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Tech Tip: Remove That Unwanted Freeware
December 28, 2020
•PC manufacturers LOVE to stuff your brand-new PC full of “free” applications. You’ve got a slim chance of getting one without a side of spamware.
Tech Tip: If You Installed It, You Must Update It — Right Away!
December 21, 2020
•As soon as a known vulnerability is announced, hackers get to work to figure out how to use the vulnerability to access those users who are lazy about installing updates.
Tech Tip: Bookmark the Legitimate Websites You Frequently Visit
December 14, 2020
•All you have to do is accidentally fat-finger one letter in a website’s URL and up pops a very legitimate-looking fake copy of the site you were trying to get to.
Tech Tip: Never Use Personal Devices to Connect to Company Data
December 7, 2020
•If you and your kids are using a home PC to play games, access Facebook and surf the web, there’s a high probability you’re infected with spyware or malware.
Tech Tip: How to Spot a Phishing Email
November 30, 2020
•Often these emails look 100-percent legitimate and show up in the form of a PDF (scanned document), a UPS or FedEx tracking number, a bank letter, a Facebook alert or a bank notification.
Tech Tip: How to Foil Ransomware
November 23, 2020
•The last CryptoLocker virus forced many business owners to lose data or pay up, since there was no other way to decrypt the files.
Tech Tip: If This Kind of Alert Pops Up, Don’t Click on It!
November 16, 2020
•This is a common scareware tactic used by hackers to get you to click and download a virus. Often it will appear to be a system alert or a Microsoft operating system alert.
Tech Tip: Use Strong Passwords!
November 9, 2020
•You know you need to have a better password than “password” or “letmein” to have any hope of keeping hackers out of your PC, but what does a “strong” password mean?
Tech Tip: Use Strong Passwords!
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You know you need to have a better password than “password” or “letmein” to have any hope of keeping hackers out of your PC, but what does a “strong” password mean?
Tech Tip: Working From Home? Don’t! Until You Read This …
November 2, 2020
•Only devices that are under an expert provider’s vigilant watch of patching, updating and monitoring should be used for working remotely.