How 5G Will Change The Game For Medical Practitioners
How the technology will have a profound impact on healthcare delivery. For doctors and other medical practitioners, 5G technology can help them not only perform their jobs more effectively, but also do things they couldn’t have accomplished before. That’s primarily thanks to two factors. First is 5G’s greater bandwidth, which will let them download files […]
Certifiably shady
used with permission from FTC.gov by Laura Solis Certificates of Existence, Status, or Good Standing — sounds like an existential crisis, right? Instead of a philosophical commentary on the meaning of life, the certificates in question refer to business documentation from your state or local government. In a new twist on an old scam, some […]
Is password security awareness dead?
used with permission from Tektonika (HP) by Joe Hewitson Is there ever a bad time to talk about password security awareness? With the discovery of GoldBrute and its penchant for forcing its way into some 1.5 million RDP servers, we think not. Are RDP servers not a concern for you? Perhaps the five million attempts to hack into […]
Top 5 Uses for External Hard Drives
used with permission from HP Tech Takes by Zach Cabading So much of our everyday lives are centered around the computer. We use computers to store our photos and videos, to get work done, and to communicate with our friends via the internet. None of that would be possible without the hard drive. The hard […]
February 2020 Business Continuity Tip
Social Engineering: The Art of the Con Social engineering is the use of psychological manipulation and deception to trick individuals into performing specific actions or divulging sensitive information. Social engineers know how to manipulate emotions and use them against the victim. The classic Nigerian Prince scam is an example! These type of scammers may know […]
Getting bombarded by scam calls? You’re not alone.
used with permission from FTC.gov by Jim Kreidler The Social Security Administration (SSA) scam is the number one scam reported to the FTC right now. As soon as a caller threatens you, or demands you pay them with a gift card or by wiring money, it’s a scam. Even if the caller ID tells you otherwise. If […]
Smart payment technology
used with permission from HP Tech Takes Should your business consider it? The days of only using smartphones for making calls, sending text messages and checking emails are long gone. Today, 96 percent of Americans use smartphones for everything from online shopping to listening to music, streaming movies and ordering Uber rides. So why not […]
January 2020 Business Continuity Tip
Make It Your Business to Fight the Flu No one looks forward to flu season, but it’s a time of year that is especially challenging for employers. When one employee comes down with the flu, it’s usually only a matter of time before most of the workforce starts calling in sick. Projects stall. Productivity levels […]
How to keep your drivers up to date
used with permission from HP Tech Takes A few minutes now will pay off later It happens to all of us. Our computers start bogging down and we don’t know why. We call tech support, if we have that option, and the first thing they do is check to see if our drivers are current. […]
Seven cybersecurity tips for 2020
Used with the permission of http://thenetwork.cisco.com by Kevin Delaney Security experts share their predictions, warnings, and best practices for the coming year. 2020 promises a wave of technology change that will further transform the enterprise — and our very lives — in profound ways. But that inclusive, sustainable, and productive future demands a far-reaching commitment […]
Windows 10 Tip: Create new events from the taskbar
used with permission from Windows Blog by Athima Chansanchai If you click on the date and time at the lower right corner of the taskbar, it opens into a calendar flyout that shows the itinerary of any date you choose, which is convenient by itself. But did you know that now you can create new […]
Quantum computing is changing the future of IT as we know it
Used with the permission of http://thenetwork.cisco.com by Stephanie Chan And why business leaders need to care about this technology. The way we understand computing is rapidly transforming. You may have seen plenty of news about quantum computing circulating around lately, and for good reason—the breakthrough technology can perform calculations in a much faster timeframe than […]