September 5, 2014 · Security Cameras & Access Control
Have you ever noticed just how much of our lives depend on electronics now? Not only do we use our phones for just about everything these days, but we also tend to live through technology. From Facebook to Twitter to Instagram, we post about everything that goes on in our lives today. Everything we do
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August 28, 2014 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
When was the last time that you picked something up and it said, “Made In America”? Probably not very recently. We are a nation that tends to outsource the manufacturing of just about every product we have in this country. Everything from the clothes on our backs to the toys we give our children seems
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August 12, 2014 · Cybersecurity & Malware
With all of the big news right now about widespread Internet surveillance, everyone has been scrambling to counter that with widespread encryption so that the NSA and other spy agencies or hackers can’t access our personal information so easily. Everyone has been trying to encrypt everything. Google was first to jump i
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August 5, 2014 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
We live in a world today where everything is connected. It’s come to the point that society seems to be dictated by how “in the now” you are. How current is your technology? Can your phone function as a computer? Can you surf the web while also getting on Facebook from your TV? Do you
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July 20, 2014 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Google has launched a new project that they are calling “Project Zero”. They have hired a whole team of hackers for the project, and the whole goal is to find all of the biggest bugs that are scattered across the internet. After the whole Heartbleed incident earlier this year, there has been a growing concern
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June 30, 2014 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Needless to say, Google is doing pretty well for itself. One of the reasons for this success, however, are those annoying ads you see popping up on your sidebar all the time. Mining personal data to deliver targeted ads to users is one of the main lifelines for the search engine and other online firms.
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June 8, 2014 · Cybersecurity & Malware
It looks as if computer users are going to need some help from Mel Gibson as many people are finding their machines under ransom. Yeah, you read that right….ransom. According to a recent report from Cisco Systems, a number of malicious advertisements have begun popping up on some very big name websites, including Disne
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April 18, 2014 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Join The Tech Army, And Be The First Line Of Defense! Today’s Top Threat Infostealer.Dande The Infostealer.Dande is a pretty straight forward name and a pretty straight forward virus! The virus gets into your system and sends sensitive information back to its host. This is the type of virus that makes you want to chang
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April 9, 2014 · Computer Repair
Corruption, vulnerability, and DOS attacks. No this isn’t your local government it’s the internet! Today’s Top Threat Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-1760 Memory Corruption Vulnerability Big scary name for today’s top threat! With a scary name comes scary repercussions of having this particular virus. The most com
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April 1, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Security is a word that means a lot to people. Whether it mean job security, or making sure you are financially safe and sound, security is a particular word that isn’t taken lightly by many people. This is especially true when dealing with particular documents and trying to maintain a sense of privacy for yourself.
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February 11, 2014 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Researchers from IBM and Microsoft have teamed up to make a huge breakthrough in unbreakable cryptography. This huge new development brought to life by the UCLA and MIT team gives us hope that encryption could go further than just protecting an output, and actually protect an entire program. This method of program obfu
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February 3, 2014 · Cybersecurity & Malware
It is never easier having something taken from you. There are certain things that you expect to be kept safe from harm or prying eyes. Take your software for example. When using software from other companies, such as web browsers, you expect it to be relatively secure when dealing with personal information or settings.
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January 28, 2014 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
It really is easy to forget what makes our devices tick. We use them so much that it becomes second nature to us, literally. Most know about all of the circuitry and inner workings of their devices. If we crack them open, we see all of the wiring on green plastic boards with lots of
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January 9, 2014 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
Keeping up with all the new technology that comes out can be quite daunting. The urge to pick up a faster computer can be really strong if you are working with a system that’s gotten a few years on it and has started to slow down. But just because your computer may be sluggish doesn’t
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November 15, 2013 · Cybersecurity & Malware
When we think “hacker”, nine times out of ten , we think of someone who is using their gift for something that could be potentially malicious or using their gift to further their own gain. Hacking has been around for a while, though, and has even become so popular that it has been featured in
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