Security

Celebrate World Backup Day!

March 31, 2017 marks the sixth anniversary of World Backup Day.  Six years of generating awareness about the importance of protection from data loss and doing data backup.  Don’t be an April Fool – be sure to back up your data this Friday! Leading Causes of Data Loss Hardware Malfunctions [...]

By |2018-01-02T12:38:54-05:00March 29th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

Recent Phishing Tactics – What to Look For and How to Avoid Falling Victim

Hackers are getting sophisticated when it comes to phishing scams.  Recently, Google Gmail and Microsoft Office users were targets of a phishing attack that included graphics and a login page that were nearly identical to the mentioned providers.  These improved tactics increase the likelihood of recipients falling victim to the [...]

By |2019-07-31T12:59:01-05:00March 22nd, 2017|Categories: Advisory, Catch IT, CyberSecurity|Tags: , , , , , |

Beware of “The “HoeflerText” font wasn’t found” scam

Hackers have crafted a new Google Chrome scam that could infect your computer with malware. A popup, which contains the message “The ‘HoeflerText’ font wasn’t found,” urges users to download an updated “Chrome Font Pack” to their computers. The update, however, is actually a malware download. How You Can Avoid [...]

By |2018-01-02T12:57:52-05:00February 27th, 2017|Categories: Advisory, Catch IT, CyberSecurity|Tags: , |

Back to (security) School?

91% of successful data breaches started with a spear-phishing attack. The Hackers get an A! I'll bet, less than 60% of your co-workers know what a spear-phishing attack is.   (Spear Phishing Definition) Despite all the money your company may have invested in: Firewalls, Antivirus, Antimalware, Antispam, VPN's, 2-Factor Authentication - [...]

By |2018-05-18T09:37:30-05:00August 18th, 2016|Categories: Catch IT, CyberSecurity|Tags: , , , , |
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