Protecting children from internet dangers such as predators and other threats is the new 80’s child kidnapper fear. Parents once feared that their children would be lured into a vehicle and taken away by a candy stranger. The “Stranger Danger” campaign was launched teaching children how to yell when a stranger approached them. It would
Some things are built to last. Unfortunately, technology isn’t one of those things. Software has a lifecycle. It does have a point where it ends, even if it takes a decade to get there. “End–of–life” or EOL is a term used by software vendors indicating that it is ending or limiting it’s support on the product and/or
The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently issued an alert about the rise in tech support scams spreading across the country. Fake pop-up ads are fairly common many of us have seen that scam Warning! Your computer may have a virus! message at least once in our connected lives. This usually happens if you click on
With everything that we have to have access to these days, passwords are a must. With that, we have to have a different password for each and every one of them. The criteria is for setting up a password is becoming more complex and there is no standard from one service to another. It is
We like to compare the personal computer to the human body. Sometimes the body gets fatigued from working extremely long hours with limited rest and nutrition. Over time the human body begins to break down and we suffer from various issues such as temporary memory loss to chronic diseases. Sometimes our physicians will recommend a
Attacks begin with a PHISHING EMAIL INVOICE and a PDF ATTACHMENT to unsuspecting victims in hopes that they will be paid without the recipient noticing that they are part of a scam. This attachment sometimes contains a unique ID and phone number with the suggestion that if there’s a problem, the victim should call, or
