Our techs have seen a few machines (Mac laptops specifically) come through recently that have fallen victim to the same fake Adobe Flash update prompt. These users were all performing seemingly normal tasks on Chrome, clicked on a link to go to a specific site, and the link popped up a series of Adobe Flash […]
Archives for October 2018
Social Media at Work
Should my employees have access to social media at work? There are two facets to consider in this answer: network security and employee productivity. If employees are using corporate devices to access their social media sites and perform light web browsing, then your network security is definitely impacted. If employees are using their personal devices […]
Browser Hijacks
Innocent internet scrolling has been the antecedent for many frantic phone calls to our office: I was just scrolling through facebook and clicked on something interesting; now my computer is beeping at me and telling me I have to call this 1-800 number to get rid of a virus! This issue is generally what we […]
Parental Guides to Social Media
October is Cyber Security Month; this first week focuses on staying safe at home and on home devices. When we prepare networks and firewall settings for our K-12 clients, we are often asked to block access to social media and blogging sites. Our settings can restrict students from accessing these on the school internet connection, […]