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Security and Firewall News

WatchGuard releases version 12 Firmware and WSM. (WatchGuard)

CITS currently recommends Symantec End Point Protection antivirus software to protect your network, workstations, and servers.

Our servers and workstations remain protected by Symantec End-Point Protection for Servers and Workstations. We have not found a secondary solution we currently feel is reliable.
Security Notices

Google Chrome vulnerability - Link

CISCO Security Advisories - Link

Alexa and Google voice hacks - Link

 
Basic Internet Security

1. Keep the password for your User ID secure. Don't share it with anyone, not family, friends or employees. Change your password often.

2. Configure your antivirus software to check for updates at least daily.

3. Patch your computer software with critical updates as soon as they are released. Both Microsoft and Apple publish periodic security/critical updates for their operating systems.

4. Don't use desktop search products. These transmit your computer's contents, including web history, to external servers where it can be viewed by others. If your computer contains private or business data you should NOT install any search products.

5. Be wary of e-mail attachments. Antivirus software will not protect your computer completely from e-mail viruses and worms. Be cautious with every e-mail message that contains an attachment. Verify the source first, and scan an attachment before opening it.

6. Your bank will not contact you via email asking for personal or account information. They will not send you request via email to logon to your account and test their system or your account information - this is ALWAYS a scam.

7. Use a password on your screensaver.

8. Install and run anti-spyware software on Windows computers. Spyware and adware are malicious software that can intercept information or take partial control of your computer without your knowledge or consent. We suggest MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) and Spybot Search & Destroy (SBS&D)

9. Enable your Windows/Personal Firewall and Disable windows file/printer sharing unless needed.

10. Back up important files. No system is completely immune from malicious attack or from a hardware or software failure that could unexpectedly and suddenly destroy files.

11. Never open attachments, even if they appear to be sent from someone you know or trust without verifying that the attachment was actually sent from the specific person/company - compromised computers can send emails with malicious content and those emails may appear to be sent from the computers owner/user.