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Business Email Compromise (BEC): How It Works and How to Prevent It
Business email compromise can begin with a message that looks like a normal invoice, payment request, or instruction from a company executive. The sender may appear familiar, the request may match an existing business relationship, and the message may contain no malicious attachment. This can make the fraud difficult to identify before someone responds or […]
How to Configure RPC Connection Settings for a Windows 11 Shared Printer
7 July 2026 A shared printer connected through an Active Directory domain stopped working after a workstation was upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11. The printer displayed the following error: Your printer has experienced an unexpected configuration problem: 0x80040154 In this case, the problem was caused by the RPC connection settings used by Windows […]
FortiBleed: What Actually Happened and What You Should Do Now
This article is a follow-up to the Ars Technica article Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks. It gives a clearer explanation of what occurred, whether there is an actual software vulnerability that can be patched, and what recommended actions to take if you operate a FortiGate firewall. A major credential breach known […]
What Businesses Need to Know About the Recent Notepad++ Security Compromise
Security incidents don’t always start with a dramatic breach or an obvious warning sign. In many cases, they begin quietly, through tools businesses trust and use every day. A recently disclosed compromise involving Notepad++, a widely used text editor, is a good example of how easily this can happen. Notepad++ is commonly used by developers, […]
SonicWall VPN Setup Guide: NetExtender and MobileConnect Configuration
(this document provides a template the IT administrators / help desk can use as remote access write-ups for their employees) Sonicwall Firewalls and SMA (Secure Mobile Access) network appliances are among the leading firewall and VPN remote access solutions and brand in the world. They have always been known for their stability, very comprehensive feature […]
PREVENTING EMAIL SPOOFING/PHISHING
PREVENTING EMAIL SPOOFING/PHISHING: (This topic is centered around Microsoft 365 hosted emails but applies to other mail providers.) PHISHING/SPOOFING EMAIL DEFINED: A phishing/spoofing email is a fraudulent email that a cybercriminal has designed to fool end users and employees into thinking the email is legitimately from another employee, vendor, boss or friend. Most examples of […]
USING STARLINK AS BACKUP OR PRIMARY INTERNET – ACTUAL BASELINE TESTING REVIEW
Technology has come a long way in giving us more and more viable and faster options for reliable internet at a business. However I’ve always been skeptical of jumping onboard the 4G/5G LTE or satellite related internet options, even for backup internet. Partly because nowadays so many companies are using hosted VOIP phone services which […]