The End of 2017

Welcome to the Fast-Air Tech Talk newsletter. The Tech Talk newsletter is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please suggest newsletter topics. End of the year. Time to relax a little. How about some crazy but real computer messages? Keyboard not found. Hit F1 to continue. Your mouse is not working, please click here…

Malware From Microsoft Office (Notice 2017-013)

This is a Fast-Air Tech Talk security notice. The Tech Talk security notice is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please suggest security notice topics. A popular method for introducing malware onto computers is through Microsoft Office apps. Two common methods are getting the user to execute macros in an attachment or linking to…

Smart Devices for Children (Notice 2017-012)

This is a Fast-Air Tech Talk security notice. The Tech Talk security notice is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please suggest security notice topics. Some news stories about security and privacy concerns with children toys that are enabled with Internet or Bluetooth connectivity. Strangers can talk to your child through ‘connected’ toys, investigation…

Hewlett-Packard Printer Firmware (Notice 2017-011)

This is a Fast-Air Tech Talk security notice. The Tech Talk security notice is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please suggest security notice topics. A security flaw was discovered that allows remote code execution attacks on Hewlett-Packard enterprise-grade printers. A list of affected printers is available at the Hewlett-Packard web site. Firmware patches…