Nigelthorn Malware: Chrome Users Beware | WheelHouse I
Once again, there is an example of why all users need to be careful about what they install. This time, however, users of the Google Chrome browser are the ones being specifically targeted by a particularly nasty attack known as “Nigelthorn.” Nigelthorn’s Method of Attack When scrolling on Facebook, a user may see what appears […]
Browser Security: How Chrome and Top Browsers Handle HTTPS
When it comes to safe surfing, your choice of browser can easily impact your security, as each browser handles how it tells you whether your connection is encrypted a bit differently. This is especially worth understanding now that Chrome has moved counter to the advice users have received for quite some time. How Chrome Is […]
Employee Monitoring Best Practices: What Walmart Got Wrong
We usually discuss how a business can help keep itself more secure. Unfortunately, this time we have reason to discuss the potential for a business to undermine the privacy of its own customers and staff. Walmart recently filed for a patent covering new surveillance technology that, buried in the jargon, holds many details that undermine […]
Network Monitoring: Protecting Every Endpoint Across Your Business
Spying: Big Brother Is Watching Relationships can sometimes be uncomfortable. Whether it is in the workplace or at home, sometimes people find the need to take advantage of other people by spying. To get control over their situations, solutions have been invented to help parties monitor endpoints for information. Security Monitoring One of the most […]
What Is Unsolicited Email? Spam, Phishing & Malware Risks | WheelHouse IT
Unsolicited Email Most computer users receive unexpected, annoying emails. It happens so frequently that most email account providers integrate a way to automatically divert blacklisted senders into a special type of inbox called a spam box. “Spam” is another term used to refer to unsolicited, annoying types of email, but beware: there is more than […]