Kaspersky antivirus takes thousands of Windows XP computers offline (oops)
OK, so it’s no secret that I’m really not a big fan of Kaspersky (if given the option between Norton / Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro or Kaspersky, I honestly don’t…
Read moreJanuary 2013 Patch Tuesday and News
Microsoft The first round of updates for 2013 out of Redmond are mercifully small. There are a total of 7 bulletins with 2 listed as critical and 5 listed as…
Read moreIf you have a laptop or smart phone, learn how to protect it from thieves for FREE
Well, my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone was stolen from me on Friday, leaving me with no mobile phone over the weekend. The good news is that my replacement phone arrived…
Read moreCyber Tech Cafe will be closed for Christmas and New Year from 24 December 2012 until 3 January 2013
Cyber Tech Cafe will be closed for Christmas and New Year from 24 December 2012 until 3 January 2013. Emergency support will be available by on-call technicians at this time.…
Read moreResearchers warn of malware attack from WordPress exploit
“Security experts are warning webmasters over a series of attacks targeting the WordPress and Joomla publishing platforms.” WordPress is a website CMS (Content Management System) that’s wildly popular with the…
Read moreVulnerability in Adobe Flash Player (Windows, Mac, Linux and Android) can allow an attacker to take control of vulnerable systems
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.110 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.251 and earlier versions for Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.27…
Read moreDecember 2012 Patch Tuesday and News
Microsoft The December Microsoft updates include 5 listed as Critical and 2 listed as Important. Three of the 5 Critical updates address problems in MS Windows, 2 affecting Windows Server…
Read moreCyber Tech Cafe is now recommending ESET / NOD32 for both Commercial AND Residential users (over Microsoft Security Essentials for both)
The virus market is in a constant state of flux as the folks writing the viruses improve their products and the companies combating the viruses react to the improvements. This…
Read moreBring on the holidays, but be aware of the risks and how to avoid them!
We’re less than 1 week away from Black Friday, said to be the busiest shopping day of the year for brick-and-mortar shops and right at a week away from Black…
Read moreNovember 2012 Patch Tuesday
We are still seeing a large number of computers that are compromised due to outdated versions of Java (some still running Java 6) and Adobe products (Flash Player and Reader).…
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