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Security City Sees Rise in Credential Phishing – Don’t Fall for It posted by: Scott Fairholm at Tuesday, March 5, 2019 8:59:00 AM While we have written about the various ways to identify phishing emails, we want to alert you to a specific type of phishing that we have noticed has been on the rise lately, Credential Phishing. Read More »
Security Is your City of Chesapeake work email address connected to any of your personal internet accounts? posted by: Scott Fairholm at Monday, March 4, 2019 2:04:00 PM Here’s why that’s a bad idea. Read More »
Security Don’t fall for Tax Season Cyber Scams posted by: Scott Fairholm at Tuesday, February 19, 2019 11:22:00 AM As we are upon another tax season, scams involving tax filing always increase in intensity. Read More »
Don’t be a Victim of Microsoft Office Malicious Macros posted by: Scott Fairholm at Friday, January 25, 2019 9:56:00 AM What’s the easiest way for a bad actor to infect your computer? By putting a malicious macro in a Microsoft Office document and emailing it to you. Read More »
Security Tech Tips Email Spam – Should You Unsubscribe? posted by: Scott Fairholm at Friday, January 25, 2019 9:24:00 AM We all get emails that we don’t want, and sometimes stopping them up can be as easy as clicking “Unsubscribe” at the end of the email. Read More »
Security Tech Tips Don’t be a Bargain for Email Phishers during the Holidays posted by: Scott Fairholm at Friday, November 16, 2018 9:00:00 AM Phishers take advantage of the increase in year-end online shopping during the most popular shopping holidays of the year—Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the days leading up to Christmas. Read More »
Security Tech Tips October is Cyber Security Awareness Month – Is Your Home Ready? posted by: Scott Fairholm at Monday, October 29, 2018 7:37:00 AM Defenseless devices are an invitation to hackers. Read More »
Security Tech News Tech Tips Watch Out for Foreign Language Emails posted by: Scott Fairholm at Thursday, September 27, 2018 1:32:00 PM We have recently seen an uptick in emails that contain foreign languages, especially German and Chinese. Be extremely careful with them. Read More »
Security Tech News Tech Tips Protect Your Credit posted by: Scott Fairholm at Monday, September 24, 2018 1:11:00 PM If you’ve heard about security breaches in the news and wondered what you can do to protect yourself and your identity, help is here, and it’s free. Read More »
Security Tech Tips Payroll Phishing posted by: Scott Fairholm at Monday, July 23, 2018 1:27:00 PM Phishing via email is a significant problem and is where over 90% of malicious attacks begin. Payroll phishing is a type that is increasing. Find ... Read More »
Security Tech Tips How to Spot a Phishing Email posted by: Scott Fairholm at Friday, June 22, 2018 1:57:00 PM Phishing emails try to trick you into clicking on a malicious link, opening an infected attachment, or providing personal information. Don't be fooled! Check out ... Read More »
Security Tech News Tech Tips Reboot Your Home Router posted by: Scott Fairholm at Wednesday, June 6, 2018 1:17:00 PM There is malware called VPNFilter going around the Internet that is designed to infect various models of home and small-business type routers. Reboot to protect your device. Read More »
Security World Password Day posted by: Scott Fairholm at Thursday, May 3, 2018 4:20:00 PM Today is the day to #LayerUp by making sure you have strong passwords protecting your information. Read More »