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Happy 4th of July!

Jul 4, 2018

We at Monarchy IT wish you a Happy Independence Day as we remember our founders call to life, liberty, and…

FBI: Reboot ALL Routers

Jun 1, 2018

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-to-all-router-users-reboot-now-to-neuter-russias-vpnfilter-malware/ Click the link above to see the report by Liam Tung at ZDNet. The FBI has advised all home…

Memorial Day

May 28, 2018

In the US, on this day, we remember the many heroes in our armed forces who gave their lives to…

Hospital hacks: Default passwords and no patching leaves healthcare at risk

Mar 16, 2018

http://www.zdnet.com/article/hospital-hacks-default-passwords-and-no-patching-leaves-healthcare-at-risk/ Check out this great review of McAfee’s March 2018 Threat Report at the link above by Danny Palmer at…

Homeland Security’s own IT security is a hot mess, watchdog finds

Mar 16, 2018

http://www.zdnet.com/article/homeland-security-cybersecurity-is-a-hot-mess-watchdog-report/ An inspector general audit found dozens of systems across the agency’s networks were running old and outdated software, and…

Meltdown/Spectre Breakdown

Jan 8, 2018

https://www.pcmag.com/news/358249/intel-chips-have-a-major-design-flaw-and-the-fix-means-slowe New year, new major security vulnerabilities! In the above linked article, Matthew Humphries and Michael Kan at PCMag.com do…

Happy New Year!

Jan 1, 2018

Merry Christmas!

Dec 25, 2017

Glaring Apple Mac OS Security Flaw

Dec 1, 2017

http://www.zdnet.com/article/stupid-stupid-macos-security-flaw/ Click the link above to read Steven Vaughan-Nichols full explanation of the recent Apple MacOS security mishap, which gave…

Office & Outlook 2007 are gone!

Oct 23, 2017

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-just-ended-support-for-office-2007-and-outlook-2007/ Check out the article by Liam Tung over at ZDNet from a couple weeks ago for details. For those…

KRACK!!!

Oct 16, 2017

http://www.zdnet.com/article/wpa2-security-flaw-lets-hackers-attack-almost-any-wifi-device/ Check out the excellent article above by Zack Whittaker at ZDNet.com to learn everything you need to know about…

Cloud Security Trends: Winter is Coming

Oct 10, 2017

https://blog.redlock.io/cloud-security-trends-and-cloud-threat-defense Check out this report from RedLock on their recent cloud security findings.  Needless to say, it leaves a lot…

Equifax breach

Sep 18, 2017

News got out on the 8th that Equifax, one of the 3 main credit bureau’s in the US, was breached…

Don’t Get Hooked: How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Attacks

Aug 8, 2017

https://digitalguardian.com/blog/dont-get-hooked-how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-attacks-infographic Check out the link above to a great info-graphic on “phishing” attacks by Nate Lord at Digital Guardian. At…

Internal IT Problems?

Aug 1, 2017

http://www.zdnet.com/article/bitdefender-organisations-must-empower-it-staff-to-mitigate-cyber-threats/ Those of you who are still struggling with your internal IT needs should take a good look at this…

Happy Independence Day!

Jul 4, 2017

Tips to defend against ransomware

May 15, 2017

As most have become aware over the weekend, the globe was hit by a massive cyber-attack via the worm being…

Windows Vista is DEAD!

Apr 17, 2017

Microsoft has officially ended support for their Vista operating system.  Their recommendation is to buy a new PC or to…