Never, ever. “The most important thing to remember when encountering a browser window displaying a tech-support scam message is to not panic and to never call the phone numbers displayed. When all else fails, the browsers can almost always be unlocked by using the Windows Task Manager (control-alt-delete) or the macOS Force Quit feature (Apple…
Doesn’t sound creepy at all, does it? “The application, first reported by Metro, was published on June 14 and lays out how Facebook might remotely turn on your phone’s mic to start recording. Essentially, Facebook would embed high-pitched audio signals in “broadcast content” (think TV ads) that would be inaudible to humans. But whereas our…
This post is full of bad news like this: Radware released its 2018 Executive Application and Network Security Report. For the first time in the survey’s five-year history, a majority of executives (53%) reported paying a hacker’s ransom following a cyber attack. Ouch. Like most hacking/scam/spam tools, they are usually popular because they work. Ransomware…
This doesn’t sound good. “Pen Test Partners (PTP), a penetration testing and security services firm, demonstrated a number of methods for hacking into the satcom systems of ships, which can allow bad actors access to shipboard systems and wreak potential havoc for the vessels and the shipping industry.” Hmm, imagine what kind of havoc could…
Even though I work at one of those outside law firms, this has always made total sense to me: “The survey also found that bringing the e-discovery process in-house is a common and effective way to control spending. Seventy-five percent of the respondents said they are using the technique to control e-discovery costs, and it was given…
It makes sense, even if it does prove to be a royal pain every once in awhile. I’ve seen this policy in place on occasion, including when we wanted to do training using USB keys for the software licenses. Had to work around that! “Big Blue’s doing this because “the possible financial and reputational damage…