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… Read more

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NRC October 2024 Cybersecurity Summit

Published December 30, 2024

Panelist discussion at New River Computing's October 2024 Cybersecurity Summit New River Computing recently hosted a Cybersecurity Summit panel discussion on cybersecurity, cyber liability, and risk mitigation. The panel featured the following contributors: Jeff Wynn - IT Consultant and former president of New River Computing; Natalie Suarez - Principal Solutions Advisor, ConnectWise; Suzanne… Read more

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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… Read more

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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… Read more

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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… Read more

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