by Nabil | Nov 25, 2020 | Cyber Security, Internet & Privacy
1 out of every 826 emails sent in the past month was a phishing email related to Black Friday. Think about that. And the first half of November saw an 80% increase of phishing emails related to shopping and sales. Be extra careful! As we enter into the holiday season,...
by Nabil | Nov 2, 2020 | Cyber Security, Internet & Privacy
There has been a sharp increase in the number of emails being sent to accounts departments claiming that an outstanding invoice needs paying or that you’re due a refund on a payment you’ve made. DO NOT click any links on the email or reply to the email. ...
by Nabil | May 11, 2020 | Cyber Security
Wifi security is extremely important and as many of us have ‘dead spots’ in our homes, we often use wifi repeaters/extenders to increase our wifi coverage. The first step of course is to secure your modem by using the steps outlined here. Once...
by Nabil | May 4, 2020 | Cyber Security
Your modem is the gateway to all the devices (computers, tablets and mobile phone) in your home and needs to be secured properly. There is a fundamental problem with almost al modems – they have a default password that anyone can find in a matter of seconds...
by Nabil | May 22, 2018 | Cyber Security
About 6 months ago I listened to someone on the radio laughing at the theft of the NSA cyber snooping tools and saying that if someone wants to hear him ordering his pizza, who cares. Alas the radio commentator never pointed out to them that a rogue listener would...
by Nabil | May 11, 2017 | Cyber Security
Have you changed the username and password for your modem? A few days ago we talked about wifi range extenders being insecure and briefly mentioned modem security. A modem is that thing in your house or office that connects you to the Internet. Yes, many of them...
