Are you still using a PC that runs Windows XP ? That ageing operating system from Microsoft was launched way back in 2002…and official support for it wound up just under 3 years ago. Ok so you may argue that the computer runs just fine, however as Microsoft and other software developers are not releasing updates for Windows XP, it’s[Read More…]
Can your phone be hacked? Absolutely yes, but you can avoid it by taking a few easy precautions. Leaving your phone unprotected is an opportunity for someone to access your most private (and financial) information and make it there own. The consequences of this can be long lasting and time consuming to undo. Think about everything you access on your[Read More…]
What’s worse than a fake friend? A fake friend request on Facebook. Cybercriminals may pose as a relative or friend to infiltrate your friends list and once there could attempt to ask for money or use malicious links designed to do the their dirty work. When you receive any friend request icheck the person’s profile before you hit ‘accept’. Warning[Read More…]
For students starting the new school year with a new tablet device or mobile phone here’s one piece of solid advice…make sure that device has some solid protection….and I’m not just talking about a good internet security App. When I spoke with Les Szabo from Tech21 on this topic and he had some some great advice for ‘covering up’ your new device.[Read More…]
Have you ever noticed that when some people send you an email the message ends with a random letter ‘J’? The good news is that it isn’t a typo…it’s supposed to be a smiley face emoticon, but thanks to a lingering bug in Microsoft’s outlook software the normal sequence of characters used to make a smiley face 😉 is converted[Read More…]
