by Tom | May 31, 2017 | Business, Security, Viruses
A cyber attack on a plastic surgery chain in Europe has that company realizing how important it was to ensure their business network and data was secure. Over 25,000 private patient photos and personal data was taken during a hack of the Lithuanian businesses servers...
by Tom | May 4, 2017 | Business, Security, Tips N' Tricks
A Gmail phishing attack had users fooled for a time this week. The attack revolved around Gmail users receiving an email from a contact who was on their trusted contact list which asked them to open a Google Doc. From there they were asked to give permissions to a...
by Tom | Mar 22, 2017 | How-To, Security, Viruses
Tech Support Scams Are Out There Again we’ve received more phone calls from people who have been affected by scam artists who are using our name to get you to pay for supposed “computer repairs”. A woman from Illinois contacted us today regarding a...
by Tom | Feb 14, 2017 | How-To, Security, Tips N' Tricks
While convenient, WiFi in coffee shops, malls, libraries airports, hotels, universities, and other public places are often not secure. If you use public WiFi and send information through mobile applications on your smartphone or websites on your laptop or tablet, it...
by Tom | Feb 1, 2017 | Business, Hardware, Home, How-To, Security, Software
As much as we’d like it to be, some business and home internet equipment isn’t “set it and forget it” hardware because of internet security issues. WiFi routers, like computers, do need regular maintenance. WiFi routers have firmware, the...
by Tom | Jan 30, 2017 | Business, Security, Tips N' Tricks, Windows
You’re sitting in a coffee shop working on your laptop and you see others there on their laptops as well. You ask yourself, “Is anyone trying to hack my computer while I’m here?”. If you aren’t asking that question, you should be. The use...
