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Scams Today
Scams Today Ever gotten a call from Microsoft, Apple, or Amazon about your computer being infected or a recent purchase you made? While computers have gotten (by many measures, anyway) more secure over the years, for many would-be attackers, the human is now the easiest part of the puzzle to solve. Large, elaborate scams today […]
Threats Today
Over the years, cyber threats have come in many shapes and sizes. Viruses that scramble your data and hold it for ransom, worms that conscript your computer into armies and forced to illegally attack websites, and phishing emails designed to steal personal information from you are just some examples if threats today. The method of […]
Local and Cloud Backups
Whether it’s something you think about or not, your data is important to you. Between precious photos, music collections, and work documents, sometimes that data can be more valuable than the device carrying it. For this reason, having a backup is essential. A backup ensures that your files and data live on in the event […]
No, You Didn’t Buy That $500 Antivirus: The Erroneous Charges Trap
No, You Didn’t Buy That $500 Antivirus: The Erroneous Charges Trap We’ve been seeing a lot of fraud and scammer activity lately, so we wanted to warn about some of the common tricks and traps we’ve seen. “Call Center Scammers” are unfortunately nothing new. Just about everyone, whether they’ve realized it or not, have encountered […]
Windows 11
Many people – ourselves included – believed that Windows 10 was the last version of Windows, and Microsoft was just going to keep upgrading this version indefinitely. After all, it continued to get new features and design changes well into its lifecycle, and Microsoft continued to implement ideas that they would usually reserve for a following version […]
The Latest Onslaught of Scams
As computers have grown more secure, it’s become increasingly obvious to security firms and criminals alike that the most vulnerable part of any computer is its user. As a result, clever scams and social engineering schemes have become more and more prominent, displacing much of the “business” that more classical viruses and other malware once exploited. In […]
Device Sustainability: Alternatives to the Landfill
We’ve all been there before – your device, be it a tablet, laptop, or desktop, is considered obsolete by the manufacturer. You’ve taken good care of it, and it’s still fully functional, but the company has just decided they don’t want to support it anymore. Some people call it planned obsolescence, while some call it practicality. Both lines of reasoning have merit – companies have […]
Time Machine Vs. iCloud
There has been mixed messaging around keeping your Mac backed up, so it is important to understand what options Apple has built for keeping their users’ data safe. The option most people are familiar with is iCloud. This service is tied to your Apple ID and can back up certain kinds of data to Apple’s […]