Making Technology Easy for Everyone
Between your phone, your work computer, your personal laptop and your iPad—how many hours do you think you spend online? Be honest with yourself. Is it 2 hours… 10… or even 15? There’s no way, right? Well, individuals ages 18 to 36 spend an average of approximately 18 hours a day with different types of online media, … [Read more...]
Spring has sprung and that means a lot of us are throwing open the windows, clearing out the wintertime clutter and thinking about summer safety. Sweeping the floors and dusting the sills should obviously be on your list but when the spring cleaning bug hits, don’t forget your mobile devices. Spring cleaning gadgets is … [Read more...]
Your digital information is at risk. At any given time, someone could gain access to a variety of sensitive and personal data that can be used to harm you. This can include addresses, names, birth dates and anniversaries, financial information, credit card numbers, account names and passwords, email and much more. It’s … [Read more...]
In today’s day and age, security has been thrust to the forefront of just about everything in current events. From insurgency to border control, it would seem that security plays a major part in our daily lives. Yet most people don’t realize how intricate most security apparatuses are when it comes to keeping a local … [Read more...]
Let's talk VPNs. If you are unfamiliar with what a VPN is, a VPN or Virtual Private Network is a method used to add security and privacy to private and public networks, like WiFi Hotspots and the Internet. VPNs are most often used by corporations to protect sensitive data, however, they are also becoming extremely popular … [Read more...]
Apple customers have been targeted by scammers using fake invoices from iTunes, App Store and Netflix. The invoices are emailed to Apple users, believed to be in the many thousands, which are then allowing cyber criminals to access bank details and other personal information. The emails are aimed at making Apple customers … [Read more...]
Staying safe from different harmful software features online can be pretty demanding if you behave in a risky way. For instance, downloading content from torrents, visiting adult content websites, and clicking on ads in obscure online places are all characteristics of unsafe behavior. Nevertheless, even if you do none of … [Read more...]
Time and again, various vulnerabilities are being discovered to hurt the IT services industry in more ways than one. Think of how much impact and money you’ll be reeling from as your business or IT operations suffer from one or more cyber attacks such as data breaches, theft of intellectual property, or malware … [Read more...]
As the app world continues to grow and become a more complex beast, the threat of attacks from cyber criminals naturally becomes more acute. Indeed, while it was once assumed that mobile apps were less of a target than insecure websites, it's now clear that isn't the case. Take, for example, the recent CallJam case. Back … [Read more...]
Every now and then, practically everyone downloads a virus or clicks on an unsafe email attachment and gets their device infected by malware. These situations happen so often that most of us take them for granted. However, you have to be aware that these mundane attacks may end up costing you a lot more than you think. … [Read more...]
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