Cybersecurity is a very broad and seemingly abstract term, but it affects us all. Surely you have heard about hoaxes, identity theft, scams, cyberbullying, phishing, etc. Any of these attacks threatens the vulnerability of individuals, families or companies. To guide us in this entire cybersecurity jungle, there is the National Cybersecurity Institute of Spain (INCIBE).
From the INCIBE website www.incibe.es, you can ask any questions about cybersecurity, privacy, digital trust or safe and responsible use of the internet and technology. They will help you both to know how to prevent and to know what to do in the event of a real or hypothetical “attack.”
Here are some basic safety tips:

• Be careful with the links! Do not provide private information on web pages that you have accessed from a link included in an email or SMS.
• Do not download suspicious email attachments or programs or documents from unsafe websites.
• Be alert to unexpected or urgent requests in normal operations. Contact the petitioner by phone to confirm them.
• Protect devices with an antivirus or antimalware and always keep the browser, apps and operating system updated.
• Download applications only from official markets or the developer’s official website.
•  Avoid publishing sensitive information on your company’s social networks that cybercriminals can use to carry out an attack.

When you access your website, do you see the message “Not Secure”?
If so, don’t worry, but… you should take action! What’s happening is that you don’t have a security certificate that protects both your data and the data of your website users.
Security certificates are a trust measure for people visiting a website. You surely recognize the acronym https. Well, this indicates that the website we are visiting complies with security protocols that encrypt personal data to prevent any user from accessing them.
Currently, the trust provided by security certificates is essential for both the website owner and its users. Needless to say, the more confidential information is exchanged, the more important it is to ensure its security.

It’s official, Office 2007 and 2010 stop working with Microsoft 365.

“Will my Outlook 2010 stop working with Exchange Online?”

The answer is: “Yes, that’s correct”.

Office 2010 is obsolete, it stopped receiving support from Microsoft in October 2020 and uses vulnerable or very basic communication protocols that are no longer allowed for connections with Office 365 services and therefore stop working.

It is estimated that a large number of companies still use Office 2007 and 2010 applications because of the ease of pirating this program and not paying for licenses. These companies now find that their Outlook stops working without being able to do anything to solve the problem other than forcing an upgrade to a higher version or Office 365.

Microsoft’s move is not only an economic issue, but also a cybersecurity issue. Using outdated and unsupported software is a real problem for users, making them more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Software connecting to cloud services must always be updated and allow the use of the most modern authentication and communication protocols to establish secure connections.

As always, feel free to contact us if you have any questions!