A: Although I can't speak specifically as to why your IT support doesn't want you to run updates, I can give reasons why MintzIT restricts clients from doing so. Spoiler alert... It's not because we are power-mad admins trying to keep the end-user under our boot!...

Apple released documentation today on their T2 chip, included with the new Macs released today, as well as the MacBook Pros released earlier this year. The T2 security chip helps to protect encryption keys, encrypted storage, fingerprint data, and secure boot...

A: Nothing. Fundamentally all you have is an email address. If you were interested in committing a felony, you could attempt to hack into their Google account. But assuming the user has a strong password and has enabled Two-Factor Authentication, it would be a futile...

A: Some malware do nothing until a triggering effect (specific time, amount of time since install, application launched, website visited, etc.) Some take some action immediately. Well-designed malware will never present evidence of their presence to the user. This is...

A: There are a number of standard steps to take regardless of your email provider: Use a strong password. The current recommendation is a minimum of 15 characters, in a password that is unique and not used with any other of your websites or services. Add 2-Factor...

The US Department of Homeland Security has released an update to their ST15-003: Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet documentation. With the holiday season approaching (along with all of the new IT systems to unwrap), it's a good time to review some...

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A new report from The Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, released 20101018, finds that data harvesting by Android apps is epidemic. Almost 1,000,000 Android apps from the US and UK Google Play stores were analyzed. It was found that 88.4% shared...

THE HIDDEN DANGER You know that thumb drive sitting by your computer? That one a friend handed to you, or a client shipped to you, or maybe you found it in the parking lot. Yes, that one. The one you probably already connected to your computer–without realizing the...

On or around October 16, 2018, the new Chrome 70 will arrive. if you currently have Chrome installed, it will automatically update. Core to the new Chrome is an upgrade to security. Specifically, Chrome will no longer trust HTTPS certificates issues by Symantec prior...

A: The operating system (I’m assuming this is what you are updating) is only one small piece of the cybersecurity puzzle. Yes, OS updates are primarily about patching vulnerabilities within the OS, but focusing only on this is like locking only your front door when...

A: We first need to define your parameters for “encrypted”, and from what/who are you attempting to protect your communications. VULNERABILITIES Common points where email is vulnerable to penetration, hijacking, or otherwise accessed by unauthorized personnel:...