Catching unsuspecting prey The goal of the boat captain is to catch as many fish as possible using all of the tools available to him. Living in a fishing community, I’ve seen the evolution of fishing techniques and tools to help the captains locate and catch fish. In the old days, captains used landmarks and…
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…
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…