Luminary Solutions

09/08/2023

The iPhone 15 is expected to be announced next Tuesday. It's generally expected that Apple will finally move to USB-C for charging.

09/08/2023

It's that time again. Apple has released more security updates. These fix an actively exploited vulnerability so make sure to install them as soon as possible!

iOS/iPadOS 16.6.1
macOS 13.5.2
watchOS 9.6.2

09/08/2023

Is your camera or doorbell system a little past it's prime?

No longer do you have to be limited by over-simplified (and under-performing) out-of-the-box cameras and doorbells for your home or small business.

Enterprise-level quality is now available for your home or small business, and at a price that makes upgrading actually attainable.

Let us show you the difference.

Luminary is a provider of technology services for home users and small businesses.

07/28/2022

Periodic password changes are a relic from a bygone age in cyber security.

They're probably a waste of your time...

There was a time when they might have been beneficial, but that time is long gone.

Regular password changes are a headache for your team.

That's especially true in finance where it's common to have between 50 and 500 passwords per person.

Trying to change that many passwords regularly has a few problems.

1: People tend to get lazy and re-use one password across all their accounts

2: They fulfill password rotation requirements by making minor changes like going from “P@$$w0rd1” to “P@$$w0rd2”

3: Human-created passwords are unfortunately easy for AI to guess. Special characters, numbers, and case changes generally follow quite predictable patterns

All that means changing passwords each month is in most cases doing basically nothing for your security.

Here’s the good news.

There’s absolutely no reason for anyone to write their own passwords anymore.

Automated password managers are inexpensive (often free) and provide vastly better security by generating and storing fully randomized passwords inside a secure “digital vault”.

They allow teams to remove their biggest password security weakness, human memory.

07/27/2022

Tech is a headache for most businesses.

An expensive, time-consuming, confusing, headache.

Lots of firms are trapped in a cycle of limping along with expensive, inefficient systems.

I know so many business owners who waste upwards of 30 hours per month wrestling with their tech...

It just isn't that hard to get IT right.

Especially in the finance industry, the bar for being exceptional is so low.

Well designed systems can make firms more efficient, secure, and able to work from anywhere on the planet.

And yet most people are still stuck with the frustration of spending too much money on systems that don't support their team.

05/17/2022

Just because an app comes from an official App Store doesn't mean its safe. Over 200 apps have been discovered on the Google Play Store that are malicious.

More than 200 Android apps masquerading as fitness, photo editing, and puzzle apps have been caught infecting users' Android devices with spyware.

05/11/2022

Google is bringing virtual credit cards to Google Chrome & Android. This will allow you to checkout online without providing the vendor your actual credit card number. Many sites already support Google Pay and Apple Pay but this new system will work even on sites that don't support them!

Google has unveiled a host of security improvements at I/O, including virtual credit cards to help protect your payments..

04/19/2022

Another day, another vulnerability. A wide range of Lenovo laptops need a firmware update to be safe.

Researchers discover multiple UEFI firmware vulnerabilities in various Lenovo laptop models that allow malicious actors to install firmware implants.

03/07/2022

Did you know that NIST guidance recommends you DON'T require constant password changes? Your users will just use easily guessed password variations instead of memorizing a single secure password.

Live look at your end users.

02/22/2022

An advanced phishing attack targeting OpenSea users has stolen roughly $1.7m worth of NFTs. The attack is still under investigation, but it appears targeted users were convinced to sign blank contracts allowing the transfer of the NFT to the attackers.

Yikes.

02/10/2022

Apple has released multiple updates today, these updates include bug fixes and security updates.
- macOS Monterey 12.2.1
- iOS 15.3.1
- iPadOS 15.3.1
- watchOS 8.4.2

02/08/2022

Last year Google turned on two-factor authentication by default on millions of Google accounts. This simple change decreased hacked accounts by 50%. Two-factor is one of the most important security steps you can take and should be enabled whenever possible. Reach out if you would like more information!

"There is a lot of educating that needs to happen with 2SV."