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Microsoft Account Email Phishing Attempt Looks Legitimate

Eugene IT Services2020-11-17T09:25:36-08:00 Researchers have discovered a pair of nasty phishing campaigns that are making use of Microsoft's Azure Blob Storage in a bid to steal the recipient's Microsoft and Outlook account credentials. Both campaigns are noteworthy in that they utilize well-constructed landing pages that have SSL certificates and a windows.net domain, which combine to make them look totally legitimate. Given that most users don't pay close attention to the exact address they're navigating when they click on a link embedded in an email,...

Iconic Software Adobe Shockwave Unavailable After April

Eugene IT Services2020-11-17T15:27:48-08:00 It's the end of an era.  Way back in 1995, a company called Macromedia released the iconic Shockwave player, which quickly became a mainstay on Windows-based machines. A decade later, Adobe purchased Macromedia, taking ownership of the Shockwave player and the company's other products (like Flash), both of which continued under the Adobe brand. Time has not been kind to technology.  Not only has the company struggled to keep them secure, but the web itself has moved on.  While Flash and...

Faster USB Standard Is Coming But There Are Complications

Eugene IT Services2020-11-13T13:16:04-08:00 If you have a need for speed, you'll be thrilled to know that USB 3.2 is on its way. It offers incredible transfer speeds up to 20GB per second, but there's a catch that could throw a wrench into the works, or at least make things more complicated. At the most recent Mobile World Congress, it was announced that the new USB 3.2 specification will encompass both USB 3.0 and USB 3.1, which creates three different tiers of speed. The...

Hackers Hit Dunkin Donuts Accounts For The Second Time

Eugene IT Services2020-11-17T15:21:45-08:00 America might run on Dunkin', but the company has just taken another big hit.  For the second time in recent months, hackers have gained access to an unknown number of DD Perks user accounts. What makes this issue even worse is the fact that the hackers were able to breach the system in exactly the same way they did three months ago.  They used a technique known as Credential Stuffing. It's not a sophisticated form of attack, but it is surprisingly...

GPS Devices Could See Some Issues on April 6th

Eugene IT Services2020-11-17T10:03:25-08:00   If you're like most people, the GPS function on your smartphone has become the one feature you use and value more than any other. Few people these days can even remember what life was like before the ascendency of GPS.  Paper maps?  Written directions? Those things seem as archaic in today's world as a stone axe. Unfortunately, your trusty GPS may go dark, malfunction, or experience difficulty starting on April 6th of this year (2019). The reasons are complicated, but in...

Software Similar To MS Office May Include Hacking Vulnerabilities

Eugene IT Services2020-11-16T17:50:48-08:00 A small but growing number of people have been making the switch to MS Office clones like Apache's OpenOffice and LibreOffice. The thinking is that they can get the same core functionality but avoid many (if not most of) the costs, bugs, flaws, and weaknesses that have plagued Microsoft's offering. This situation is often seen as low-hanging fruit by hackers around the world, given its enormous user base. Unfortunately, that strategy has its limits. Given the vast similarities in functionality all...

Skype Video Calls Get Background Blur Feature

Eugene IT Services2020-11-16T11:44:02-08:00 Skype is introducing a new feature to its video call service that users have been asking about for quite some time now.  Background blur. If you regularly make video calls, you've probably been in a situation where such a feature would have come in handy. It could be anything, really.  Maybe you're working from home and your place is a mess. Or people keep coming in and out.  Or you've got a whiteboard behind you that contains sensitive information you'd rather...

New Survey Shows People Still Have Bad Password Habits

Eugene IT Services2020-11-16T08:45:58-08:00 For the last several years, industry experts have been sounding the alarm about password security.  We've known for quite some time that one of the biggest weak spots in corporate security is the fact that employee passwords are notoriously weak. Millions have been spent on security education.  Seminars have been held on the dangers of using weak passwords and using the same password across multiple websites. Endless rounds of training courses have been held trying to ram the point home. The...

GSuite Now Offers Better Android Mobile App Management Options

Eugene IT Services2020-11-17T10:07:17-08:00 GSuite has added an important new bit of functionality in the form of Android App Management, which comes in two basic flavors.  There are some things you can do using the company's basic app management console, but to get access to the full range of features, you'll need to set up an advanced account. It's a significant and most welcome change indeed, enabling a whole host of new features. Here's the quick breakdown. Using the basic app management feature, admins...