A new vulnerability in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool in Windows has been identified. Known as CVE-2022-30190 or the Follina bug, allows hackers to bypass security measures in place to protect users from phishing emails. Phishing emails are designed to trick the user into clicking on a malicious link. When Microsoft suspects a phishing email […]
Category Archives: Support
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Dec
Dec
Just when you thought 2021 was done throwing curveballs at us, along comes one of the biggest cybersecurity vulnerabilities in recent memory. Log4j is a piece of open-source software, which has been incorporated into many software apps. Recently it was discovered that Log4j could be exploited to bypass the usual authentication processes and give cyber […]
12
Oct
Oct
Google Chrome has been in the news over the past few weeks, and not all the reporting has been entirely accurate. So, what’s fact and what’s fiction? Here we answer a few common questions that have come up as a result of various media reports and social media commentary. Did Google really advise users […]
21
Sep
Sep
Did you know that Queensland accounted for 30% of all cyber crimes reported in the last financial year, the most of any state or territory in Australia? Cyber crime also increased, with report made every eight minutes in Australia, compared to one every 10 minutes previous financial year. Self-reported losses totalled more than $33 billion. […]
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Jun
Jun
Google has released critical security updates for all Google Chrome users on Windows, Mac and Linux desktops and laptops. These security updates to address two security vulnerabilities on 17 June 2021. If these updates are not applied then hackers could exploit the vulnerabilities to gain access to your device. CyberGuru’s managed services clients will receive […]
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Apr
Apr
It has been over five years since Microsoft launched the original release of Windows 10 and there have been many improvements over this time. Announced that it would be the “last ever version of Windows”, Microsoft have provided regular Feature Updates, generally a few times a year, bringing new features and enhancements, as well as […]
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Apr
Apr
We have received advice released from auDA, the .au domain administrator, of a phishing scam targeting .au domain name registrants via email. The emails are of someone posing as an auDA employee and requesting copies of personal documents, including photo identification and a Medicare Card to a nominated email address. If you receive an email […]
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Mar
Mar
In the past few weeks, you may have read news of Microsoft Exchange servers being hacked by state-sponsored actors. It has come to light that four previously unidentified vulnerabilities had been identified and were being exploited by hackers in widespread attacks. What does this mean for businesses and personal users? To understand the impact, we […]
04
Feb
Feb
Apple is urging all iPhone and iPad users to update their operating systems following the discovery of three security flaws in iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. While Apple has not gone into details of the flaws, it did warn that the flaws “may have been actively exploited”. Whilst generally CyberGuru does not support Apple devices, […]
01
Feb
Feb
As you may be aware, a number of third-party applications were retired at the end of last year and into this year. These products include Adobe Flash, which for many years was the standard for developing interactive websites and other multimedia productions, as well as Microsoft Teams’ predecessor, Microsoft Edge (legacy) and Skype for Business. […]