THe IT Office has received requests for information on the Equifax hack from a few weeks ago. We will list a few resources below that you can use to respond to this incident. Comprehensive online … [Read more...] about Equifax
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Digital Security for Churches: Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
You should take time to become familiar with the important concepts Social Engineering and Phishing to better protect your home or church network. Attackers will try to use these concepts to exploit … [Read more...] about Digital Security for Churches: Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
Digital Security for Churches: Data Breach Recovery and Prevention
A Data breach occurs when private or secure data is disclosed (intentionally or unintentionally) to an untrusted network. What happens if a company that you entrusted your personal information suffers … [Read more...] about Digital Security for Churches: Data Breach Recovery and Prevention
Digital Security for Churches: Ransomware
Ransomware is increasingly common malware that infects computers and holds them hostage. Once a computer is infected the malware will encrypt every file it can find including your Documents, Desktop, … [Read more...] about Digital Security for Churches: Ransomware
Apple releases critical security updates
Apple released a series of critical security updates last night (1/23) for nearly their entire product line. Please take a few moments today to update all of your Apple products (iPhones, iPads, … [Read more...] about Apple releases critical security updates
Digital Security for Churches: Start with Security
The Information Technology (IT) Office is starting a series of posts on the topic of Digital Security for Churches. This series seeks to inform and equip our local churches on the best ways to secure … [Read more...] about Digital Security for Churches: Start with Security
How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Attacks
Digital Guardian has released an interesting infographic detailing how to avoid phishing attacks. Phishing attacks are one of the most common ways that computers are compromised and information is … [Read more...] about How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Attacks
Potential Hurricane Matthew Phishing Scams
Natural disasters bring out the best in us. We spring into action, helping wherever we can. It also brings out scammers who try to trick people into giving away their money. The United States Computer … [Read more...] about Potential Hurricane Matthew Phishing Scams
Windows 10 Upgrade Scams
Microsoft is reporting a large number of people who are being told that their current Windows licenses are about to expire. They are instructed to call a number for help upgrading before their … [Read more...] about Windows 10 Upgrade Scams
Apple Quicktime for Windows Security Advisory
Apple has announced today that they are dropping support for their Quicktime video player. There are multiple critical security issues with this software that will not be updated. If you have it … [Read more...] about Apple Quicktime for Windows Security Advisory