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Shame on ASUS!
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pan9wn/hackers-hijacked-asus-software-updates-to-install-backdoors-on-thousands-of-computers Kudos to Kim Zetter at Motherboard/Vice for this expose. Check out the excellent article at the link above. Suffice…
Shame on Facebook!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-we-stored-hundreds-of-millions-of-passwords-in-plain-text/ Another day, another poor security practice. Steve Ranger gives the full breakdown at the link above over at zdnet.com.…
Online Security 101
https://www.zdnet.com/article/online-security-101-how-to-protect-your-privacy-from-hackers-spies-and-the-government/ Check out the awesome tour de force by Charlie Osborne at the link above. The article leaves no rock…
Accenture/Ponemon 2019 Cost of Cybercrime Study
https://www.accenture.com/t20190305T185301Z__w__/us-en/_acnmedia/PDF-96/Accenture-2019-Cost-of-Cybercrime-Study-Final.pdf#zoom=50 Click the link above for the annual Cost of Cybercrime Study by Accenture and the Ponemon Institute. This comprehensive…
Cybersecurity in 2019
https://www.zdnet.com/article/five-emerging-cybersecurity-threats-you-should-take-very-seriously-in-2019/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/cyberattacks-to-watch-for-in-2019/ Check out these awesome articles on the current threat landscape by Alison DeNisco Rayome and Bob Violino at…
The importance of Patch Management
https://www.zdnet.com/article/pc-security-warning-that-out-of-date-software-is-putting-you-at-risk/ Please read the summary of the link above by Danny Palmer on Avast’s latest PC Trends report for 2019.…
All about Bitlocker
https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-experts-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bitlocker/ Check out this comprehensive article on Windows Bitlocker by Ed Bott on ZDNet.com at the link above. Security is…
All about VPN
https://www.zdnet.com/article/vpn-services-the-ultimate-guide-to-protecting-your-data-on-the-internet/ Check out this tour de force article at ZDNet.com by David Gerwitz at the link above. This comprehensive guide…
Marriott reveals data breach affecting 500 million hotel guests
https://www.zdnet.com/article/marriott-announces-data-breach-affecting-500-million-hotel-guests/ Another day, another giant company revealing a huge data breach. Click the link above for the report by Catalin…
Ten Tips for Protecting Your Identity During the 2018 Holiday Season
https://blog.infoarmor.com/employees/ten-tips-for-protecting-your-identity-during-2018-holiday-season?fbclid=IwAR2r_v5-LDIIZk_CFgVd2xQIJEpEbl4w0UsG99jzIlt3zKG2Oy96IJxNpVM Check out the holiday guide from InfoArmor at the link above. Keeping your data safe during the busy season…
Veterans Day
At Monarchy IT, we watch out for our clients cyber security. We want to thank those that protect our national…
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at 65
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer-at-65/ Please read the fitting report by Stephanie Condon at ZDNet.com at the link above on this sad news. Paul…
Facebook Breached!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-discloses-network-breach-affecting-50-million-user-accounts/ Check out the full article in the link above by Natalie Gagliordi over at ZDNet.com for all of the details.…
Shame on VEEAM!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/data-management-firm-veeam-mismanages-own-data-leaks-440m-email-addresses/ Check out the details in the above article by Charlie Osborne at ZDNet.com to learn how a major backup…
What is ransomware? Everything you need to know about one of the biggest menaces on the web
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-an-executive-guide-to-one-of-the-biggest-menaces-on-the-web/ Check out the ultimate updated guide by Danny Palmer over at ZDNet.com at the link above . It is…
One in five employees share their email password with co-workers
https://www.zdnet.com/article/one-in-five-employees-share-their-email-password-with-co-workers/ The link above is to a study by Switchfast, an IT consultancy based in Chicago. Eileen Brown at ZDNet…