The dreaded Blue Screen of Death makes you panic about what happened, how much work you’ve lost, and how long it’ll take to fix. But a lot of the time it’s avoidable… We’ll tell you how.
Thomas Fox
Imagine this: you walk into your office on a busy Monday morning, ready to tackle the week. But something's wrong. Computers are unresponsive. Phones are silent. The internet is a ghost town. Your business has come to a grinding halt – victim of an IT outage. It's a scenario every business owner fears. But beyond…
IntroductionThe recent TikTok trend, dubbed the “Chase Bank glitch,” serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of unverified financial advice on social media. While the claims of a glitch that allowed users to withdraw large sums of money without sufficient funds were initially met with excitement and disbelief, the reality was far more…
IntroductionHave you heard about the recently patched vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot, which exposed sensitive data through a novel AI-enabled technique called “ASCII Smuggling?”This technique uses special Unicode characters that resemble ASCII text but are invisible to the user interface, allowing attackers to embed malicious code within seemingly harmless text.The recent…
Running a small business is a whirlwind. You juggle a million tasks and wear countless hats. You also constantly fight the clock. What if you could reclaim some of that precious time? Enter task automation. It’s your secret weapon for streamlining your workflow and boosting productivity. By automating routine and repetitive tasks, small businesses can…
Microsoft’s enforcing an extra layer of security for logins to one of its tools. Even if you don’t use it, you should follow their lead and implement this security booster in your business.
IntroductionCyber extortion…it’s exactly what it sounds like. This form of cybercrime occurs when attackers gain unauthorized access to a company’s sensitive data or systems and then demand a ransom to stop the attack or return control to the victim.Common types of cyber extortion include ransomware, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and brute-force data…
Phishing has always been a threat. Now, with AI, it's more dangerous than ever. Phishing 2.0 is here. It’s smarter, more convincing, and harder to detect. Understanding this new threat is crucial. A recent study found a 60% increase in AI-driven phishing attacks. This is a wake-up call that phishing is only getting worse. Here’s…
IntroductionWhat if you click on the link by mistake, or simply because you don’t stop to more carefully examine the email? Then, we run into another problem: Typosquatting. This happens when scammers create lookalike websites so you believe that you are on the legitimate landing page of whatever organization the hacker is trying to…
Updates are a pain, right? Time consuming and disruptive. Not anymore… Here we tell you how Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update is making things quicker and easier.
IntroductionEncryption, once a complex term reserved for tech experts, has become an integral part of our daily lives. From online banking to sending emails, encryption works silently behind the scenes to protect our sensitive information.So what exactly is encryption, and how does it benefit the average person?Understanding EncryptionAt its core,…
Is your smart home turning into a smart mess? Do your smart office devices speak different languages? You're not alone. The current smart home and office technology landscape is riddled with incompatibility issues. This forces you to juggle several apps and deal with frustrating setup processes. Smart home adoption is skyrocketing. Experts expect household penetration…