Are you a fan of Google’s Cloud Print service? It’s fantastic because it allows you to print from anywhere to anywhere, which makes it utterly invaluable. Like so many great services Google has introduced over the years, for a variety of reasons, the company has decided to pull the plug on it after keeping the […]
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Recently the US branch of the global telecom company T-Mobile disclosed a security breach that impacted a small percentage of its customer base. Specifically, the breach revealed certain information belonging to a small number of the company’s prepaid cellphone users. The exposed data included customer names, billing addresses, account numbers, rate plans, plan features […]
Early in 2019, a new strain of ransomware appeared. Called “DeathRansom,” its bark was initially much worse than its bite. Researchers quickly discovered that the new strain only pretended to encrypt a user’s files. If victims simply removed the “encryption” extension, they could get their files back without doing anything at all. That ceased to […]
If you’re like most people, you probably don’t give your Wi-Fi connection much thought.It’s there when you need it and that’s that.Unfortunately, failing to properly secure your Wi-Fi can open the door to a problems you definitely don’t want to have to deal with.In this video, we’ll outline three reasons to secure your Wi-Fi […]
Your laptop’s usefulness is directly tied to how much life you can squeeze out of your battery.The longer you can make it last, the more versatile it is.In this video, we’ll outline three easy ways you can coax more life out of your laptop’s battery, coming up next… Your laptop’s battery life is critical […]
No matter how much money you pour into your new computer system, the day will come when it’s time to send it to the scrap heap or donate it and buy something new. Before you do that, there are three critical things you want to do before you trade, sell, or discard your PC. […]
Zombieload is back. First discovered in May of this year, it was described as a successor to the infamous Meltdown attack. That was a data-leaking side-channel vulnerability that impacted all Intel processor generations from 2011 and beyond. Intel hasn’t had a good run of late, being beset almost constantly by these kinds of issues, and […]
There’s a new and unusual ransomware strain making the rounds that you should be aware of. Called ‘AnteFrigus,’ it is primarily distributed via ‘malvertising’ that redirects users to the RIG exploit kit. One of the most unusual features of this strain is the fact that it specifically doesn’t target the C: drive of the target […]
It appears that Microsoft is getting rid of their Cortana App in several countries due to security concerns. The question is whether the United States will be next. Recently, the following notice appeared on Microsoft’s UK site: “To make your personal digital assistant as helpful as possible, we’re integrating Cortana into your Microsoft 365 productivity […]