cyber security – Bandon IT

October 8, 2014
By Aaron
Education, Security

Tip # 8 – Identify Fake Updates

One of these two update notifications is real. The other is fake, leading the user down a long a dark demon filled road full of malicious software. Can you correctly pick out the fake? If you chose the first image as the fake you are correct. At first glance it may seem legitimate however on […]

October 7, 2014
By Aaron
Education, Security

Tip # 7 – Clicking on things. Blocking and Prevention.

In Tip # 4 – Stop Using Yahoo we previewed search results from that website, the top results being ads that give us adware and cause problems with the computer. Business systems should have web monitoring software installed to prevent access to these sites. We will discuss in a later tip blocking known malicious […]

October 1, 2014
By Aaron
Education, Security

Tip # 1 – Don’t click on ads

While browsing the internet we all occasionally see flashy ads on the web pages we are looking at. Some are harmless. Others are trying to trick you into clicking on them to download software you did not need, or want. Clicking on these ads may install ‘junkware’ aka adware, or worse some derivative of malware. […]