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Checklist for Employees to Help Prevent a Hack

Phishing scams are constantly evolving to adopt new forms and techniques.  Businesses of all sizes need to take steps to protect themselves.  The average 10,000-employee company spends $3.7 million a year dealing with phishing attacks...

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RB’s Can Help Fix Windows 10 Issues, Patches & Updates

Since the release of Windows 10, on average users have seen about two updates per month or 8 total for all of the supported Windows 10 versions, plus bugs introduced by recent security patches in Windows 7  (Woody Leonhard, Computerworld, Microsoft...

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Gmail’s New Security Features: Delete sent email from recipient’s email box

Not only can you now revoke an email sent to a Gmail recipient but also to non-Gmail accounts (Heather Kelly, CNN Tech, Meet the new Gmail, now with disappearing messages, April 25th, 2018...

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ExaDrive DC100 Solid State Drive is the Fastest in The World!

Storage for 20 Million songs, 20,000 DVDs Computer storage technology has progressed by leaps and bounds in the last few years.  Gone are the days when you would wait for a considerable amount of time during the loading of large applications,...

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Hackers Use Stolen Tools From the National Security Agency

Hackers Use Stolen Tools From the National Security Agency DIY (Do-it-Yourself) antivirus and malware threat protection strategies are limited in protecting your personal computer, business computer or network.  Most DIY’ers use software or a...

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Integrate VPN for Personal or Business Use Today

In my November blog post, https://rbsmn.com/blog/page/3/, I touched on using a VPN, “Virtual Private Network,” as an option to protect against hackers when using public Wi-Fi.   Several local customers and business owners...

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Wi-Fi Router Innovation Changes the Landscape for Speed

Wireless connections keep getting faster.  In 2018, the options for internet users to connect to the internet faster keeps expanding. In the near future, users can be expected to connect to the internet using LED lights, or gain wireless access to...

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2 Proactive Steps to Prevent Ransomware Crippling your Business

Last summer I wrote two awareness blogs about Ransomware and attempted to provide a sense of urgency for local businesses to take it seriously.  A local business in the medical field was hacked and paid a ransom to get their computer network...

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6 Ways to Protect Yourself and Business Using a Public WiFi

In July I dedicated my blog to write about a massive ransomware attach affecting individuals and businesses worldwide and offered solutions protect against them (see https://rbsmn.com/blog/page/4/ for complete post).  However, most people that...

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