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MJ Shoer

5 days ago
2 min

Don't Get Zoombombed!

With the dramatic increase in online video conferencing, hackers have taken to joining some meetings uninvited. This seems to be specifically prevalent on t...

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MJ Shoer

6 days ago
1 min

Latest Batch of Free COVID-19 Resource Links

Work from Home: 10 Productivity and Cybersecurity Tips A good article written by A.N. Ananth, Chief Strategy Officer at Netsurion as published at msspalert.c...

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MJ Shoer

7 days ago
2 min

Stop with the Surveys...Please!

With so many people sheltering in place and working from home, the hackers are out in full force. Not a day goes by without a new report of hacking activity...

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MJ Shoer

Mar 19
2 min

More Resources to Help Us Through

Following up on my post from yesterday, Resources to Help You Through, here are some additional resources to help. These are free resources, offered by their...

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MJ Shoer

Mar 18
2 min

Resources to Help You Through

More and more resources are coming online to help everyone get through the current COVID-19 crisis. With more and more businesses and organizations moving t...

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MJ Shoer

Mar 17
2 min

Some Exciting News During These Troubling Times

Just a short time ago, CompTIA announced that it has assumed the management and operations of the TSP-ISAO that I am heading up. I could not be more excited...

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MJ Shoer

Mar 13
1 min

Digital Coronavirus Threats

Hackers are actively exploiting the Coronavirus outbreak around the world. As the Coronavirus spreads in the United States, expect to see the hackers increa...

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MJ Shoer

Feb 21
1 min

Data Breach Response Planning Guide from the CompTIA IT Security Community

CompTIA's IT Security Community has released a Data Breach Planning Guide that is well worth checking out. This 10 page guide gives you a solid outline to bu...

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MJ Shoer

Feb 20
2 min

New Authenticator in Town

There's a new authenticator in town and it's called Yubico Authenticator. Check out the video and read more about it at the previous link. It's an alternat...

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MJ Shoer

Feb 18
2 min

We Wonder Why Breaches Happen

This past weekend, my wife and I went shopping at a local outlet center. She had a return to make at a store belonging to major national brand. My wife hat...

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MJ Shoer

Feb 14
1 min

Happy Valentines Day! Be Careful Online...

Valentines Day is a day for romance and universal happiness, but online it also brings worrisome activity. Believe it or not, romance scams are on the rise ...

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Feb 11
1 min

Today is Safer Internet Day! #SID2020 #SaferInternetDay

I bet you didn't know that today is Safer Internet Day. In 2019, over 150 countries marked Safer Internet Day. This year's theme is "Together for a better ...

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MJ Shoer

Feb 10
2 min

State Cybersecurity Coordinators

I was pleased to see a post from one of the senators from my home state of New Hampshire about a bi-partisan bill she has sponsored that would create a Cyber...

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MJ Shoer

Feb 4
1 min

IRS Launches Identity Theft Central

With tax season upon us, yesterday, the Internal Revenue Service launched Identity Theft Central. According to the IRS, Identity Theft Central is "designed t...

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MJ Shoer

Feb 3
2 min

Data Privacy Day is a Reminder to Check Your Security #PrivacyAware

The following was published in yesterday's editions of Foster's and Seacoast Sunday. This past Tuesday, Jan. 28, was the annual Data Privacy Day. Put on by t...

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Jan 28
2 min

Today is Data Privacy Day #PrivacyAware

January 28 is Data Privacy Day! Join us in creating awareness about the importance of respecting #privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust. #PrivacyAw...

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MJ Shoer

Jan 22
3 min

Two Very Real IT Security Threats

I published the following in the Sunday, January 19, 2020 editions of Foster's and Seacoast Sunday and want to share it here as well. This past Tuesday, Jan....

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MJ Shoer

Jan 16
1 min

More and Better Phishing

In the wake of all the alerts for increased cybersecurity threats in the wake of global tensions I am seeing one thing happening for sure. There is a marked...

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Jan 14
1 min

Critical Update Alert

Right on the heels of today being the day that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 go end of life, the National Cyber Awareness System has released a critical ...

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MJ Shoer

Jan 14
1 min

Today's the Day that Windows 7 Died

It's here, January 14, 2020, the day Microsoft is no longer supporting or issuing updates for Windows 7. This should not be news, as it has been well report...

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