by Mike Foster | Jul 25, 2016 | Best Practices, Cyber Security, IT Best Practices, Upgrade, Windows 10
On July 29, Microsoft’s Windows 10 free upgrade offer ends. Many people are asking: Should you upgrade? If you plan to upgrade existing computers to Windows 10 anyway, and have tested it in your network, this may be the right time. Otherwise, you may join other...
by Mike Foster | Jul 6, 2016 | Children, Cybersecurity, Learn to Program, Scratch
Mitch Resnick made a TED Talk entitled “Let’s teach kids to code.” He says that knowing how to code is an essential part of literacy. MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, created a programming language for kids called Scratch. I swore I would keep my kids...
by Mike Foster | Jun 21, 2016 | Best Practices, Cybersecurity, GoToMyPC, IT Best Practices, Security Breach, Technology Safety Tips
GoToMyPC announced that they suffered a recent attack. Once again, this affected users who had used the same password at other sites too. Congratulations to you readers who have implemented two-step logon. The site twofactorauth dot org provides a list of services...
by Mike Foster | Jun 8, 2016 | Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Technology Safety, Technology Safety Tips
Your team’s healthy sleep stops hackers. Often, an attacker’s primary goal is to trick your workers. Trick them into clicking a link, opening an attachment, or following instructions that supposedly come from their boss. So, one of the best ways to protect your...
