Macon Computers

02/27/2026

Feels like we're living in the movie The Terminator

The average time from intrusion to network movement in 2025 was 29 minutes, a 65% increase in speed from the year prior.

02/19/2026

i never liked password managers.. it's like putting all your eggs in one basket..
I know this goes against normal security standards.. but i recommend 3 different passwords..
1 - Top secret for all your financial stuff or access to ID.me
2 - High security for access to emails and things you want protected
3 - Low access for items you consider public access such as forums or customer rewards programs

This concept doesn't secure your accounts.. but it helps to ensure higher security standards across similar domain such as Banks, retirement accounts, social security, that will help perfect your information as opposed to a web forum that doesn't have high security posture and is more suspectable to a date breach.

Academic study finds 25 attack methods in major cloud password managers exposing vault, recovery, and encryption design risks.

02/19/2026

People need to stop putting so much trust in AI

: Seemingly complex strings are actually highly predictable, crackable within hours

02/09/2026

Attackers don't need AI to crack passwords, they build targeted wordlists from an organization's own public language. This article explains how tools like CeWL turn websites into high-success password guesses and why complexity rules alone fall short.

01/15/2026

I can't stress how important it is to stay on top of patching.
Most breaches and security related incidents could be avoided just by staying on top of patching

Palo Alto Networks patched a high-severity vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to disable firewall protections in denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.

03/23/2024

Contact us for advise and info..

When you think you're safe because "their a big company.. they'll protect my data.. think again..
Yeah.. This isn't good.. if I'm correct.. This info was just posted on a popular hacking forum after originally being posted for sale from back in 2021.

Alleged AT&T (unverified): In March 2024, tens of millions of records allegedly breached from AT&T were posted to a popular hacking forum. Dating back to August 2021, the data was originally posted for sale before later being freely released. AT&T maintains that there has not been a breach of their systems and that the data originated from elsewhere. The incident exposed names, email and physical addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and US social security numbers.

Compromised data: Dates of birth, Email addresses, Government issued IDs, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

Customers say their leaked AT&T customer data — names, addresses, phone numbers and Social Security numbers — is accurate.

03/18/2024

It's not a matter of how big or small you are.. it's a matter of how secure you are..

Japanese tech giant Fujitsu discovered that several of its systems were infected by malware and warns that the hackers stole customer data.

03/12/2024

If any local repair shops need help with this, please contact us...

There are about 6000 stations in the state that run inspections. According to NCDOT DMV, about a third are still running dial-up.

02/18/2024

So many ways this could have been avoided..
1st Never work from an incoming call from ANY number.. ALWAYS initiate the call to your bank.
2nd Never provide any security code sent to your phone
3rd Your bank would never request you to transfer YOUR funds to another account via wire transfer.

BE AWARE anytime someone requests you to do a wire transfer.. those transfers are very difficult to stop and recover

A MOM was left in despair after she saw more than $20,000 vanish from her bank account. Chase customer Avalon Grimes’ life savings disappeared after answering a call she thought was from the bankin…

02/13/2024

This just goes to show that sometimes even the larger companies that you trust are still vulnerable.

Bank of America is warning customers of a data breach exposing their personal information after one of its service providers was hacked last year.

01/15/2024

Monitoring your network traffic is good practice.

The owner was puzzled why a clothes washer would need so much data.

01/14/2024

Make sure to contact us if you have any security concerns related to smart thermostats

A vulnerability discovered with a thermostat could allow hackers to access and manipulate the device's settings and possibly install malicious software.