Cat Tech Tips – Computer Updates You’re merrily typing along or browsing Facebook when suddenly Windows informs you that it has updated and wants to restart – what’s that all about? If Windows needs to update this often, what ELSE needs to be updated? The answer is: Quite a few things! And many of those […]
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on October 22, 2014in Blog, Security, Techtags: Computer Updates, Security

UPS Stores and Banks Were Hacked
on August 29, 2014in Blog, Securitytags: Security

UPS Stores were hacked UPS stores were hacked in a data breach recently, with stores in 24 states subject to the data breach between March 26 and August 11. “No fraud has yet been discovered, UPS said, but customer names, postal addresses, email addresses and payment card information were compromised. “ Banks hit by Hackers […]
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on June 26, 2014in Securitytags: Heartbleed, Security, Security Exploits

What Heartbleed is, and What You Should Do What is it? Heartbleed sounds scary by the name alone. It’s all over the news, but just what is it? What should the average Internet user do about it? Heartbleed is complicated and involves some Internet security understanding, but here we’ll strip out most of those details […]
Read More →How Do You Prevent Your Email From Getting Hacked?
on January 23, 2014in Securitytags: Email, Hacking, Passwords, Preventing Email Hacking, Security

Duplicating Usernames and Passwords is Risky Database vulnerability The truth is many online databases do not encrypt your username and password at all. So one dishonest employee can have thousands of passwords in one quick database export. If one online shop gets compromised, then all of the places you use that username and password are […]
Read More →How to Secure Your Social Media
on July 11, 2013in Social Mediatags: Security, Social Media

Social media has become an undeniable reaching out to the public, spreading news and info among thousands of fans. If one post can spread so rapidly, what happens when this pervading force in communication falls into the wrong hands? How can you be sure to secure your social media? As social media security becomes essential […]
Read More →Monitoring Your Brand Online
on December 14, 2012in Marketing, Social Mediatags: Improving Websites, Security, Updates, Web Development

No matter how big or small your company, monitoring your brand online is an essential task that must be done on a regular basis. With the prevalence of social media, it’s far too easy for one person’s bad experience to go viral. Watching for and correcting these issues is the only way to ensure your […]
Read More →CISPA
on November 5, 2012in Blog, Politics, Securitytags: Politics, Security, Tech, Voting

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or, CISPA, is a proposed law in the United States which would allow for the sharing of Internet traffic information between the U.S. government and certain technology and manufacturing companies. The aim of the bill is to help the U.S government investigate cyber threats and ensure the security of […]
Read More →Important Security Notification – Change Your LinkedIn Passwords!
on June 6, 2012in Security, Social Mediatags: Hackers, LinkedIn, Passwords, Security

It has come to our attention that 6.46 million LinkedIn passwords have been obtained by a Russian hacker. Fortunately, the leaked passwords are lightly encrypted. The time to change your password is right now while the hackers are still busy trying to crack the encryption. Although LinkedIn has not released an official statement about this, […]
Read More →How to Survive a Joe Job
on July 13, 2011in Blog, Securitytags: Joe Job, Scam, Security

To a budding or established company on the web, the possibility of cyber attacks is very real and can be damaging to your reputation if not handled correctly. One of the worst of such online threats is the all-too-common “Joe Job” attack. Essentially, a Joe Job attack happens when an attacker sends fake (spoofed) spam […]
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