If there was an award for phishing scams…
Just yesterday I worked with a new residential client who fell for a phishing scam costing them just over $11,000. It was multilayered and very clever. If there’s anything that comes above any other form of protecting your data security,...
Before you replace your slow computer…
You wouldn’t slack off and relax before an important project is due for a client. Yet. This is what we’re all unintentionally doing when our computer or apps take forever to load… then stalls here and there througout the day....
Which ransomware payment option is best? (spoiler: none)
It can happen out of nowhere… your computer shows a confusing popup that claims all of your files are locked away forever (or) will be exposed to the public… unless you pay a huge ransom fee. This fee can range...
Don’t take chances with your old tech
When you get rid of your old computer, thumb drives, phones… do you delete the data… and then… just get rid of them? Even if you delete your stuff, you could be putting your sensitive data at risk. I’ll put...
Your Small Business is a BIG Target for Botnets
Small businesses can no longer fly under the radar of cybercriminals. In fact, they are being specifically targeted because they are less protected (and more vulnerable) than large businesses. Why? Because it’s easy. How? Because of tiny infections called “botnets.”...
Edge “Double Search” is a Thing
There’s a big crackdown in Silicon Valley from the US Government. Lawsuits galore over big tech giants not playing fair with competitors. Microsoft, trying to pretend like they’re a fair player, is trying to allow other Search Engines to be...
Windows 11 Annual Updates
Windows 11 is going to revert back to its annual update schedule. In other words… they will be releasing one big update a year. Instead of the 2-3 random ones each year. You know… the 15-minute updates that seem to...
Microsoft to Start Charging for Windows 10 Updates?!
This is a first. Microsoft has announced that they want to start punishing you for not migrating to Windows 11. That’s right. Starting on October 14, 2025 (late next year), they will start charging you for security updates to Windows...
Gmail’s Next-Gen Email Spam Filter
Google recently (and quietly) released a spam filter update for its Gmail service. It’s based on a fancy text vectorizer, “RETVec,” that can map words into vectors or numerical representations in an email. I know. Nerd talk. I’ll break it...
