Essentially, a modern day printer is another computer device connected to your network. That means it’s a potential access point to your network and should be protected just like a user’s workstation or server. CSO has a post identifying eight
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Get Rid of the Focused Inbox for Outlook
By John Simek
Several years ago, Microsoft implemented the “feature” of a focused Inbox for Outlook. The intent is to keep all of your important email messages in one place and put the other ones in a separate tab. The major problem with…
New Version of Winamp Available for Download
By John Simek
Believe it or not, there is more to life than streaming music over the internet. Back in the day, users “ripped” songs from an optical CD to the MP3 file format. An MP3 player was then used to put together…
Attackers Shifting Away from Using Microsoft Office Macros
By John Simek
A mark of success is the ability to be flexible. Microsoft has decided to turn off the ability to execute macros by default. It has been a controversial decision, but security experts believe it is the right one. Cyber criminals…
Uber Receipts Can Kill Microsoft Outlook
By John Simek
As the story goes, it hurts when you beat your head against a wall. If you want the pain to stop, just don’t do that. BleepingComputer reported that Microsoft Outlook crashes when you open an Uber receipt. The sure-fire solution…
Ransomware Resource: No More Ransom
By John Simek
It is crazy scary how fast ransomware attacks are growing. There are many things you should be doing to help prevent and recover from a ransomware attack. BleepingComputer discusses one of the resources you should have in your toolbox. The…
Change Your Default Search Engine to DuckDuckGo
By John Simek
We really don’t know what information software is capturing about our activity. Facebook got caught with its pants down with the Cambridge Analytica debacle. Users have complained for a long time about getting targeted ads from their browser activity. To…
Recent Windows Update May Break USB Printing
By John Simek
Life is full of inconveniences. Bleeping Computer reports that some users may experience problems with USB printing after applying a Windows update. “Microsoft has received reports of issues affecting some printing devices following installation of Windows updates released June 28…
Can You Name Your Wi-Fi Networks Using Emojis?
By John Simek
It’s a good security practice to name your Wi-Fi network with something that does not give a clue as to who the owner is or where the network may be located. The name could be helpful for someone to determine…
Certified Ethical Hacker Company Not So Ethical
By John Simek
EC-Council runs the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) program, which is one of the more popular and “sexy” cybersecurity certifications on the market. You would think that acting ethically as a “white hat hacker” would be a core requirement. Security analyst,…