It never fails. If I’m running late for an early meeting, I open my laptop and there it is. The blue screen telling me, “Working on updates… 20% …Don’t turn off your PC.” This seems to always come up at the most inconvenient time. If given a choice, I will normally...
Network Abuse: Don’t Push Your ‘Luck’
Look around your office. Isn’t it great to see your team hard at work on their computers? Yet if we take a closer look, let’s see what’s really happening… Joe, your new sales rep, is poring over last weekend’s game stats… Amy in marketing is looking for a new job,...Lost Employee Smartphone? Do This NOW!
“Hey boss, I lost my smartphone.” How well have you prepared for this moment? It will happen sooner or later. If your company has a plan in place, no big deal. If not, you may suddenly get that sinking feeling in your gut … And well you might. You now have three big...
Cloud Computing: Good, Bad & Ugly
When a network of IT gadgets like routers, DVR machines and closed-circuit TVs can take down hardened, well-provisioned Internet giants like Twitter, Spotify and Amazon – as happened last October – you’ve got to think twice before moving your data to the cloud. Yes, a...
5 Common Workarounds For Remembering Passwords, And Why You Should Stop Doing Them Immediately
With everything we do online, it’s impossible to remember all the passwords you need for a web site. So what do most people do? They use one of the following five “workarounds” that make them an easy target for cybercriminals and hackers. Here’s what they are: Using...
