Spectre and Meltdown Update
As you may have read in another post, the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerability is pretty serious business if attacked. Hardware and software vendors have been scrambling to patch the [...]
Spectre and Meltdown
Are we talking ghosts and goblins? Oh my! We won't go into significant detail on the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. It's very rich in detail on exactly how bad [...]
Get Prepared, Be Prepared, Stay Prepared
As you all know, ransomware attacks are on the rise and not going away. They are part of a large arsenal of hacks that take advantage of a user's inability [...]
We never did like CCleaner anyway!
News was released today about a hidden infection placed within the ccleaner download application. This is an application we don't like having on computers as it has a history [...]
WannaCrypt or WannaCry Ransomware
The latest ransomware attack is nothing new but is getting world wide coverage because of the ability to distribute fast and wide around the world. It preys on systems [...]
Bell Canada Hack
Bell Canada has announced stolen information has been obtained by an anonymous hacker. This data includes almost 2 million email addresses and almost 2000 phone numbers. The information is [...]
Awesome Risk Assessment
The Guardian Protection Plan (GPP) offers many services that can enhance your computer environment. This monitoring tool allows management of your devices to ensure health, patches, virus activity, backups [...]
Latest Ransomware Victim
The University of Calgary pays up to the tune of $20,000 after their data was held hostage. Their systems were down for about a week before getting things back [...]
Ransomware Attacks
There has been an increase in ransomware attacks and you need to know about it. This malicious malware comes in the form of faked emails or download links. It [...]
CANADA ANTI-SPAM LEGISLATION
As some of you may know, Canada has new legislation this July relating to CEM (Commercial Electronic Messages) or spam. This legislation will hopefully help cut down on unwanted [...]