DFW Cyber Tech

Some before and after photos of a network upgrade done over the weekend at a client's office. This office houses three separate companies on two different VLANs running two different domain controllers. What complicates this network is that large plotters are shared between the two VLANs.

We replaced a 12 year old router with a Ubiquiti Security Gateway Pro and consolidated to two separate 24 ports switches into a managed Ubiquiti 48 port switch configured for separate VLANS (1-24 VLAN 1 and 25-48 VLAN 2). We also replaced all the patch cabling with 1' color-coded (based on VLAN) cables.

Patching your machine is no joke. Unfortunately, it could crash your machine.

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Patch Tuesday brings some surprises, some early crashes, and a surreal solution Windows 7 and Server 2008R2 continue to get beaten into the ground, and the Win10 1709 patch prompts complaints, as the Windows security patching business gets even more complex.

Some info on malicious software installed on websites: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/04/nasty-malware-campaign-using-thousands-of-hacked-sites-hid-for-months/

Also, here's a free little scanner/cleaner that we use for Windows machines that catches a lot of stuff that your antivirus software doesn't. It's fast and pretty effective in removal of malware. If you have any docs open, make sure to close them before running this as it will reboot if it finds/cleans anything: https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/

Thousands of hacked websites are infecting visitors with malware Unusually advanced campaign infects people visiting a variety of poorly secured sites.

One of the lesser known security features of Office 365 is multi-factor authentication. Considering the cyber threats that exist today, this is an important step you can take to secure your email, OneDrive, and Sharepoint data. You can read more about it here:

Set up multi-factor authentication for Office 365 users Learn how to set up multi-factor authentication in your OFfice 365 tenant.