Please be advised that the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) has noted a skyrocketing of fraudulent calls purporting to come from the SSA. These imposter scam phone calls have been reported to include the following scare tactics: calls alerting you that your social security number has been suspended due to suspicious activity or due to involvement […]
As an update to our April 26th blog post entitled “Amazon Alexa Privacy Alert”, two lawsuits have been filed seeking class-action status regarding Amazon Alexa Echo Dot privacy issues. One lawsuit has been filed in the state court and the other has been filed in federal court. Both suits allege the routine recording of children […]
Although phishing threats most commonly occur via email, please be reminded that phishing threats also occur via phone calls, social media updates and text messages. What all phishing threats have in common is that they are social engineering attempts designed to steal information or install malware. Text message phishing, also known as “smishing”, often […]
As an update to our May 15th blog post, regarding the severe security flaw, now known as BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708), which is a Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, please be advised of the following supplemental security recommendations from the NSA: Block TCP Port 3389 at your firewalls, especially any perimeter firewalls exposed to the […]