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Sep 22, 2020

Homeland Security Issues Emergency Patch Directive

Ars Technica reported that Federal agencies have until midnight September 22, 2020 to patch a critical Windows vulnerability. The vulnerability

Sep 21, 2020

File Extensions for Ransomware Encrypted Files

Ransomware attacks are on the rise, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you or someone you know is unfortunate enough

Sep 17, 2020

Comparison of NordVPN vs. ExpressVPN

Decisions decisions. As we all continue to work from home, a virtual private network (VPN) should certainly be a tool

Sep 16, 2020

Google to Automatically Empty Trash Items in Drive – For Real this Time

No kidding. This time Google will actually delete items that are deleted. According to a report by Android Police, Google

Sep 15, 2020

“Hide” Your House from Google Street View

Google Street View is a great tool to help you find your destination by showing you what the area looks

Sep 14, 2020

Amazon’s Eero to Get Wi-Fi 6

The latest and greatest Wi-Fi spec is Wi-Fi 6. We've seen a few devices being sold over the last several

Sep 10, 2020

Common Cloud Security Mistakes

Moving to the cloud? Make sure you pay attention to adequately securing the environment. The vast majority of cloud data

Sep 09, 2020

Waze – Transfer Directions to Your Phone from a Computer

Google Maps has had the feature for several years. Waze is now catching up. The Verge reported that you can

Sep 08, 2020

Trash Your Inkjet Printer

We've said it countless times over the years. Don't be tempted to purchase an inkjet printer. The initial cost of

Sep 03, 2020

Transfer Google Authenticator Data to a New Phone

It's not the last time I will say that everyone should be using two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever you can. Many

Sep 02, 2020

Windows 10 2004 Crashing Some Newer ThinkPads

You may be experiencing that dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) if you've updated to the Windows 10 2004 release

Sep 01, 2020

Get Smart About WPA3

Wi-Fi security couldn't be more important than today with everyone working from home. The next generation of Wi-Fi security has