AT&T & What is the Dark Web? Information from 73 million current and former AT&T accounts appears to have been leaked onto the dark web. This announcement was issued by the communications company directly in late March. AT&T is warning that the data set can be used for illegal activity as the information included Social […]

FTC & The New Impersonator Rule   We continue to follow reports generated by the FTC as they are an agency committed to fighting fraud. This is a topic dear to our hearts. Too many times we have engaged with clients that have personally been targeted one way or another by a scammer. We continue

FTC Warning about Impostor Scams   We warned about impostor scams way back in 2019. Wait a minute, has it been five years already? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning that scammers are now using the Federal Trade Commission’s good name in an attempt to trick people, stealing their money and their

Who is Salt Typhoon? We are going to start the new year by covering yet another significant hack which involves Chinese hackers. The China-backed hacking group has been dubbed Salt Typhoon and we will cover what we know so far.    In early October 2024, media outlets reported that state-sponsored hackers from the People’s Republic

Possible Ban on TP-Link Routers One of our commercial clients recently called with an urgent request: “Please get rid of my TP-Link router!” This month we are going to speak further about the Salt Typhoon hack and briefly cover two other espionage campaigns taking up our news feed. (Flax Typhoon and Volt Typhoon). The Salt

Way back in 2016 we wrote an article reviewing basic computer terms. This included a simple description for terms such as modem and router.  Because many of our customers remain confused when we ask about their modem and or router, we figured an article offering a distinction between the two terms would be beneficial. Here

If you missed our last article, we closed by warning our readers to run their Windows updates. Microsoft began issuing warnings back in June addressing a critical security flaw that eventually was dubbed PrintNightmare.  This month, we will take some time to elaborate on this printer flaw and the serious threat it continues to pose.

Last month we talked about the computer requirements for Windows 11.  As we enter another year, you may find yourself in the market for a new computer.  We last wrote about purchasing new computers five years ago so a refresher course is in order.   Should you buy a desktop, laptop or Chromebook? Ask yourself,

One of our customers lost her Internet connection after a major lightning storm, so we decided to cover her story and talk about the various ways to protect your computer during a storm.   The National Weather Service (NWS) claims that Florida is the lightning capital of the US with Four Corners Florida (25 miles

Do you ever get frustrated because your computer is acting a little funky? This article may help. In this article, we introduce the built- in safety net designed for the Windows operating system called System Restore. It is quick and easy to perform. This little “do over” can help fix that funky computer.  We will