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A Craigslist Scam Story
Good morning everyone, I recently ran into someone trying to scam me on a local Craigslist-type site by using PayPal, and I thought I’d document the encounter and share with you all. Click the link below to see everything I went through, complete with screenshots…
WatchGuard Announcement
We are proud to announce that Sheldon IT Solutions is now an official WatchGuard partner! If you’re looking for a firewall or network security appliance for your business, you can’t go wrong with one of their options! Let us show you how a WatchGuard device can block…
Lessons from Shrek aka The “layered” approach
Remember the Andy Griffith Show? The entire town of Mayberry seemed to know and help each other whenever there was a need. I didn’t watch the show a ton, but the biggest threat to their lives seemed to be a town drunk being goofy and…
Passwords – The Necessary Evil
Let’s face it, everyone hates passwords. You hate passwords, I hate passwords, even the guy who created passwords must hate them by now! You need a password to get into your computer, a password to open your mail, a password to listen to music, and…
Yahoo! Oh no!
If you haven’t heard, Yahoo was recently hacked and it’s just being released that over a BILLION accounts were compromised. If you use Yahoo for mail, fantasy football, etc, and haven’t already done so, please stop right now and go change your password. I would…
It’s beginning to look a lot like identify theft season!
The holidays are here and the scammers are out in force. Their latest trick: fake apps. Starbucks started the first “retail app” years ago, and many stores have followed, but scammers are now creating fake apps that trick you into downloading them, and ask you…
Now is the time for Office365.
Now is the time to make the move to Office 365! If you’re unhappy with your current email solution, or if you’re still running an old version of Microsoft Office, that’s just the tip of the iceberg for reasons why it makes sense to move…
Ransomware: IT’S FREE MONEY…just not for you.
Remember that feeling when you were a kid, when you looked down on the ground and a found a dollar? That’s what ransomware is for hackers, except when they “look down” they find hundreds, thousands, or even millions of dollars from unsuspecting businesses who have…
New “Windows Troubleshooting” email containing malware making the rounds
There’s a new malware making the rounds that disguises itself as an official “Microsoft Troubleshooting” link. See the quick video and attached website for more information on what to be on the lookout for. NEVER open emails from people you don’t know, and even if you…