The Tip So, you’ve done the research and chosen an antivirus software package that is well-reviewed. It’s all installed. That means you’re cyber bullet-proof right? Wrong! You yourself are the most important part of your cyber security. The Detail Antivirus…
Category: Malware
USB Flash Drive Security – It’s Important
USB drives are so pervasive in today’s world of technology, that it’s all too easy to become blasé to the many risks in using this very useful and ubiquitous technology. Risks inherent with USB Flash Drives fall into two broad…
DDE Attack
You may or may not be aware of a new type of attack potential called a DDE attack – a way of launching malware from a web download, an email attachment, or even directly from the body of an Outlook…
Phishing Scam Alert: OneClass Chrome Extension
Be on alert for the OneClass Chrome Extension. It is a phishing scam where once the extension is installed, it will attempt to send an email on behalf of the user and collect Campus-Wide Login (CWL) credentials. How the phishing…
NU Online Security- Canadian Banks Targeted by Malware
Canadian banks have recently become a popular target for online fraud. Please consider the following when banking online: When logging into a bank’s website, make sure you are on the proper site. If you receive an email from your bank,…
Cybersecurity Reminder
There’s some evidence that Canadian Universities are getting hit quite hard with CryptoLocker Ransomware. This appears also to be the case with US universities. The malware encrypts the files on the computer then demands a fee to unencrypt the user’s…
- Bitcoin flaw could have allowed dreaded 51% takeover September 21, 2018The scenario was always hypothetical but the fact such a thing was even possible until this week has left some in the Bitcoin community feeling alarmed.
- Warning issued as Netflix subscribers hit by phishing attack September 21, 2018Netflix phishing scammers are at it again, sending emails that try to steal sensitive details from subscribers.
- Man who shared Deadpool movie on Facebook faces 6 months in jail September 20, 2018US government recommended six months behind bars. That’s one month for every million people that viewed a part of the pirated movie, apparently.
- US military given the power to hack back/defend forward September 20, 2018The new preventative cybersecurity powers include potentially acting against countries considered friendly toward the US - a risky move, some say.
- FBI wants to keep “helpful” Mirai botnet authors around September 20, 2018The young men behind the powerful IoT device botnet have been working undercover with law enforcement since they were first fingered.
- Western Digital goes quiet on unpatched MyCloud flaw September 20, 2018Western Digital has failed to patch a serious security vulnerability in its MyCloud NAS drives that it was told about more than a year ago, researchers have alleged.
- URL spoofing – what it is and what to do about it [VIDEO] September 19, 2018What happens if your browser doesn't tell you the truth about the identity of the website you're looking at?
- iOS 12 is here: these are the security features you need to know about September 19, 2018One year to the day after iOS 11 appeared, Apple yesterday released its replacement, iOS 12.
- Here we Mongo again! Millions of records exposed by insecure database September 19, 2018Another day, another poorly configured MongoDB database.
- Years on, third party apps still exposing Grindr users’ locations September 19, 2018A third party app can use Grindr’s distance data to pinpoint a users location down to a room within a house.
- AV18-156: Cisco Security Advisory September 21, 2018
- AV18-155: Google Chrome Security Update September 21, 2018
- AV18-154: ICS Security Advisory for BIND September 21, 2018
- AV18-153: Adobe Security Bulletins September 20, 2018
- AV18-152: Cisco Security Updates September 20, 2018
- AV18-151: NUUO NVRMini2 Security Update September 18, 2018
- AV18-150: Apple Security Updates September 18, 2018
- AV18-149: Microsoft Security Updates September 12, 2018
- AV18-148: Google Releases Security Update for Chrome September 12, 2018
- AV18-147: Adobe Security Bulletins September 12, 2018
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