Free Gift Phishing Scams (Notice 2020-001)

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…

Tech Support Phone Scam (Notice 2019-001)

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. Tech support phone scams are common the past few years. The western U.P and northern Wisconsin areas are not immune to these scams. Generally these scams include urgent warnings…

VPNFilter Router Malware (Notice 2018-007)

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. In the news are reports of malware known as VPNFilter that is designed to infect routers. Estimates of infected routers range from 500,000 to 1 million devices. The malware…

Getting Computer Help Online (Notice 2018-006)

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. Computers are complex tools. Even experts spend time looking for help to resolve computer issues. Typically users decide a computer is broken in some manner. Thanks to the incredible…

Updating Software (Notice 2018-005)

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. Computers users often are urged to keep systems patched with the latest security updates. One way malicious authors attempt to trick users into downloading their malware is to use…

Understanding HTTPS (Notice 2018-004)

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. Ensuring online security and privacy is challenging. A common related suggestion is to always use HTTPS. HTTP is an acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HTTPS is an acronym for…

Cryptomining (Notice 2018-003)

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. Cryptomining is an activity where people try to create revenues through digital currencies. The activity requires significant computer CPU and GPU muscle. The more CPUs and GPUs involved the…

Avoiding Phishing Scams (Notice 2018-002)

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…

Western Digital “My Cloud” Backdoor (Notice 2018-001)

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…

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…