LassPass is not LastPass: Fraudulent app on Apple App Store

A fraudulent app named “LassPass Password Manager” that mimics the legitimate LastPass mobile app can currently be found on Apple’s App Store, the password manager maker is warning. The fraudulent app on Apple’s App Store “The app in question is called ‘LassPass...

Beware the Kijiji Scam

A deviation from my usual content but a first hand real time example of how to get scammed.   As a seller on Kijji, you need to keep your wits about you.  Within an hour of posting my ad – a Schwinn Airdyne bike for $300, I got 2 queries back via text and 1 via...

Phishing – It’s No Longer About Malware

Phishing – It’s No Longer About Malware With Christmas fast approaching, expect to see an increase in the number of Phishing attacks.  Here are some of the most common phishing trends we are seeing. Modalities Traditionally phishing was done through email....

Morning Rant – Having the software that runs your business

This will deviate from my usual format this morning – a quick message to make you think not only about your data but how you create it. You’ve heard be many times say the importance of backups but one thing I haven’t touched on a lot is the software that is used too....

That Fake App Just Stole Your ID

Ryan loved tweaking photos on his Android phone. He’d heard rave reviews from his friends with iPhones about Prisma, a new iOS app for image editing. So when he heard Prisma would soon be released for Android, he logged in to the Google Play Store to see if it was...

Your Personal Titanic Moment

On a recent interview about the Titan sub catastrophe, director of the movie Titanic James Cameron, who has made 33 successful dives to the Titanic wreckage site, pointed out that this tragedy is eerily similar to the 1912 Titanic disaster: the captain of the 1912...