Skype for Business App Preview Available for iOS & Android
Skype for Business, which has the capability to video conference 250 people at once, will soon be in the palm of your hand.
What You Need to Know about Windows 10
Windows 10 was released by Microsoft on July 29, 2015. While the Windows update will be familiar to users of previous versions, there will be some new and improved features, too.
Boeing Subsidiary Planned to Develop Hacking Drones
Talk of airborne, unmanned hacking devices has come to light after an email exchange between a Boeing subsidiary and the Hacking Team, an Italian malware manufacturer, was leaked. The proposed drones would be able to invade Wi-Fi networks and take control of any users on the network.
Microsoft Addresses Zero-Day Exploit in Urgent Update
In light of the breach of the Italian security company known as the Hacking Team, Microsoft has published an urgent security update for Windows in order to patch a dangerous zero-day exploit. The Hacking Team data breach has disclosed a huge number of vulnerabilities, including one for Adobe Flash.
Mozilla Blocks Plugin Until Adobe Flash Update
After Facebook’s chief security officer has called for the death of Adobe Flash Player, Mozilla decided to actively block the plugin on Firefox. When it was brought to world’s attention once again that Flash is extremely vulnerable, Mozilla made the decision to block it until there was an Adobe Flash update that addressed security issues.
Combating CryptoWall 3.0
Although CryptoWall 3.0 ransomware has been around for a while now, we’ve recently seen a surge in the number of PCs infected. Lately, many CryptoWall 3.0 infections have come from malicious spam (malspam) emails and the Angler Exploit Kit, a software package that contains easy-to-use attacks against vulnerabilities in browsers such as Chrome, Internet Explorer…
DetailsRemember to Update Java to Undo Chrome’s New Block
The latest update to the Google Chrome web browser, version 42, now blocks Java, Silverlight and other plugins. However, not all is lost. As long as you remember to update Java, you can continue to utilize all of Google Chrome’s features. As a security measure, Google has blocked NPAPI (Netscape Plugin API) plugins, including Java,…
DetailsHow a Long Island Computer Consultant Can Keep Your Business Secure
Our world was decidedly simpler when there was no omnipresent threat of cyber-terror or cyber-vandalism. Today’s computer world is not the happy go-lucky world of developers dedicated to opening up new streams of communication. No, the digital world over the past few years has gone a bit rogue.
New Spartan Web Browser Could Serve As Microsoft’s Last Stand
Spartan. It’s a word that still carries a fair amount of weight despite the fact that the warriors that originally gave the word its’ gravitas have been dead for over 2000 years. Unfortunately, brands have begun to hop on the Spartan bandwagon so we’ve seen everything from Spartan races, Spartan athletic equipment and, now thanks…
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Last week we covered how you can set up email on your iPhone 5 but, we realized we were leaving out our readers who did not have iPhones. So, in our blog this week, we figured we would go over how to set up email on Android (since that seems to be the next most…
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