Cybersecurity blog posts
Beware of PayPal phishing scam
Published February 07, 2025
One of our team members received a scam email from the legitimate support@paypal.com email address today. In addition to the sender being a legitimate PayPal address, valid links to PayPal were also included in the email. So, where does the scam aspect come into play? Within the note there is a message (from the scammer) declaring that "PayPal has detected some unusual activity..." and the note goes on to list a phone number to call. This is NOT a valid phone number associated with PayPal. In…Read more
Security and cyber liability panel discussion
Published January 20, 2023
New River Computing recently hosted a panel discussion on security and cyber liability featuring the following panelists: Jeff Wynn - President, New River Computing Jessica Swann - Cyber, Professional and Liability Broker, Risk Placement Services, Inc. Natalie Suarez - Principal Solutions Advisor, ConnectWise The panel was moderated by Jeff Nosenzo - Vice President of Brown Insurance. If you missed out on the panel or want to revisit it, you can check it out in the video above!Read more
Solarwinds, security, New River Computing, and you
Published February 05, 2021
Many recent news reports have come out regarding a massive hack of the Solarwinds Orion IT asset management system. This compromise is unprecedented in scale and reach, and the fallout from it will reverberate throughout the IT industry for years. Solarwinds Orion is one of many IT asset management systems (New River Computing uses one called Connectwise Automate). This software is great for managing a large number of IT systems, with the ability to provide security updates, monitoring, and many…Read more
The Equifax data breach
Published October 01, 2017
I'm sure everyone is painfully aware of the recent data breach at Equifax. Industry experts are suggesting that this breach was a state-sponsored hack, and I believe them. Chances are everyone reading this newsletter has had their personal financial information compromised. You must take action. Go to annualcreditreport.com and get a free copy of your credit reports from the big three and review for discrepancies. You can go to the official Equifax site and jump through their hoops just don't…Read more
The cost of "free" software
Published April 11, 2016
Have you ever been tempted to try to acquire expensive software without paying for it? It turns out that "free" software can be more expensive than one might think! Take Photoshop for example: Subscribers can sign up and start using Photoshop for as little as $10, a far cry from the high upfront cost that it used to be, in the range of $600+. Adobe’s move to this subscription model makes it easy for aspiring artists or even amateur photographers to use the professional software at a…Read more