February 1st was National Change Your Password day. Did you mark the day by evaluating and updating your insecure passwords? According to a recent study, after all of the media coverage of recent massive data breaches, the most common computer password for 2013 was still our old friend "123456" with...
Yes, It’s Okay to Shut Down Your Computer With the Power Button – Reposted from HowtoGeek.com
We saw this article posted by HowtoGeek.com by Chris Hoffman and thought that it was worth sharing. Many computer users were trained never to turn their PCs off by pressing the power button on their desktop PC's case. This used to cause problems in the previous millennium, but it's now...
Microsoft is Pulling the Plug on Windows XP’s Life Support
Microsoft has announced on April 8th, 2014 they will no longer support Windows XP. Many may not think that ending technical support and security updates for a thirteen year old operating system would be of concern, but a suprising 29% of worldwide computers are still running XP, making it the...
What Do You Do When Your Cloud Provider Goes Out of Business? Lessons Learned from the Demise of Nirvanix
When discussing data cloud storage with business owners, one of the most common questions we are asked is how secure is my data in the cloud. While most who ask this question are thinking about possible data breaches from cybercriminals, they also should be asking 1) is this a turn-key...
Protect Yourself from Ransomware | Don’t Become a Phish Tale
The term Ransomware has now become part of our everyday lexicon with the proliferation of CryptoLocker, a particularly nasty malware variant that encrypts the contents of your computer and demands payment to unlock the files. CryptoLocker is predominantly spreading via various email phishing campaigns, including some from legitimate businesses, or...