Design Data Corporation’s Stay Safe Campaign – covering best practices for security: Password Best Practices Use secure passwords or passphrases for all your accounts, the greater the complexity the better. A passphrase is a sequence of words or text to form a phrase or sentence. Do not use obvious passwords like “password”, 123456, the same […]
Meltdown and Spectre Security Flaws
Important Alert from Design Data Corporation PLEASE READ! Proactive Alert #011018 On January 3, 2018, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) became aware of a set of security vulnerabilities known as Meltdown and Spectre. Meltdown and Spectre exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors. These hardware vulnerabilities allow programs to steal data which is currently processed on […]
Stay Safe – Email
Design Data Corporation’s Stay Safe Campaign will cover best practices on security. Our first topic: Email – Spam and Phishing Never open an attachment unless you are expecting it, even if it is from a known contact. Never click on links contained in an email unless you were expecting someone to email you a specific […]
‘TechKnow’ – May 2017
Google Docs phishing scam, Windows 10 S, Studies on overthinking, and more…
‘TechKnow’ – April 2017
Windows 10 Creators Update, Google fact-checking, Amazon live streaming NFL games, and more…
‘TechKnow’ – March 2017
Securing your online information, how a typo took down S3, and what persuasive people do to get their message across.
‘TechKnow’ – February 2017
Phishing schemes, new Windows 10 update, and ways to rekindle your passion at work.
‘TechKnow’ – January 2017
Amazon Echo Privacy, Ransomware, and resolutions to help build mental strength.
‘TechKnow’ – December 2016
Firefox vulnerability, Managing Holiday stress, Android malware, and more…
‘TechKnow’ – November 2016
Windows 10 Tips and Tricks, Holiday Tech Trends, Election Cyber Defense, and more…
