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Phishing Alert – FBI Offering Millions

Just a quick reminder to keep yourself safe in your email. Some of the phishing scams are incredibly good – they imitate the actual...

The rash of security breaches continues unabated, especially in the retail sector. It’s getting to the point where I feel like just pulling my...

CAN (Controller Area Network): Controller Area Network aka CAN aka CAN Bus is a wiring standard for vehicles that enables communication between various components and devices without having a host computer. For example doors, brakes, transmission.
Dongle: A small electronic device like a USB drive that provides security. Sometimes used for secure access. Also used to hold license keys for controlled software.
Phishing: A security attacked based on tricking you to put important data like your login and password into a fake website. For example, a faked email from your bank, even using the proper bank picture you're expecting. They tell you there has been a breach and you need to login immediately and change your password. Don't do it, go to the website directly and see if they have any message there. When in doubt, call the company.
Flash: Web-based multimedia platform. Used for putting animation, interactivity, and video on web pages.