CyberSecurity

Smart Security Habits – Physical Safeguards

With digital hacking incidents on the rise, many IT professionals have lost focus on the tried-and-true method of attacking physical security.  Criminals know security professionals put most of their eggs in the cyber basket and will often resort to the old-fashioned break-and-enter attack from inside.  Recently, a flaw was [...]

Smart Workstation Security Habits – End of Day

Now more than ever, adopting everyday practices to secure your workstation should be a priority.  One of the questions we frequently get asked is, what should I be doing with my workstation at the end of the day? What Should You Do? We highly recommend users sign out of [...]

Windows 2008 Update, Reboot Issue

Windows Server 2008 servers will no longer boot if prerequisites aren't installed before applying the out-of-band KB4539602 update released by Microsoft on February 7 to patch a wallpaper bug. After being deployed on machines running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the boot file will be deleted and the [...]

New Microsoft Vulnerability Announced, Reprieve for Windows 7 Users

Time to patch those systems!  A vulnerability has been discovered in the Microsoft Cryptographic library CRYPT32.DLL, a Windows component that deals with security certificates and cryptographic messaging functions. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for attackers to compromise trusted network connections using spoofed certificates. This can be used [...]

The End is Near for Windows 7, but Extended Help is Available!

On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 will reach end-of-life.  This means Microsoft will not longer provide free support and security updates for users. If you are not yet ready to leave Windows 7, a solution exists.  Beginning December 1, 2019, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) will be able to [...]

URGENT! Using an iPhone 5? Update by Sunday or Lose Access to the Internet

Starting just before 12:00 a.m. UTC (8:00PM EST) on November 3, 2019, iPhone 5 will require an iOS update to maintain accurate GPS location and to continue to use functions that rely on correct date and time including App Store, iCloud, email, and web browsing. What Should You Do? [...]

Catch-IT: Largest Collection of Breached Data Found – 3 Billion Accounts Compromised

Time to change those passwords again!  Two massive breaches occurred within the last month, totaling approximately 3 billion compromised usernames and passwords. On January 17, the details of the world’s largest online dump of personal data, Collection #1 was published.  This breach contained usernames and passwords relating to 772,904,991 [...]

By |2020-12-28T12:05:30-05:00February 13th, 2019|Categories: Advisory, Catch IT, CyberSecurity|

Catch-IT: Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch for Internet Explorer

Microsoft is urging users of the Internet Explorer to update their browser after finding a major flaw. The browser's memory corruption vulnerability lets attackers remotely execute code as if they were the computer's user, essentially giving them control of the computer, Microsoft wrote in a Wednesday security notice. An [...]

By |2020-12-28T11:31:13-05:00December 21st, 2018|Categories: Advisory, Catch IT, CyberSecurity|
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