Your personally identifiable information (PII) and financial information are among your most valuable assets: Financial accounts, Social Security numbers, sensitive documents, passwords, and identity are stored online and might be at risk of being hacked. Hackers target PII in virtually every single breach and earn billions of dollars per year Read more…
With ransomware attacks at an all time high, it’s imperative to conform to a strict set of standards for online privacy. Stop using the same password for everything! If you’re not already doing it, you need to start behaving responsibly online.
We have been receiving phone calls from several angry and confused computer users who have been scammed by a fraudulent company calling themselves “Yes Tech LLC” based in Cranston, Rhode Island. If you believe you have been scammed by this company, please CONTACT THE FTC (https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/) and fill out a Read more…
It’s a bit overwhelming to keep up with the times of technology so I really depend on several podcasts to keep me informed. My topics of interest include computer and personal security.
A recent flood of phishing emails have been appearing lately in customer mailboxes that appear to advise them that their mailbox is almost full or that they need to verify their account to avoid email service disruption. These messages may also include logos and verbiage for Office 365, Gmail, Yahoo, Read more…
The most common thing that I hear from customers that have infected computers is “Why would anyone be interested in what I have?” or “I don’t even use my computer to pay bills. Are these guys just bored?” The reason you are the target of malware, scammers and spam is Read more…
You may not realize it, but you are a phishing target at work and at home.? You and your devices are worth a tremendous amount of money to cyber criminals, and they will do anything they can to hack them.? YOU are the most effective way to detect and stop Read more…
Most Windows users don’t know how many built-in commands are available that can greatly improve your productivity.? Linked here is a PDF containing an overview and alphabetical listing of Windows commands.? Feel free to bookmark or print this out. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56846ws-commands.pdf Use this PDF to find the documentation resources and other Read more…
Thanks to the attractiveness of old Dell R610 servers on eBay, I recently acquired one. The first thing I wanted to do with this used server is upgrade all of the device firmware, but I had some major aggravation trying to update iDRAC6 version 1.2 to the most recent, 2.85. Read more…
When it comes time to retrieve the keys to the kingdom from “that guy in IT”, there must be a careful assessment of the physical and logical systems that have been controlled by that person up to this moment in time. While it is expected of an IT professional to Read more…