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05/05/2022

Here’s a list of the top 10 most common passwords 👇 Scammers know these, so if yours is on this list, change it. Please. Change it now.

1. 123456
2. 123456789
3. qwerty
4. password
5. 12345
6. qwerty123
7. 1q2w3e
8. 12345678
9. 111111
10. 1234567890

🔸 Passwords provide the first line of defence against unauthorised access to your device and personal info. The stronger your password, the greater the protection against hackers and malicious software.

31/03/2022

Today is World Backup Day! Get in touch if you need help or suggestions to best backup and protect your digital data!

Don't be an April Fool. Backup your files and check your restores on March 31st.

15/02/2022

Google has released Chrome 98.0.4758.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, to fix a high-severity zero-day vulnerability used by threat actors in attacks.

08/02/2022

To check if your account has the correct 2FA settings enabled, you can take a Security Checkup: https://myaccount.google.com/security-checkup/3.

After accelerating its efforts to auto-enroll as many accounts as possible in two-factor authentication (2FA), Google announced that an additional 150 million users now have 2FA enabled.

22/01/2022

Microsoft released a list of twenty-five group policies that admins should not use in Windows 10 and Windows 11 as they do not provide optimal behavior or cause unexpected results.

16/01/2022

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-defender-weakness-lets-hackers-bypass-malware-detection/

Threat actors can take advantage of a weakness that affects Microsoft Defender antivirus on Windows to learn locations excluded from scanning and plant malware there.

18/10/2018

Imagine sitting in your living room, watching your favorite sports team or working on a mobile device, and suddenly, something catches your eye. You notice the web enabled camera you have set up on the windowsill to catch wildlife movement in your yard is active! Not only is it on, but, it is rotati...

16/10/2017

What to know and do to safeguard your devices