5 Reasons to Consider Switching to Linux As you probably already know, Microsoft Windows has been forever plagued by security flaws that lead to system downtime, or hacks that can steal your data and hold it hostage. Microsoft products are much more subject to security flaws partly due to it being an attractive target due …
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7 Tips to Avoid Ransomware
What is “Ransomware”? Ransomware is software that infects computers and networks intending to hold your systems and files hostage for money. It achieves this goal by encrypting your files and system. By doing this you are forced to either pay the fee they ask for or otherwise lose your files. Ransomware is becoming increasingly popular …
Working Remotely From Home: What you need to know in 2020
Working Remotely From Home: The Top 5 Things You Must Have and Know With the COVID-19 Pandemic in full swing here in the US with the epicenter being in New York, many small businesses were forced to scramble to figure out a way to let their employees keep working remotely from home. Many small businesses …
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Password Security – The Top 5 Ways to Ensure Password Security
Password Security The Top 5 Ways to Ensure Password Security Password Security is a must-have in any environment, from personal to business systems. Unfortunately, many users and administrators do not enforce a strict password policy which then resorts in easily compromised accounts and systems. Often hackers use what is called a Bruteforcing attack, which is …
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RAID Arrays – What you need to know
Hardware v.s Software Raid Arrays What is it and what you need to know. RAID Arrays (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) is a set number of disks that act together in a group to offer fault-tolerant storage for files and data. There are different levels of RAID that offer different options to users to allow …