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https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/local-business-held-hostage-by-cyber-criminals-demanding-ransom   Ann Freckelton has run a successful interior design business in Northern Michigan for years. During that time, she thought she had seen in it all. But what happened to her on June 23rd of this year took her completely by surprise, angered her, and cost her and her partners a fair chunk of cash. Ann says “it’s no different than coming up and putting a gun in your face and saying give me all your money, but it’s even worse because you can’t do your business.” Ann’s business is creating beautiful home interiors but her ability to do… Read More »

What Is A Firewall? A firewall is a network security system which can either be a hardware or software that protects the trusted network from unauthorised access from external networks and external threats. While antivirus software helps to protect the file system against unwanted programs, a firewall helps to keep attackers or external threats from getting access to your system in the first place. No single product or service will provide you with complete security, but a firewall is a fundamental requirement for Australian businesses these days. A firewall inspects all the data passing in or out of your network,… Read More »

Another Ransom Attack this time on Buffalo school district.   Excellent Cyber Security is a must!   https://buffalonews.com/news/local/education/buffalo-public-schools-didnt-pay-ransom-in-cyberattack-but-response-cost-nearly-10m/article_f0265112-2de2-11ec-bfa9-cf4404e9f9b5.html

  All Plex users are encouraged to apply the hot fix patch, which directs their servers to respond to UDP requests only from the local network and not the public internet. As some of the Plex Servers have become vulnerable to DDoS Attacks. To clarify certain details, Plex said that the exploit would not have allowed attackers to access any private data or make changes to the accounts of its users. Instead, the flaw could have caused an affected server to “reflect” UDP packets as a way to amplify a DDoS attack against another server or network on the internet.… Read More »