by petratechit | Oct 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Internet ads are annoying. People tend to go to great lengths to avoid them if possible which is why ad blocking software and browser extensions are so popular. One of the more popular options is AllBlock which is a Chromium extension that is widely promoted on...
by petratechit | Oct 29, 2021 | Business Email, Videos
Are hackers lurking in your inbox? Would you even know if they were? BEC stands for Business Email Compromises, which is a broad term for when a hacker gets access to your business email account, and then pretends to be you, either to gain access to private...
by petratechit | Oct 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Early adopters who are rushing to embrace and experiment with Windows 11 and that use Brother brand printers may experience printing problems. Microsoft recently posted a help article on their website explaining that if you own a Brother printer and have upgraded to...
by petratechit | Oct 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Are you an AirPods Pro owner? Do yours crackle and hiss? If you answered yes to both of those questions be aware that Apple has recently extended the support window for the product. This means that you may be able to get yours replaced for free. As with most of the...
by petratechit | Oct 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Do you use LibreOffice or OpenOffice? If so be aware that security updates have recently been issued due to the recent discovery of a major security flaw. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify and manipulate documents so that it appears they have been signed...
by petratechit | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Phishing attacks tend to focus on executive level targets. They focus on high ranking targets who have considerable system access. That appears to be changing. A recent trend tracked by researchers from Avanan has revealed that nearly half of all phishing emails...
by petratechit | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Do you use Google Chrome on your phone? If so you may have found yourself frustrated more than once by having to tap the “see more results” button because you were unable to find what you were looking for in the first few search results. If you’ve...
by petratechit | Oct 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you use Facebook then you are no doubt aware that recently the company experienced an outage that took the site offline for several hours. Many people initially assumed that the company had been hacked. However as the outage continued there were none of the...
by petratechit | Oct 22, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Managed IT, Videos
Nowadays, it seems like malicious hacking events are happening every day – so it’s not surprising that more businesses and even our federal government are taking steps to prevent and address cybersecurity issues. President Biden in May of 2021 put out an...
by petratechit | Oct 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Are you a gamer or do you broadcast on Twitch for some other reason? If so be aware that the platform was recently hacked and the amount of information the attackers made off with is much more substantial than was originally estimated. Some of the data has now been...
