Grundig IT Newsletter Computing News That You Can Use - May 2022 Quote of the Month: "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." —John F. Kennedy When was the last time you received a malicious email? In the old days, there were a number of email-based scams from Nigerian princes and foreign exchanges in need of some personal help in return for a low-risk, high-reward business opportunity. Now, malicious emails have become a lot more … [Read more...] about Good Habits To Prevent Phishing
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Grundig IT Newsletter: 5 Important IT Considerations
Grundig IT Newsletter Computing News That You Can Use - December 2021 The 5 Most Important IT Considerations as 2021 Comes to an End and 2022 Begins NOTE: To browse ALL past Newsletter topics that we have covered over the years, go here. Quote of the Month: "You will either step forward into growth or you will step backward into safety."— Abraham Maslow As we roll into the last month of the year, it's a good time to think about the future. All of us, as … [Read more...] about Grundig IT Newsletter: 5 Important IT Considerations
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Computing News That You Can Use - September 2021 Passwords - How to choose good passwords and manage them Quote of the Month "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney Nobody like having to deal with passwords but they are used everywhere. Every website and every company has their own idea how to handle password policy. Let's discuss common problems with passwords, common solutions you can use, and tools that can help you check … [Read more...] about Grundig IT Newsletter
The Ransomware Industrial Complex – And How To Deal With It
Grundig IT Newsletter Computing News That You Can Use - July 2021 Quote of the Month: "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." - Mae West The Ransomware Industrial Complex - And How To Deal With It NOTE: To read this newsletter online or to browse past topics that we have covered over the years, go here. As the ransomware threat is increasing, different players in the ransomware ‘game’ are interacting with each other to make it ‘worse.’ The main way to measure … [Read more...] about The Ransomware Industrial Complex – And How To Deal With It
Defending Against Common Phishing Attacks
Grundig IT Newsletter Computing News That You Can Use - December 2020 Quote of the Month: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” - Benjamin Franklin With the dangers of COVID-19 still lingering about the world, multitudes of users are spending more and more time online. Similarly, more and more illicit businessmen - you know, criminals? - are pushing their work online even harder. More than ever, a wealth of data exists on your network that cybercriminals want to get their … [Read more...] about Defending Against Common Phishing Attacks
How Email Phishing Can Harm You and How to Recognize Scams
If an email phishing attempt is successful there are two general things that can happen. Generally, the most common is sensitive information is gathered about accounts that you hold, and less common is something gets installed on your computer that can perform various actions without your knowledge. Read on to learn more about how to protect yourself... Information Can be Recorded The information that is recorded from you depends on the attacker. If your login credentials are recorded, the … [Read more...] about How Email Phishing Can Harm You and How to Recognize Scams
September Newsletter: Security Measures and Practices
Security in an office network has always been incredibly important, but now it seems more important than ever. Ransomware is becoming increasingly more threatening as it affects larger and larger targets at an increasing rate. As such, most IT service providers and MSPs (managed service providers) have been focusing harder on making sure that the state of their client's network security is top notch. However, there are a few issues that keep their efforts from being completely … [Read more...] about September Newsletter: Security Measures and Practices
Ransomware Protection
No one wants their computer to fall victim to malware. And among the most annoying malware viruses is ransomware. What is Ransomware? Ransomware has a very literal name. First it gets onto a computer, usually downloading on accident from an email or website. Then it will deny access to all data on the computer until you pay a ransom. Unless there's a device scanning the computer for ransomware, it lays dormant for an indeterminate amount of time before locking down the … [Read more...] about Ransomware Protection
May Newsletter: Remote or Local Backup and Ransomware
Last month, we discussed Windows 7, which will be going away soon.This month - Ransomware, which remains a threat. Find more on Blog at GrundigIT.comAs Always, Happy Computing! -- Tom Grundig Ransomware has a very literal name. Once it gets onto a computer, usually by downloading it by accident from an email or website, it will deny access to all data on the computer until a ransom is paid (even paying the ransom may not work). Prevention and Mitigation: CISA (Cybersecurity … [Read more...] about May Newsletter: Remote or Local Backup and Ransomware
Windows Security Software
Anti-virus is somewhat of an essential type of security to have on every computer. Even if you’re confident of your ability to avoid viruses, it never hurts to have. Windows 8 and Windows 10 have a free program called Windows Defender preinstalled as part of the operating system. In almost every case, Windows Defender is enough to secure your computer against viruses, and it needs very little attention to be effective. Older Edition Windows Security However, versions of Windows older than 8 … [Read more...] about Windows Security Software
