proxyMore than 600 data breaches occurred in the U.S. last year, as well as nearly 50,000 reported security incidents, according to an annual Verizon report. A large portion of those breaches were accomplished on mobile devices, and with public Wi-Fi everywhere you turn, a VPN could make or break your data security. Photo by Ludovic.ferre…
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Business and Government Get Hit by Identity Theft, Too
Banks lose millions of dollars every year by having to compensate identity theft victims, and so they’re developing new ways for consumers to protect themselves. While banks, governments and corporations are working hard to lessen the impact of identity theft, the bulk of the responsibility still falls upon the consumer. Have you ever been a victim of identity theft? How did it affect you?
Dirt and Dust – Are you destroying your computer?
Fundamentally, computers are complex machines. They can perform many tasks of modern life, but are susceptible to the same flaws as any other machine would be. Dirt and dust are mortal enemies of machines and have several troubling consequences, home and office computers included. In a list of the ten most common reasons for computer…
Build a Better Site and Clients Will Convert
In this age of sustainability and virtual networking, a simple WordPress website can be your virtual business card, CV, point of contact with prospects and data mining source for client information. Gregory Cohen, of CrossTown Digital Communications says that outlining the developmental stages of your site and identifying your website’s goals is essential to creating…
Cloud Sharing Changes The Way We Exchange Data
People aren’t using bulky cameras hung around their necks to snap the majority of photos taken these days, nor are they doing a lot of their office work in all of the conventional places. Using smart phones and tablets, users are uploading thousands of photos onto Instagram daily and effortlessly attaching files and sending emails…
How Cloud Computing Is Changing Consumer Electronics
The cloud is taking over our favorite mobile devices. Apple was one of the first to jump on the cloud computing bandwagon, and if you have any of their products, from an iPhone to an iPad, you have “the cloud.” It is convenient from the standpoint that an old email from six months ago, that…
Dial-up internet
What is it and what happens Dial-up is an internet service that connects your PC through your phone line. Unlike DSL, dial-up is not broadband. Dial-up is available in many areas including places with a low population, because it simply runs through your personal phone line. A device connects to the internet through a dial-up…
How To Tell When Your Hard Drive Is Failing
There are many different symptoms of a failing hard drive, such as awkward noises, or even blue screening, or your computer might not even run the operating system. All hard drives are destined to fail eventually, so it’s best to be prepared. How do hard drives fail? Hard drives fail in many different ways, such…
What is malware?
A malware is a program that tells your computer to do something you dont want it to do. A virus or any other malware can be very hard to detect or not very hard to detect. No matter what the circumstances all malware make your computer run less efficient in one way or another. A…
How might a backup for your data be useful?
A backup for your files might be useful in the event of your data being corrupted, damaged or deleted during a catastrophe. Having a good backup plan means less work of recovering the data you lost, or simply keeping you from losing data at all. You can backup your data in many different ways to…