Support email addresses updating 7/20
We’ll be changing the support@dns-ent.com email addresses this weekend. Please update your address book and start using support@m2tec.us.
FBI CJIS Certification… check!
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services takes IT security seriously. We’re proud to have CJIS Security and Privacy Training Certification for another year running!
US immigration officials installed personal apps on work phones
ICE workers at US Customs get a major reprimand for installing personal, vulnerable and in some cases, banned, apps on company devices. This opens ICE up to attack! See US immigration officials installed a whole load of personal apps on work phones | TechRadar for details
Microsoft Security Guidance
Microsoft put out a great article recently, Cyber Resilience Hygiene Guide | Security Insider (microsoft.com) Highly recommended if you are in either management or IT. While it does dive a little deep, and does leave stones unturned, it is one of the better articles. Check it out!
Ransomware hits the City of Dallas
Websites for the city and its police department, which serves a population of nearly 1.3 million people, currently return 503 error pages. Court was closed Wednesday and will be closed Thursday as well. “Currently less than 200 of the city’s thousands of devices are impacted, but if any city device is at risk it will be…
Read more
Experts Exchange
Thought it would be fun to share my EE Badge. Read More for details… #1 #2 #3 Questions Answered Articles Written Overall Points
Data Privacy – it’s important!
January 22 – 28 is #DataPrivacyWeek! Join us in raising awareness about the importance of respecting #privacy and keeping data secure: https://staysafeonline.org/programs/data-privacy-week/
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
How can you improve your cybersecurity awareness? Many small business can “do IT”, but few do IT securely. It’s easy to build a server and drop Active Directory on it, but how many forget to remove old accounts, ensure least-privileges, and get rid of that pesky windows firewall? CIS has great guidance when it comes…
Read more