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Apple Will Officially No Longer Sell Routers

After more than two decades in the business, Apple is officially going to stop selling routers.  The writing has been on the wall for a while now, since the company’s […]

Credit Card Breach Hits Two Large Companies

Delta Airlines and Sears Corporation have both been notified of a data breach that has exposed the credit card information of some 100,000 Sears customers and “hundreds of thousands” of […]

Cheap Routers Being Used To Spread Malware

Beware of compromised routers spreading malware.  This is according to both Kaspersky Labs and a recently released government report. Using hacked routers to spread malware is nothing new.  Security insiders […]

Be Careful, Searches May Provide False Download links

If you’re searching and looking to download software from the web, be very careful.  Take the extra step of verifying that you are actually on the developer’s website before you […]

Microsoft Helping With Ransomware In Office 365

Microsoft recently made small but significant changes to its Office 365 subscription service and to OneDrive, which are often used in tandem.  The goal is to make it easier for […]

Three Things You Should Do When An Employee Leaves

  If you are in a business that has employees, it is inevitable that you will be faced with an employee that quits or gets fired. Often times when this […]

Huge Spike in Malware With Mining Capabilities

There’s a new type of hacking attack to be concerned with, and it’s growing by leaps and bounds.  Called “Crypto-Jacking,” it’s a process by which malicious code is placed on […]

Apple Releases Major iPhone and iOS Device Update 11.3

There’s a lot to talk about in Apple’s latest update to iOS.  Version 11.3 boasts some significant changes and is well worth getting.  We’ll go over the highlights below. Battery […]

Three Ways to Keep Your Mobile Device Secure

  Mobile devices have transformed the way we communicate, do business, and even relax. Because of this mobile devices have become an attractive target for hackers. The manufacturers of both […]

700,000 Potentially Malicious Apps Removed From Google Last Year

Google recently released their Play Store stats for 2017.  The results are both encouraging and disheartening.  Overall, Google caught and removed more than 700,000 malicious apps from the Play Store, […]