Posts by Dennis Strain
Malicious Websites and RDN/YahLover.worm Scam
Recently one of my clients was surfing the web and was suddenly presented with the window shown below in their browser. When you see something like this on your computer, NEVER, NEVER click anywhere on that webpage OR call the phone number shown. Just don’t do it! YIKES! My client could not close the browser window or navigate away from this notice. He did exactly the right thing. He called me and asked me to solve this one. No problem. I’m in BC and he is in Nova Scotia. I used my remote access software to ‘zoom’ into his computer and had a look around. The first thing I did was take a screenshot for future...
Read MoreRegarding iOS Updates and Upgrades
Updates and upgrades are, to say the least, a mixed blessing. You need to apply updates in a timely fashion, but once in a while an update will break something important to you. Still, over all it is beneficial to keep your mobile devices up to date. Many updates fix security vulnerabilities. 1. Check daily for app updates and apply them as soon as they are available. 2. Check for and apply app updates before AND after an iOS update or upgrade. 3. Remove apps you no longer need. Not all apps play well with each other, and each app may come with its own set of security vulnerabilities. — Dennis Strain Northern Support by Enclave Managed Networks Box 365,...
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