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Jul 01, 2015

“Huge” MicroSD Available for Purchase

Who says bigger is better? Apparently, SanDisk doesn’t think so. According to BGR, SanDisk has just released a 200GB microSD

Jun 30, 2015

It Is Time to Upgrade to Solid State Drives

I have written about SSD drives in the past and especially mentioned a Samsung drive as an upgrade. CNet has

Jun 29, 2015

Bad News: Default Security Credentials on Cisco Devices

Default passwords are not unusual. Cisco has revealed that there are default pre-authorization keys for SSH sessions for some of

Jun 25, 2015

The Real Microsoft Office Apps Now Available for Android Smartphones

Office has been available for Android tablets since January, but now you can install Microsoft Office on your Android phone

Jun 24, 2015

Do Over Function for Sent Gmail Messages

It isn’t quite a do over, but Google has officially released the “undo send” function. It appears to function similar

Jun 23, 2015

Are Emojis a Replacement for Passwords?

Despite the predictions of some, passwords are not dead. We are constantly looking to improve our authentication methods. The latest

Jun 22, 2015

Another Huge Security Hole in iOS and OS X

So much for the perceived safety of Apple products. Ars technica reports that researchers have discovered huge holes in the

Jun 18, 2015

Password Manager LastPass Gets Hacked

It seems like we hear of at least one data breach a week these days. One of the latest victims

Jun 17, 2015

Security Guru Endorses Bitlocker Encryption

Encryption used to be hard. Today, it’s pretty easy and not expensive. A lot of products actually include encryption capability

Jun 16, 2015

How to Stop the Windows 10 Upgrade Automatic Download

The big tech news is that on July 29 Microsoft will make Windows 10 available as a free upgrade for

Jun 15, 2015

Microsoft AV Gets Aggressive

I’ve never been a big fan of Microsoft’s security products. But the recent story in Ars Technica has me rethinking

Jun 11, 2015

Huge iPhone Security Flaw Pwns Your Password

I don’t understand why Apple is so slow to issue updates to fix security vulnerabilities in its products. In contrast,