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. Phishing scams are a serious security and privacy threat to all online computer users. Phishing is the term used to describe how malicious people attempt to trick computer users…
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. Software vulnerabilities were revealed with Western Digital “My Cloud” network attached storage devices. The My Cloud devices are common consumer data storage devices. The vulnerabilities include a hard-coded backdoor…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Welcome to the Fast-Air Tech Talk newsletter. The Tech Talk newsletter is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Helen awakened from her nightly slumber. She stretched her arms, looked through the window, and saw a mix of fading morning stars and the beginning of a rising sun. She was cold. She rolled over in…
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. Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) are a popular target of criminals. Common methods used to exploit these devices are electronic “skimmers” and video cameras. In addition to ATMs are terminal…
Welcome to the Fast-Air Tech Talk newsletter. The Tech Talk newsletter is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. For many users the default Windows 10 interface is cluttered with something called live tiles. Reducing the clutter is possible by “unpinning” the live tiles that appear when opening the Start menu. “Right-click” on each tile…
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. Monday a security flaw was announced with the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) cryptography protocol. WPA2 is a widely used method to provide secure encrypted wireless network connections. The…