As a small business owner, you wear many hats—often including that of IT director. With limited time and resources to devote to technology, it’s easy for busy entrepreneurs to make technology errors that can have devastating effects on their business finances, reputation, and productivity. Fortunately, following a few key small...
How to Safely Share a Password While Keeping Your Security Intact
We've all shared a password on a post, or in a text chain, but that can seriously compromise your security. Here's a safer way to do it. You Might Be Leaving a Trail Without NoticingMessages and emails are the worst offenders. Passwords sent through them stay in plain view, on...
You Can Still Use Your Internet Service During a Power Outage, Here’s How
Your laptop, smartphone, tablet, and gaming handhelds don’t need power to function, but the same can’t be said about your internet connection. In the event of a power outage, being able to get your network back up quickly can allow you to resume work while the issue gets fixed. So...
Here’s How a Tiny Zip Bomb File Can Devastate Your PC
You might open it by accident. But the moment it starts to unzip, your computer's file system crashes. Except there's no malware in the zip archive, only math. How Compression WorksWhen you compress a file into a ZIP archive, your computer looks for patterns in the 1s and 0s. Repeated...