by petratechit | Dec 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
For a few years now Microsoft has been experimenting with voice commands. Their early experiments were limited to contexts that resided wholly inside specific applications however. For example, once you opened Word you could use voice commands to activate a few of...
by petratechit | Dec 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
QNAP has recently warned its customers of an ongoing campaign that is targeting QNAP NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices and infecting them with cryptomining malware. This particular campaign is deploying software designed to mine Bitcoin and using your computing...
by petratechit | Dec 23, 2021 | Managed IT, Secure DNS, Videos
Have you ever wondered how the internet figures out how to pull up the website you type in? This function is called the DNS or domain name services, which functions like the “white pages” of the internet. While this system is particularly efficient to help...
by petratechit | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
App spending in 2021 grew by an impressive 25 percent in 2021 and has increased to an impressive $135 billion. Even better is the growth shows no signs of slowing down. That is surprising because the industry at large has come under increased scrutiny and both the...
by petratechit | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
With the holiday shopping season in full swing shoppers are descending on virtual storefronts in droves seeking the best deals. Naturally this means that hackers are also circling like sharks watching for an opportunity to steal data and profit from it. Their most...
by petratechit | Dec 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Whatsapp has had a tough year from a security standpoint and has suffered losses in the size of its user base as a result. To their credit, the company has been working hard to make their product more secure. Recently they took another powerful step in that direction...
by petratechit | Dec 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Cox Communications is a major provider of cable, internet, and phone service in the United States. The company is the latest in a seemingly unending parade of companies to fall victim to a hacking attack. In this case, the hacker gained access to company servers by...
by petratechit | Dec 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Apple Wallet just got a powerful new feature that’s sure to make it more attractive to busy travelers. Thanks to an agreement with Hyatt your Apple Wallet is now capable of serving as a digital hotel key. This counts as a promise kept. At the 2021 WWDC Apple...
by petratechit | Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Emotet is one of the most feared malware strains circulating right now. The team behind it has managed to infect a staggering array of targets all around the globe. To say that it is a major threat would be an understatement. Recently the group behind Emotet just...
by petratechit | Dec 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Microsoft is making a few UI changes across its entire product line in anticipation of rolling out Windows 11. Early this year (2021) the company announced that they were updating the UI for Office 365 and Office 2021. Over the summer small groups of users...
