Outlook flaw: one opened file can hand over your Windows login
Microsoft patched an Outlook flaw this week that attackers are already using.
Chrome has an emergency fix. Close it and open it again today.
Close Chrome and open it again today. That's the fix, and it takes ten seconds.
Some of your email to Hotmail and Outlook.com customers may have bounced
Some email from your business to Hotmail and Outlook.com addresses may have bounced last week, and you may not know it.
What are your staff pasting into AI?
Does your office have a rule about what staff can paste into AI, or is everyone winging it?
SonicWall firewalls need an update this week
If your office firewall is a SonicWall, it needs an update this week.
Do your backups actually work?
Most business owners couldn't tell you if their backups actually work. They just trust that IT has it handled.
Criminals are breaking into walk-in cooler and freezer controls
If your walk-in cooler or freezer has a controller you can check from your phone, read this.
That shared password spreadsheet is a bigger risk than you think
Hot take: a shared spreadsheet of office passwords is a bigger risk than most of the scams I post about here.
Fake IT help desk calls are hitting Canadian businesses
If someone calls saying they're from your IT help desk and you need to set up a new login right now, hang up. Then call IT back on the number you already have.
Got a Synology file server? Update it today.
Synology makes the small file-storage boxes a lot of offices use for shared drives and backups. If you've got one, check it today.
Old iPhones and iPads are being targeted through a 2024 bug
Apple fixed this bug back in May 2024. Hackers are using it anyway, because lots of iPhones, iPads and Macs never got updated.
WordPress websites need checking, not just auto-updating
If your business website runs WordPress, the software behind a lot of small business websites, check it this week. "It's on auto-update" isn't the same as checked.
A record crypto heist started with a fake job interview
Binance, one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges, lost about $6.3 billion US. A big part of how the attackers got in was a fake job interview.
One click on a shared ChatGPT link could have exposed your chats
Ever clicked a shared ChatGPT link? Until late October, that one click could have let a stranger snoop through the chats in your account.
Ivanti VPN boxes: patched in October isn't enough
Patched your Ivanti Connect Secure box in October? Good. You're not done.