Recently, I wrote about which tools were the most effective following a malware infection. AV-TEST has now reported its test results and revealed the best security software for your computing needs. The test ran for all of 2017. The best protection for consumers went to Bitdefender and Symantec. View Full Post
Shocker! Facebook doesn’t clearly define what information it possesses about you. It was “busted” in 2012 by an Austrian law student who requested that Facebook give him all of the data it held about him. What he got back was a disc containing 1,222 pages of information. View Full Post
Skype is a great tool for making phone calls and even supports video too. Skype to Skype calls are free, which is a price agreeable to most people. Even though Skype supports video chats, there are alternatives as identified by Tech Viral. View Full Post
Chrome is my default browser of choice. According to Microsoft, the Edge browser protects against 99 percent of phishing attacks with its constantly updated list of malicious URLs. Too bad hardly anybody use the Edge browser. You can now get that same claim of blocking phishing attacks by installing the Defender Browser Protection Chrome extension. View Full Post
Let’s face it. No matter what you do, you will not be able to stop ALL malware attacks. So what should you do if you are unfortunate enough to contract a malware infection? The best advice is to totally reload the entire operating system and applications, but that would remove any of the custom configurations and updates. View Full Post
If you have ever used a GPS or other mapping device to get to a destination, you know that it is sometimes difficult to see street signs when approaching a turn. Google is experimenting with using landmarks to help you navigate along your route. View Full Post
One of the features of the redesigned Gmail is a new Confidential Mode. The feature allows users to stop recipients from forwarding the message, prevent printing or restrict the ability to copy or download. Users can also require that a passcode (sent via SMS text message) be used to open the message. View Full Post
The cat is out of the bag. Google is releasing a new interface for Gmail. Google notified G Suite administrators letting them know that a new design for Gmail is on its way. Google confirmed in a statement to The Verge, “We’re working on some major updates to Gmail (they’re still in draft phase). View Full Post
The monthly roll-up from Microsoft fixes 66 security issues. The updates impact a lot of different products such as Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps, Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, Microsoft Visual Studio, and the Microsoft Azure IoT SDK. View Full Post
Google has updated its Access Checker feature, which lets you easily share a Drive file with someone. When you send an e-mail message that includes a reference to a Drive file, you will now have an opportunity to change the permission settings if a recipient doesn’t have access to the file. View Full Post
