Interesting news:
Dec.8th,2023 - Toronto Public Libray hit by ransomeware
TPL still down from Oct.28th 2023 cyber attack. Current and former staff employed by TPL and the Toronto Public Library Foundation (TPLF) from 1998 are impacted. Information related to these individuals was likely taken, including their name, social insurance number, date of birth and home address. Copies of government-issued identification documents provided to TPL by staff were also likely taken.
In plan recovery: possible in January 2024! More like Feb.2024.
Nov.29th,2023 - Okta breach
Hackers obtained data belonging to all customer support system users!
June 14th,2023 - Windows 10 version 21H2 - R.I.P.
Windows 10 version 22H2 is the final version of Windows 10!
Windows 10 version 21H2 reached the end on June 13th 2023!
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro
Feb.14th,2023 - MS Patch Tuesday
Do your MS Windows updates !
The February patch is addressing 75 vulnerabilities with 9 critical level.
Details at Tenable
Feb.1st,2023
Tax season - be Scam Smart - CRA never sends refunds by text message!
CRA short scam awarness video
Jan.9th,2023
MS Windows 8.1 - R.I.P. - after Jan.10.2023 no more security updates.
Jan.5th,2023
From Microsoft: "January 31, 2023 will be the last day this Windows 10 download is offered for sale. Windows 10 will remain supported with security updates that help protect your PC from viruses, spyware, and other malware until October 14, 2025" - Win 10 Home+Pro is on the way out!
Dec.20th,2022
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TPL still down from Oct.28th 2023 cyber attack. Current and former staff employed by TPL and the Toronto Public Library Foundation (TPLF) from 1998 are impacted. Information related to these individuals was likely taken, including their name, social insurance number, date of birth and home address. Copies of government-issued identification documents provided to TPL by staff were also likely taken.
In plan recovery: possible in January 2024! More like Feb.2024.
Nov.29th,2023 - Okta breach
Hackers obtained data belonging to all customer support system users!
June 14th,2023 - Windows 10 version 21H2 - R.I.P.
Windows 10 version 22H2 is the final version of Windows 10!
Windows 10 version 21H2 reached the end on June 13th 2023!
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro
Feb.14th,2023 - MS Patch Tuesday
Do your MS Windows updates !
The February patch is addressing 75 vulnerabilities with 9 critical level.
Details at Tenable
Feb.1st,2023
Tax season - be Scam Smart - CRA never sends refunds by text message!
CRA short scam awarness video
Jan.9th,2023
MS Windows 8.1 - R.I.P. - after Jan.10.2023 no more security updates.
Jan.5th,2023
From Microsoft: "January 31, 2023 will be the last day this Windows 10 download is offered for sale. Windows 10 will remain supported with security updates that help protect your PC from viruses, spyware, and other malware until October 14, 2025" - Win 10 Home+Pro is on the way out!
Dec.20th,2022
Before clicking on that little, short, tempting link, take a moment to hover your mouse over it. Copy it and check if it's really safe. See what's really behind it at
VirusTotal_URL_check and unshorten