
• Data loss protection
• File sync and share
• Multifactor authentication
• Disk encryption
• Least privilege security rights
• End user training and awareness
• Network monitoring
• Patching
• Device optimization tools
• Cloud endpoint backup
• Firewall and penetration testing

Before the unthinkable happens, engage with us to lessen or eliminate the severity of such incidents. ... See MoreSee Less

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11 months ago

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Taken from Webroot...

3 tips to protect yourself from ransomware

Back up your data. Unfortunately, ransomware can attack cloud storage services and network drives. Create a physical backup on a DVD or portable drive, and keep it in a secure location that is disconnected from your computer.

Practice good computer habits and cyber hygiene. Make sure your operating system and applications are patched and up-to-date. Hover before you click to make sure you know the end destination of links. Change your passwords regularly, and always use strong passwords.

Use antivirus software. Prevent ransomware from getting on your computer by using software that can block phishing sites and other malicious online destinations. But, beware of free security. You get what you pay for. ... See MoreSee Less

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11 months ago

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My top two favorite corporate AV product tied for first place. Here's the article

www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2470312,00.asp

Still, you have to still use best judgment on which website to go to and how you handle email attachments. You can still get infected even with the most expensive anti-virus product on the market. ... See MoreSee Less

Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus

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Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus remains the smallest, fastest antivirus around, and it aced our hands-on malware-blocking test.

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11 months ago

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Good article about the wannacry ransomware that's been in the news lately.

Typically old operating systems are not supported; period. By the designer, Windows XP and Server 2003 users can find themselves lucky

www.ft.com/content/348d4f7a-3808-11e7-821a-6027b8a20f23 ... See MoreSee Less

Microsoft issues WannaCry cyber attack patch

ft.com

Cyber attack exploited vulnerability in ‘retired’ software that is still in use

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1 years ago

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Windows 10 users. An important read prior to installing the Windows 10 "Creator update" (week of April 16). I have seen three of four computers exhibit the problem in the Micrsoft Edge segment of the attached link. Furthermore, we have found that the user is not able to click on any icon in the taskbar nor can the user click on any menu item to launch a program.

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Windows 10 Creators Update reported issues: Here's what's broken

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The Windows 10 Creators Update is Microsoft’s latest OS version. The Redmond giant hopes to revolutionize the personal computer industry once again thanks to the plethora of new features and improvements recently added. However, for many users, the upgrade experience hasn’t been that smooth. Many us...

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