The online (fraudulent) giveaway event True story: last weekend I received an email alert from American Express notifying me of a large purchase at Walmart.com. A large purchase I did not make. Called and spoke with a representative at American Express and he canceled the transaction and issued me a new card. Crisis averted. The…
What’s old is new, and what’s new is… I was going through some old press clippings from the early days of NetData and came across a column I did for the Destin Log back in 1999. The piece had to do with chain letters, junk email, email scams, and the like, and how not to…
Best Practices for Staying Safe Online Good day my friends! October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. So as Summer reluctantly turns to Fall let’s stop and think about keeping our digital lives safe on the Internet. The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has some great information about how to stay safe online and how to…
Backup your digital life In light of Hurricane Havey’s impending landfall along the Texas gulf coast, let’s talk about disaster recovery and prevention. Backups are like life insurance – you never hope to need it but you should buy as much as possible just in case. Most of us don’t think about backing up our…
PowerPoint Phishing From the “Why don’t they leave me alone” file, your computer can now be attacked via a compromised PowerPoint slide deck. Researchers at our good friends and partners Trend Micro (www.trendmicro.com) have found cyber criminals are exploiting a flaw in the Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) interface to deliver the Remcos malware…
Codes, and ciphers, and encryption – oh my! Anyone that knows me know I am a total and unapologetic geek. I love all things techy and sciencey. I was the kid that built an argon laser using broken light bulbs, glass test tubes and a model train transformer (beat that Bill gates -oh, ya, you…
First total solar eclipse in the US in 99 Years Good Monday fellow wannabe astronomers! So apparently there is something special happening on August 21, some kind of solar anomaly or something. So if you’re like me and like to look deep into the sky to see if someone is looking back, August 21 is…
Contact Information: NetData Consulting Services, Inc Keith Schultz, 850-837-7638 NetData Consulting Services, Inc Promotes Jeff King to Director of Operations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Destin, FL July 26, 2017 – NetData Consulting Services, Inc, the Emerald Coast’s leader in network and cloud technologies is proud to announce that Jeff King was promoted to Director…