April 15 may have been the last day that people can file their tax returns, but that doesn’t mean that tax scams come to an end. Data from the AllAreaCodes.com analysis of FTC data, Consumer Warning: Tax Season is Also Peak Robocall Season, indicates that there is no dip in robocall-related complaints straight after the […]
SMS authentication has been around for a while now. Sure, it’s a bit of a hassle to get those codes sent from your bank or your other accounts–especially if your phone’s in the next room–but at least it makes you feel safe. Unfortunately, it’s nowhere near as safe as you may think. The concept of […]
SSL versus TLS TLS (Transport Layer Security) and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) are protocols that provide data encryption and authentication between applications and servers when that data is sent across an insecure network. The terms SSL and TLS are often used interchangeably or in conjunction with each other (TLS/SSL), but one is, in fact, the […]
I just got junk email … from me! It is surprisingly common for users to receive Spam email messages that appear to come from their own address (i.e. “joe@domain.com” gets a Spam email addressed so it appears to be from “joe@domain.com”). We discussed this issue tangentially in a previous posting: Bounce Back & BackScatter Spam […]
Many organizations, especially in the healthcare industry, have an urgent need to send important and sensitive information, like protected health information (what constitutes PHI?), to organizations via FAX (facsimile). Why? Because this is how it has always been done, and everyone is “set up” to be able to handle FAXes quickly and efficiently. Go back […]
