News
Tech and Cybersecurity: A Closer Look at This Week’s News. 17/03/2024
Explore the latest in tech and cybersecurity. Dive into this week’s news and stay informed on the cutting-edge developments.
Tools
What's in your Tool Bag?
Discover the must-have tools for IT support in our latest blog. These essentials keep tech pros ready for any challenge.
Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday, March 2024.
Understanding the Latest Patch Tuesday Updates - March 2024 The recent Patch Tuesday brought essential updates and security fixes. Let’s examine the significant changes and improvements. .NET Updates and Security Improvements Microsoft has released updates for .NET versions 8.0.3, 7.0.17, and 6.0.28. These updates
News
Tech and Cybersecurity: A Closer Look at This Week’s News. 10/03/2024
1. LinkedIn and Meta Outages This week, users experienced significant disruptions with LinkedIn and Meta services. LinkedIn faced a brief outage affecting thousands of users, while Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, encountered widespread issues locking users out of their accounts. These outages highlight the fragility of our interconnected digital
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Tech and Cybersecurity: A Closer Look at This Week’s News. 03/03/2024
Lazarus Group Exploits Windows Kernel Vulnerability The notorious Lazarus group recently capitalized on a Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-21338) within the appid.sys AppLocker driver. This flaw provided a kernel read/write primitive, enabling attackers to manipulate kernel objects. This exploit was particularly concerning as it was
News
Tech and Cybersecurity: A Closer Look at This Week’s News. 25/02/2024
If you are interested in the latest developments in the tech and cybersecurity sectors, you might want to check out these news stories that made headlines in the past week. 1. AT&T Outage AT&T, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the U.S., experienced a
Cyber Security
Hashcat Unleashed: Your ‘Unbreakable’ Password Might Just Be Rubbish!
In this video, I show you how your passwords should be stored on your social media sites. I will show you what a hashed password looks like and how it can be cracked. In this example, I use Hashcat on my Linux home server; these passwords are encrypted with an
News
Tech and Cybersecurity: A Closer Look at This Week’s News. 18/02/2024.
defence 1. Election security tops CISA's 2024 joint cyber defence priorities The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for cybersecurity and infrastructure protection across all levels of government. CISA announced its joint cyber defence priorities
Software
Boost Your IT Support Skills with these Free Tools.
Here are some free tools that I have picked up along the way. They are perfect for home and small businesses with 10 to 25 devices. Add your comments below if you have a must-have tool/app. Endpoint Central is an excellent app for any small business and in
Docker
Installing Portainer on your home lab
If you followed my last blog you now have Docker installed on your Ubuntu Home lab server you will want to create some Docker containers. In this blog, I will show you how to install Portainer so you can manage the container you create. Portainer is a powerful web-based
Cyber Security
The Importance of Computer Hygiene: Keeping Your Devices Clean and Secure.
I'm a tech support specialist and I love my job. But there's one thing that bothers me a lot: the lack of hygiene in some of the computers I have to deal with. I think my fellow profesional would agree with me there are a lot
Cyber Security
IoT Security: 5 Simple Steps to Keep Your Smart Home Safe
As reported in tech news lately in the Independent,Millions of hacked toothbrushes could be used in cyber attack, researchers warn, research from Fortigate has shown that an Item such as a smart toothbrush could be used to DDOS websites. We all have several home internet-facing devices, from Smart