...Just a quick warning about a phishing scam targeted at Canadians -- this morning I received an email purportedly from the "Trust and Safety Department" at the Royal Bank of Canada. The message was well-formatted and of a higher quality than many other common phishing attempts; it could easily be mistaken as legitimate.
The email [...]
Tags: · Canada, Computers, Email, Information Security, Internet, Privacy, Security, Spam, Technology
Succumbing to the shiny buttons and blinking lights of electronic gadgets, I've purchased a BlackBerry 7100 phone 'communicator'. Work is picking up the tab and I am fortunate enough to be the guinea pig for testing integration with our corporate email system.
This switch marks my first official foray into the luxurious world of SIM [...]
Tags: · Email, Gadgets, Personal, Technology, Work
During the last year -- though it seems like much longer -- I took charge of the Information Technology/Security group at work. What I've learned thus far is that much of the work arises when users do something absolutely ridiculous. The thing that constantly amazes me is how often people infect their systems [...]
Tags: · Computers, Email, Hardware, Information Security, Personal, Security, Software, System Administration, Technology, Work