We are all aware these days of how cautious one must be when it comes to electronic communications of any kind. Con-artists, or confidence artists (the term “artists” used very loosely in this case) or con-men (confidence men) seemingly lurk around every cyber (and even actual) corner to trick you by getting you into their […]

Biometric authentication is all set to replace the traditional username-and-password style of login, thanks in large part to the fast-evolving Internet of Things. There will simply be too many devices and network authentications to keep track of so many usernames and passwords, so biometrics, or access verification based on a body part like voice, fingerprint, […]

Although it’s not a very well-written program, and it hasn’t been transmitted in spam email blasts, the Troj/Fantom-B (as it’s pegged by ransomware-blocker Sophos) or Fantom ransomware does, nevertheless, masquerade as a Windows 10 “critical” update, and will mess up your files and demand money from unwitting email users when it successfully fools recipients. It’s […]

After a “system-wide outage” of their IT network grounded flights globally, Delta Airlines is now the target of a Congressional inquiry. The inquiry is aimed at determining exactly what caused the Delta’s entire IT network to fail. One of the questions U.S. Senators should be asking is, “Why didn’t you have proper data network backup […]

If the many reasons to move to the cloud aren’t apparent to you yet, you must be new to the idea of cloud services. Or, you’ve heard it being batted around for a while but hadn’t checked into it yet. Either way, there’s a lot you should know as a business owner or entrepreneur about […]

A June 2016 survey conducted by Pew Research Center showed that 77% of the 2,003 surveyed American workers reported that despite workplace policies limiting or prohibiting social media use, they still got on social media while at work anyway. 77 percent. It’s apparent that despite pervasive and prohibitive rules on social media in the workplace, […]