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The “BazarCall” Malware Could Bankrupt Your Business

According to Microsoft, there is a new malware scam targeting Microsoft Office users and has the potential to bankrupt a business.  The malware is called BazarCall, and its goal is to deploy ransomware.  Because it lacks tell-tale signs of...

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Avoid Missteps Configuring your Network Security Settings

Anyone that has tried to configure their computer or network security settings can find a plethora of “how-to” advice online.  Sometimes this is helpful, but many times it leads to missteps leaving your computer or network more...

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Many People Mistakenly Think a Router is a “Firewall”

Many of the repairs made to the personal computers and business computer networks RB’s Computer Service is called to fix, restore, and protect from malware attacks, ransomware, and hackers, could have been prevented had the homeowner or...

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Protect Against VoIP Phone Malware Attack

Businesses that upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 over the last few years, combined with employees working from home due to COVID more recently, have triggered many businesses to also upgrade their business phone service from landlines to VoIP...

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Benefits of Managed IT Services VS In-House IT Team

Managed IT Services refers to the practice of outsourcing IT management responsibilities to a third party (Norman Spears, Hitachi Solutions, The Importance of Managed Services: 8 Reasons to Partner With an MSP, 2019,...

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Working from Home Data Security: Get a VPN

Many people are working from home during COVID to access a business network for a variety of business functions, such as sending invoices, estimates, and sometimes processing payments.  Several local customers and business owners have inquired...

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5 Reasons Hiring RB’s is Better than DIY Computer Repair

Sometimes DIY computer repair makes sense.  For example, say you get a computer virus, and you have anti-virus software, but your subscription has expired.   Renewing it, updating it, and running a scan may be all that you need to get...

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How to Check Your Network and Computer’s Security

If you are concerned about the security of your office network system and computers, there are things you can do to diagnose and test them.  But when the results conclude your security is vulnerable, determining a solution might require some...

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Why you should backup your cloud storage

  To save our personal and business files, cloud storage has become mainstream.  But what happens when your cloud storage goes down?  It’s a good question.  Most people assume their cloud storage provider has a plan, and...

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New Laptop but Slow WiFi? We have a solution

  With so many people working from home due to COVID-19, we have had a number of people contact RB’s Computer Service complaining their new or “newer” work laptop is “very slow” when using it to work from...

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