News

Phishing Email Refresher – Know What to Look For!

Phishing emails continue to grow in volume and sophistication.  Hackers are doing due diligence and making emails more personalized, thus easier to fall for.  In addition, the availability of AI tools allows for generation of beautifully written, well-structured emails on just about any subject.  Foreign hackers can even write [...]

By |2023-04-27T12:26:45-05:00April 27th, 2023|Categories: CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , , |

New Tool Prevents Company Secrets from Being Fed to ChatGPT

The surge in using artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT has already resulted in workers leaking sensitive company data to bots, but a new technology aims to protect company data. In fact, it's already happening. Samsung recently experienced a series of leaks after employees purportedly pasted source code into the new bot, [...]

By |2023-04-26T11:59:03-05:00April 26th, 2023|Categories: CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Catch-IT: Using Chrome? Google just released an emergency update

Google just released an emergency update for Chrome.  In a new blog post, Google confirmed the discovery of the Zero Day vulnerability and it impacts Chrome on Windows, Mac and Linux. Google also confirmed it is aware that an exploit exists in the wild. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-2033, stems from a “Type [...]

By |2023-04-17T12:39:40-05:00April 17th, 2023|Categories: Catch IT, News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Free Cybersecurity Tool You Need To Be Using

Cybersecurity Professionals use this Tool Every Day. Have You Tried It? Have I Been Pwned Created by award-winning cybersecurity thought leader and teacher Troy Hunt, Have I Been Pwned is a website where you enter your email address to check if your address has been revealed in a data breach. [...]

Catch-IT: Time to Patch Up Your Apple Device!

Apple has pushed out security updates that fix two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-28205, CVE-2023-28206) in macOS, iOS and iPadOS. CVE-2023-28205 is a use after free issue in the WebKit browser engine, which is used by Safari and all web browsers on iOS and iPadOS. The flaw can be triggered via [...]

By |2023-04-12T11:34:47-05:00April 12th, 2023|Categories: Catch IT, News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Tired of Being Tracked Online? Simple Steps to Opt Yourself Out!

Tired of Being Tracked Online? Get Your Privacy Back With These Simple Tools! It seems nowadays information is readily available anywhere online.  A simple Google search will likely provide your name, address, phone number, birth date and more.  This information is not only available for all to see, it [...]

Protection on a Minimal Budget? We’ve Got You Covered With These 3 Security Tools!

Protection on a Minimal Budget? We've Got You Covered With These 3 Security Tools! So much news continues to be revolved about breaches. As overwhelming as it may seem, there are simple, low cost tools available to protect yourself from everyday attacks. We've identified 3 cost-effective things you can easily [...]

June is Around the Corner! FTC Safeguards Rule

Time is Running Out to Comply with Revised FTC Safeguards Rule On Tuesday, November 15th, the FTC postponed enforcement of some of the requirements of the revised Safeguards Rule.  This change allows affected entities some breathing room, offering an six additional months (6/9/23) for implementation.   To ensure you are [...]

Catch-IT: Adobe Releases Security Updates For Multiple Products

Adobe just released eight advisories addressing multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Commerce, Experience Manager, Illustrator, Dimension, Creative Cloud, Substance 3D Stager, Photoshop, and ColdFusion products. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on [...]

By |2023-03-15T13:03:49-05:00March 15th, 2023|Categories: Catch IT, News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Catch-IT: Resources to Better Protect Against Ransomware

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released a Ransomware Advisory site to publish updates for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors.  You can visit  stopransomware.gov to see all #StopRansomware advisories and to learn more about other ransomware threats and no-cost resources. The [...]

By |2023-03-08T09:29:57-05:00March 7th, 2023|Categories: Catch IT, News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Countdown Continues – FTC Safeguards

The June 9 deadline is coming, are you FTC Safeguards Compliant? On Tuesday, November 15th, the FTC postponed enforcement of some of the requirements of the revised Safeguards Rule.  This change allows affected entities some breathing room, offering an six additional months (6/9/23) for implementation.   To ensure you are [...]

Server Room Clean Up Package

Spring is Coming, Time to Clean Up Your Server Room! Why is it Important to Keep Your Server/Cable Room Clean? A Messy Area Makes it Difficult to Troubleshoot Network Issues Keeping Dust/Dirt to a Minimum Increases the Longevity of Equipment A Dirty Environment Attracts Rodents that Destroy Equipment A [...]

Go to Top