Here is a sample of a ransom email I received, like ones that have been reported to be by others. This one has been called the Cisco Router Sextortion Scam. This one seems to have better grammar then past ones. The details don’t make any sense. The only thing in the email that would cause someone to be alarmed is the password. The password they gave me was a throw away password I use for stuff I don’t care about, so one of those sites must have been compromised. This is w

ACH Scam Vendor ACH request fraud is on the rise. The scam works this way, cybercriminals stalk their prey (research or intelligence gathering), looking for a new contract award for a vendor or find an existing vendor, typically for a local government. Information like this is easy to obtain from a local government much easier than for a business. They will research the business to get the details, including the name, address, and EIN for the vendor. Once they have complet

Question from a friend. “I have a computer with a 10-year-old processor running Windows 7. I need better performance from my computer. What should I do?” Computers are not single task machines and pinning down the best system for the desired performance has several factors we would want to look at. The age of the processor installed isn’t normally the primary concern, as it can be brand new and still be inadequate for the required workload. One note on the operating system: y