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Just How Connected Are You?

Kayla Elliott / March 19, 2019

To quote Cinderella (the band not the princess), “you don’t know what you got, til it’s gone.” The other day my router was on the fritz. In an attempt to fix it, I ended up doing a reboot, changing WiFi passwords, dropping and adding connections etc. Eventually it was fixed. However, this left me with

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Google Advises Windows 7 Users to Update Their Systems ASAP

Kayla Elliott / March 11, 2019

Chrome Users Exposed to Two Zero-Day Attacks, One of Which Remains Unresolved for Windows 7 Users It should be no secret that Microsoft will be ending their support for the Windows 7 operating system in January of 2020. However, due to the recent exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities within the Chrome browser, one of which

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Top 5 Reasons Your Employees Struggle with Cyber Security

Kayla Elliott / March 1, 2019

They say you’re only as strong as your weakest link. This couldn’t be any more accurate when it comes to the strength of an organization’s cyber security. Even if there are knowledgeable IT professionals within the organization, and most employees are trained in cyber security risks — it only takes one. One person to click

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19 Year Old WinRAR Vulnerability Exploited Around the Globe

Kayla Elliott / February 28, 2019

WinRAR, a popular file utility tool, has been found to have a 19 year-old vulnerability. Fortunately, WinRAR developers were able to remediate the problem shortly after the information went public. However, that’s not to say the issue has been entirely resolved. In order to receive the patch, users must update the software program. If users

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Tennessee College Network Corrupted After Malware Attack

Kayla Elliott / February 28, 2019

College Networks and Devices Remain Inaccessible After Emotet Malware Riddles Systems Classes have resumed this week after malware corrupted a Tennesee college network and devices last week. Columbia State Community College initially was infected with Emotet malware on February 13th when an employee opened an infected email. Initial thoughts were the malware was successfully contained.

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