Arts
The Georgetowner’s 2025 Holiday Movie Soundtrack Playlist
Arts
Weekend Roundup: Holiday Concerts Fill the City with Cheer
Business
ANC Report: Parking, Parking and More Parking, Or Not?
In Your Town
Book Hill Is Budgeted for Exciting Improvements
Downtown Observer
D.C.’s Police Chief Pamela Smith Resigns
Tech Tip: 3 Rules for Keeping Your Data Safe in the Cloud
• April 13, 2020
Most cloud breaches are due to user error. So it’s important that you, the user, are being smart about security.
Tech Tip: You’ve Been Hacked! What’s the First Thing You Should Do?
• April 6, 2020
The faster the pros can address the attack, the better your chances are of preventing much bigger problems.
Tech Tip: A Warning If You Handle, Process or Store Client Credit Cards
• March 30, 2020
PCI DSS is a set of legal requirements you must abide by to maintain a secure environment. If you violate them, you will incur serious fines and fees.
Tech Tip: Your Firewall Is Useless Unless …
• March 23, 2020
A firewall is a device that acts like a security cop watching over your computer network to detect unauthorized access and activity — and EVERY business and individual needs one.
Tech Tip: Don’t Just Close Your Browser
• March 16, 2020
If you simply close your browser, some of the session information that a hacker can use to gain entry is still running in the background.
Tech Tip: Make This Password Different From Everything Else
• March 9, 2020
If an e-commerce site you’ve registered at gets hacked, and you’ve used your email password to register, you can pretty much bet hackers are going to gain access to your in-box.
Tech Tip: Set Up Bank Alerts Now!
• March 2, 2020
Many banks will send you an email alert whenever money is withdrawn from your account via check, debit card or transfer.
Tech Tip: Work Computers and Devices Are for One Thing Only
• February 24, 2020
If you want to check your Hotmail account or Facebook page, do it during your lunch break and on your own personal device. More than 600,000 Facebook accounts are hacked every day.
Tech Tip: Don’t Go on Public WiFi Until You Read This …
• February 18, 2020
Whether it’s at the coffee shop, the hotel or the airport, the temptation to check email and surf the web is just too strong to resist.
Tech Tip: The Dangers of Dropbox (and Other File Sync Apps)
• February 10, 2020
Over seven million (!) Dropbox accounts have been hacked, giving cybercriminals a path into company networks.
