Security Archives

How to surf without porn, ads, and malware.

September 17, 2019

There are two essentials pieces to a clean (no ads, no porn), and safe (no malware) Internet browsing experience: Kibosh Filter Zero Internet pornography Images / videos always safe Bad websites disappeared incognito always safe Malware & Phishing protection uBlock Origin This is the only ad-blocker you need. It is available as an extension for all browsers. Recommended browser(s): As of this post I use Brave as my primary browser (PC & Mobile). I do not use FireFox anymore,…

How to protect yourself and your company network from Ransomeware.

July 18, 2019

Scott Thompson

Did you know?, Security

How to protect yourself and your company network from Ransomeware. …or how I laugh in the face of scrip kiddies! I’ve been building, and managing networks of 75 – 150 user, multi-site, primarily Windows based corporate networks for about twenty years, plus my work with Kibosh. I keep a tight reign over the data under my care, but even so I’ve been hit with a few malware / ransomeware attacks over the years. I think that no matter how tight…

Security Note 12/18

December 27, 2018

Scott Thompson

Security

Couple of items to be aware of: There are no keyloggers that work on iPhones or iPads, so don’t fall for the slick websites that tell you otherwise. There are no free solutions to parental controls. There are no easy ‘point and click’ solutions to Internet security. Do not fall for these phishing tactics. Example sites trying to trick you into installing something: https://ikeymonitor.com/top-keylogger-for-iphone https://www.spyzie.com NOTE: Never trust a website selling an app, always double-check the reviews of an…

Firefox Browser Tip

June 17, 2018

Scott Thompson

How-to, Security

We like the Firefox browser at Kibosh because it’s the only popular browser that – currently – 1) offers built in tracking protection (new, see below), 2) does not operate for profit (currently), and 3) does not collect, and save user data (unlike Chrome). The latest FF (v63) adds protection from web fingerprinting technologies and also web mining scripts. Mining scrips are how hackers use your computer resources (RAM/CPU/GPU) to mine for bitcoin (diabolical, but clever). In regards to #1 –…

Antivirus.

October 13, 2016

Scott Thompson

News & Information, Security

Kibosh Cloud customers should not be paying for local antivirus of any kind. In the past we’ve recommended Microsoft’s Security Essentials, but they’ve since stopped supporting that in favor of Windows Defender which only works on Windows 8 & 10. So for those of us still using Windows XP , Vista or 7 we’ll need to find another local antivirus. When searching for an Antivirus solution please keep the following points in mind: Kibosh Cloud provides an excellent layer of…

Phishing E-mail Example

March 29, 2016

Scott Thompson

News & Information, Security

Hi Everyone, This is an excellent example of a phishing e-mail (see below). An e-mail drafted to look and sound legitimate with attachments that contain malware, or hyperlinks that open to infected web pages. This particular phishing attempt had an attachment (which has been removed). We can’t stress enough to never, ever open any attachment or follow any link from an email – no matter how legitimate it looks. Yes it’s inconvenient, but that is the digital world we live…

Great FireFox privacy add-ons.

August 1, 2015

Scott Thompson

Security

FireFox is fast, reliable, open source and respects your privacy. However it’s default configuration is not secure as secure as it could be. The following free add-on’s will add the missing layers of security, and give you a very secure Internet experience. Note that the number one attack vector on any browser is JavaScript. NoScript will secure this threat, but note that it requires quite a lot of interaction from you to get things working. NoScript WebRTC is a communication…