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Seems like PHISHING to me

A review of the latest in phishing schemes and cybersecurity threats November is all about phishing. Ice fishing. It’s a cold, cruel, world out there, and someone’s got to take the bait. Don’t let it be you! In this month’s issue, we’re going to tap into the different types of phishing techniques used by scammers, […]

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Office

Coronavirus update – supporting our customers

With the latest Government announcements, many of our business customers are in, or are facing, some restrictions or lockdown measures and this year so far Blackwood IT has helped many clients to make the transition from working in the office to working from home and we are continuing to do so. We are also continuing […]

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IT Security

CVE-2020-1350

A critical exploit has recently been discovered, CVE-2020-1350. The exploit allows an attacker on a (susceptible) Windows network to exploit the DNS service on a Windows DNS server. The exploit gives the attacker “Domain Admin” status on the network and servers. From there, the attacker more or less has totally unrestricted access to IT and […]

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IT Security

COVID-19 Scams Increasing

COVID-19 never seems to be out of the news at the moment and ironically here we are writing about it. Businesses and individuals are being targetted alike, as the pandemic has affected every aspect of life as we know it. Citizens advice has reported a near 20% increase in visitors requesting support and over 30% […]