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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,...
Read MoreDonate Your Old Computers, Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones
Every year landfills fill up with old computers, tablets, smartphones and electronic devices of all kinds. Enclave Managed Networks has saved many such devices from this fate by ‘refreshing’ and sending them out to new homes – usually free of charge. There are a lot of people on this planet who are too poor to be able to afford computers of any kind, but who could greatly benefit from such donations. We have sent many refreshed computers to Africa and the Philippines. Truly – this recycling program can be a life changer for the recipients! Please consider donating your old electronics (computers, tablets, smartphones, etc)...
Read MoreHow to Install O365 on Mobile Devices
Below are links to (hopefully) helpful pages to get you started using Microsoft Office 365 on your mobile devices. Your O365 subscriptions come with the ability to install it on an unlimited number of devices. — Dennis Strain Northern Support by Enclave Managed Networks Box 365, Smithers, BC, Canada V0J 2N0 1-888-779-2833 toll-free 1-250-847-2589 office dstrain@enclave365.ca iPHONE, iPAD & ANDROID MOBILE DEVICES BLACKBERRY 10 DEVICES BLACKBERRY 7 & 10 – CONFIGURE FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE...
Read MoreRecent Spear Phishing Attacks
Recently one of my corporate customers weathered an email spear phishing attack. An administrative assistant received an email purportedly from the CEO, but the details were a bit off. The assistant questioned a fact implicit in the email, that the CEO would have known. The assistant called me to investigate, and investigate I did! It turns out the email only appeared to be from the CEO. It actually was from a criminal masquerading as the CEO using a purposely similar email address. Here is an example to illustrate this technique. Suppose you normally email bill@microsoft.com. One day you get an email from bill@microosoft.com asking you for confidential...
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