Xavier Innovations

03/17/2024

Be Aware! Here are the top five scams, frauds for 2024. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says there were over 41,000 cases of fraud reported to the agency last year, amounting to a loss of over $554 million nationwide.

Investment and crypto frauds occupy the first place on the list of the top five scams for 2024, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.

06/30/2023

Xavier Innovations and the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) have partnered to make a significant impact by donating a much-needed laptop to Able Sail Toronto. This laptop will be equipped with Dragon Naturally Speaking software, providing crucial assistance to a client who has faced personal tragedy. The collaborative effort of Xavier Innovations and ERA aims to empower individuals with disabilities and wholeheartedly support the mission of Able Sail Toronto.

Xavier Innovations and the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) have partnered to make a significant impact by donating a much-needed laptop to Able Sail Toronto. This laptop will be equipped with Dragon Naturally Speaking software, providing crucial assistance to a client who has faced personal t...

10/15/2022

You can look up phone numbers and check if they are spammers. Here is an example:

Official reverse phone lookup directory for 289-804. Report scammers, telemarketers or any unwanted phone calls.

05/02/2022

https://globalnews.ca/news/8802906/israel-cybersecurity-iron-dome-system/

There was a 137 per cent annual jump in average weekly attacks on Israeli companies, to nearly 1,500 per week, in the first three months of 2022, a security firm says.

04/18/2022

What is Dark Web Monitoring?
Dark web monitoring is the process of searching for, and tracking, your organization’s information on the dark web. Dark web monitoring tools are similar to a search engine (like Google) for the dark web. These tools help to find leaked or stolen information such as compromised passwords, breached credentials, intellectual property and other sensitive data that is being shared and sold among malicious actors operating on the dark web.

04/18/2022

Keeping your personal credentials safe
Turn on MFA or 2FAS: This additional layer of security ensures you, and only you, are accessing your accounts.
Update old passwords: Make creating more complex passwords easier – ones that mix character types and are a passphrase. Or better yet use a password generator.

04/18/2022

Cyberthreat Practices: Cyberthreat warnings are on the rise, here's a few things you can do to remain safe
Be cybersmart: Phishing attacks are on the rise. Carefully review any messages you receive, double-check the sender's email address, look for misspelled or poorly written copy, and don't blindly accept MFA requests.
Update your software: Cyberattacks often target vulnerabilities in older applications. If you receive an alert about an urgent security update, install it immediately.
Conduct an audit: Try to map out where your data is, who might have access, and take a digital headcount.
Trust your gut: If money or highly sensitive information is requested – and the sender needs it quickly – take a moment to assess the situation. Don't be afraid to ask questions and get all the facts before pressing send.

03/31/2022

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/politics/ukraine-hack-russian-ransomware-gang/index.html

As Russian artillery began raining down on his homeland last month, one Ukrainian computer researcher decided to fight back the best way he knew how -- by sabotaging one of the most formidable ransomware gangs in Russia.

03/24/2022

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60849687

Many household-name companies are clients of the access-management business.

03/13/2022

This one sail is creating electricity for the power grid in Mauritius off the east coast of Africa as of December 2021, implemented by German company SkySails Power.
The massive wing is the world's first fully autonomous commercial "airborne wind energy" system. For the past two months the system has been delivering enough to power up to 50 homes.
The International Energy Association forecasts wind energy skyrocketing 11-fold by 2050, with wind and solar together accounting for 70% of the planet's electricity demands. Thanks to the expanding number of wind turbines dotting fields and adorning ridgelines worldwide, the cost of wind power has plummeted by about 40% over the past decade.

To harvest wind energy from the heights where it blows fastest, the key may be to fly a kite.

11/08/2021

US seizes $6 million in ransom payments and expected to charge Ukrainian over major cyberattack

Law enforcement officials have seized an estimated $6 million in ransom payments, and the US Justice Department is expected to announce Monday that it has charged a suspect from Ukraine over a damaging July ransomware attack on an American company in a breakthrough for the Biden administration's pur...

02/21/2021

Nearly 30,000 Macs reportedly infected with mysterious malware. Silver Sparrow infected Macs in 153 countries as of February 17, with higher concentrations reported in the US, UK, Canada, France and Germany, according to data from Malwarebytes.

Nearly 30,000 Macs world-wide have been infected with mysterious malware, according to researchers at security firm Red Canary.