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Remediation vs. prevention: How to place your bets

September 13, 2017 admin 101, breach, Business, Cyberattack, cybersecurity policy, IT admins, malware, prevention, ransomware, remediation

Credit to Author: Sarah Enderby| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:00:34 +0000

Building a security environment for businesses is a gamble these days. It’s remediation vs. prevention. Which should you bet on?

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Google reminds website owners to move to HTTPS before October deadline

September 7, 2017 admin 101, ev ssl, extended validation certificate, FYI, google, https, phishing, SSL certificate

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:36:57 +0000

To encourage website owners and service providers to move to HTTPS, Google began sending out emails to remind them that their sites will be marked as insecure if they don’t comply. This is the latest step in the search giant’s long-term effort of creating a safer web experience for every user.

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Facebook worries: I didn’t post that

September 6, 2017 admin 101, apps, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, FYI, permissions, Pieter Arntz, the more you know

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:00:12 +0000

What could have happened when you find Facebook posts or messages that you didn’t post or send? And what are the actions you can take to prevent further abuse?

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4 Steps for improving employee trust while securing them

August 23, 2017 admin 101, Business, CTNT, cybercrime tactics and techniques, cybercriminals, cybersecurity, Security

Credit to Author: Dana Torgersen| Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:04:56 +0000

4 key steps you can take within your business to help gain trust with your employees while educating them to make more secure decisions.

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Back to school cybersecurity tips for parents and kids

August 14, 2017 admin 101, back to school, back to school cybersecurity, How-tos, Security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:35:16 +0000

When you buy your child new devices, it’s important to lay down some ground rules—especially when it comes to security. That’s why we’re providing you with a cybersecurity checklist you can use to prepare your children for the coming school year.

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Learning PowerShell: basic programs

August 4, 2017 admin 101, certificates, How-tos, Pieter Arntz, Powershell, program, script

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2017 18:00:35 +0000

In this last part of the short series about the basics of PowerShell we assemble a small script from scratch and explain how it works.

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Tags: certificates Pieter Arntz powershell program script

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Learning PowerShell: some basic commands

August 1, 2017 admin 101, certificates, commands, How-tos, Pieter Arntz, Powershell, Trojan, Vonteera

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 15:00:12 +0000

We are going to construct some basic Powershell commands and explain how they work just to show you how useful Powershell can be. For good and for bad.

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Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day

July 28, 2017 admin 101, FYI, grateful, sysadmin, system administrator appreciation day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:56:25 +0000

It’s the last Friday of July, and today—more than any day—is the perfect day to recognize and express our gratitude to the mighty men and women who make our work life in the office a little more manageable if not totally stress-free, technology- and IT concerns-wise.

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