Adobe Flash Exploit – IT Security Is Important
Recently, flaws were discovered in Adobe Flash Player that could allow malicious banner ads running on legitimate websites to infect unwitting computer users. These “malvertising” exploits have been shown to produce a variety of consequences; some install malware that illicitly inflates ad click numbers, while others can immediately encrypt all files on a user’s local […]
Password Security Strategies
In a recent Dell Power More article, results of an online survey revealed that half of all passwords were more than five years old. The report, which was commissioned by TeleSign and conducted by Lawless Research, also found that 77% of consumers hadn’t changed their passwords in a year or more, 21% still used passwords […]
Ways to Protect Your Business from Malware and Ransomware
After a dormant period, malware and ransomware are back laying havoc to home and business users alike. Last week, Google removed more than a dozen malware-infected apps from its Google Play store. And variations of the CryptoLocker and CryptoWall viruses, which plagued the IT world in 2014 and 2015, have started appearing as well, in […]
Top 5 Features of Windows 10
On July 29th of last year, Microsoft launched Windows 10 to the general public. The operating system’s debut generated a lot of buzzes, with many tech experts hailing it as a return to Windows’ classic form (see the reappearance of the Start button) and a substantial step forward thanks to many impressive new features. Here […]
End Email Clutter With Microsoft Outlook
Email clutter can be a severe problem. Microsoft has these statistics: the average email user receives more than 10,000 personal emails per year — and 80% of those are newsletters, sales offers, and news updates that can clog up your account. Luckily, Microsoft Outlook has some great features to help keep your inbox under control. […]