Welcome Trick-Or-Treaters on Wednesday!
Just wanted to remind everyone that Cyber Tech Cafe would be giving out candy as part of the Downtown trick-or-treating tomorrow from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. If you’re going to be…
Read moreTemporary issue with outbound email from Cyber Tech Cafe
We have just noted an issue with some of our outbound emails being queued, resulting in some non-delivery reports. We have confirmed that none of our servers are blacklisted and…
Read moreFollowup and analysis on the Skype Work reported on 9 October
Back on 9 October, I reported on a worm that was spreading (primarily) via Skype. Today, I found a good write-up on the worm, how it spread and a very…
Read moreNew virus targeting Skype users
There is a new worm making the rounds that is specifically targeting Skype users. There are details in the linked article but the short story is that Skype users are…
Read moreUpdate to Adobe Flash Player patches vulnerability that can cause a system crash and / or allow an attacker access to a vulnerable system
On 8 October, Adobe released an update to address a vulnerability in it’s Adobe Flash Player that can enable an attacker to crash or compromise vulnerable systems. The vulnerability affects…
Read moreWhy you shouldn’t use the ‘firewall’ that your ISP gives you? More than 4.5 million DSL modems attacked and breached, resulting in viruses and stolen information.
Just this week (or was it last week?) I was asked again by a client why he needed to purchase a firewall when his ISP was going to give him…
Read moreOctober 2012 Patch Tuesday
October will see seven bulletins from Microsoft, one addressing a vulnerability listed as critical in Microsoft Office and Windows Server, nothing (yet) from Adobe since APSA12-01 and Java will have it’s ‘regular’…
Read moreNew virus, undetected by many antivirus products
In the past 2 days, we have noted a number of ‘questionable’ files that weren’t flagged as being a virus or malware but exhibited behavior that led us to believe…
Read moreDid someone that you know just lose their computer guy? Be a hero and recommend Cyber Tech Cafe :)
In the past 3 days, we’ve had a number of folks tell us that they or someone that they know is ‘losing their computer guy’ and wanted to know what…
Read moreOctober is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Ok, before you get the glazed over eyes, bear with me a minute here. This is going to be another of those…
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