The 2022 Winter Olympics is being held in China’s capital, Beijing. It’s not all fun and games, however; multiple countries have advised travelers to China to use a burner phone during their stay. The reason has to do with China’s COVID-19 precautions. In an effort to stop the spread of the Omicron variant, the country will use an app called …
It’s bold of a hacker or group to choose schools as their target, and not common, as ransomware attacks are looking for one thing; money. However, it’s a shame when schools are affected by cyberattacks, as was the case this week. Software provider Finalsite suffered a ransomware attack this week, as did 5,000 of the schools that rely on their …
A USB key is a useful tool for transferring information to and from computers. As such, if someone—especially an official government body—sends you a USB key, you’ll naturally want to plug it into your computer to see what’s inside. Don’t. The FBI is warning businesses subscribed to its security alerts of a new USB key scam. Bad actors are sending …
If you’re looking for the ultimate video calling machine, something you can utilize for both personal and business use, there are many products to turn to. You might, however, want to consider a new iPad, as Apple has updated the devices with an excellent camera feature. Apple’s latest iPads all sport a feature called Center Stage; Center Stage intelligently tracks …
What are your New Year’s resolutions for 2022? There are a lot of options, of course, but one many people overlook concerns their cybersecurity.
The holiday season is upon us. While that means get-togethers, gift-exchanges, and a send-off to 2021, it also means holiday-specific scams. Scammers are likely to know that people are shopping like crazy right now. As the time to Christmas shrinks exponentially, don’t be surprised to see an uptick in phishing emails or texts. Any unsolicited messages (not from official sources) …