by petratechit | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
There is a new phishing campaign to keep a watchful eye on according to email security firm INKY. It’s a particularly fiendish one. The attackers have designed an email template that does an admirable job of imitating the look and feel of emails sent from the US...
by petratechit | Feb 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Cisco recently discovered a critical security flaw in their Cisco Redundancy Configuration Manager (RCM) for Cisco StarOS. The vulnerability allowed an attacker to execute code arbitrarily and gain root-level access on any device suffering from the vulnerability...
by petratechit | Feb 4, 2022 | Cybersecurity, Tips and Tricks, Videos
Although it’s a little early to be spring cleaning, it is generally a good idea to “clean up” the unused programs and applications in your digital home, such as a computer or a work phone. Every program or application installed is one more avenue for...
by petratechit | Feb 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
The WP HTML Mail plugin has been installed on more than 20,000 websites. If you’ve built a WordPress site for your business and you use that plugin, be aware that you are at risk. A high severity security flaw was recently discovered in the plugin that could...
by petratechit | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
When Apple first released iOS 15 they posted a promise on their website. That promise was: “If you’re using iOS or iPadOS 14.5 or later, you might now see the option to choose between two software update versions. This option allows you to choose between...
by petratechit | Feb 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Scammers delight in impersonating government agencies and well-known brands to lure email recipients into giving up their personal information. That information is then either exploited directly or sold to the highest bidder on the Dark Web. Have you ever wondered...
by petratechit | Feb 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
There was a recently discovered issue with the way the IndexedDB API was implemented in Safari’s WebKit engine. This is giving IT professionals who work in an environment dominated by Apple products heartburn. The faulty implementation allows or could allow an...
by petratechit | Jan 31, 2022 | Technology, Tips and Tricks, Videos
Do you find yourself constantly feeling like your desktop is overwhelmed with browser tabs, open software, and not enough monitor space? If you’ve answered “Yes!” then we would love to share a trick called “Virtual Desktop.” Follow along...
by petratechit | Jan 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
There’s a new strain of malware called SysJoker to be mindful of. It’s especially dangerous because it can target Windows, Mac or Linux systems. That makes it an equal opportunity strain. Researchers at Intezer are credited with discovering the malware in...
by petratechit | Jan 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
According to the latest Gartner’s statistics, a total of 339.8 million personal computers were shipped in 2021. That was up from 309.1 million in 2020 which amounts to about 10 percent growth in the market. The company noted that the fourth quarter of 2021 saw a...
