by Mike Foster | May 21, 2015 | Best Practices, Cybersecurity, IT Best Practices, Solid State Drives, SSD, Technology, Technology Safety, Technology Safety Tips, Technology Tips
Most computers, for years now, have used hard drives to store data files. Those drives have metal discs that spin around. Drives that use newer technology have no moving parts… The “drives,” known as SSD or Solid State Drives, are basically banks of memory chips that...
by Mike Foster | May 7, 2015 | Applying IT Patches, Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, IT Best Practices, IT Pro Tips, Patch Release, Patches, Technology Safety Tips
IT Pros know to clear their calendars right after the second Tuesday of the month. Dubbed “Patch Tuesday,” that’s when Microsoft releases most patches. Microsoft announced they are abandoning that practice and will release patches ASAP when they are available. What it...
by Mike Foster | Apr 23, 2015 | Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Data Loss Prevention, IT Best Practices, Technology Safety Tips, Workplace Safety
There have been Data Loss Prevention tools for a long time that help prevent employees from stealing data to take to a competitor, or use for some other unauthorized purpose. And now screen capture… Data Loss Prevention Tools can block against screen captures and even...
by Mike Foster | Apr 7, 2015 | Best Practices, browser security, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Download, Family Cyber Safety, IT Best Practices, Technology Safety, Technology Safety Tips, VirtusTotal.com, Virus
Before you click on a link, if you want input about whether or not the link takes you to a dangerous site, Google provides a tool that can help you know… Google’s VirusTotal.com is an online service that checks websites for viruses using 54 antivirus products. Before...
