Over the span of a year and a half, I authored ~150 articles, kickstarting the Faronics blog. Topics included tech trends, I.T. security/support, social media and scam alerts, education, and classroom management.
It’s everybody’s favorite Tuesday again. The days may be getting shorter and it’s dark earlier, but that doesn’t mean you should be lazy and put off patching up some security holes. Get patching!
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Change seems to happen when you least expect it. No matter how hard you try to plan things out there’s always something that pops up out of left field and throws your world into chaos. You have to expect the unexpected—that’s life.
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Google has been systematically updating the UIs of all of its cloud products over the past while. Google Docs changed, now Calendar, Reader and Gmail got the upgrades. As a heavy user to all that is Google, a change in UI completely changes everything I do.
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Facebook is no stranger to privacy and security issues. Research shows that 600,000 hacking attempts are made every day. Two new security features on the way—Trusted Friends and App Passwords.
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New info shows Duqu installs itself by a zero-day exploit—an Windows kernel level hole. Where’s this hole? Microsoft doesn’t know. Patch Tuesday is coming up and many aren’t holding their breath to see a Duqu patch in the mix.
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Looks like there’s one more feature to add to the list of 200+ that came with the iOS 5 update. Rapid battery drain. Initial reports point to the location based Time Zone setting as the cause. The truth is Apple has no real answers at this time.
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Google+ already boasts 40 million users, with more on the way now that it’s letting in Google Apps customers. For those of you cringing at the thought of Circles and Hangouts, there is another social network for you. The best part is you’re already a member and an expert at using it!
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Google+ is not just for personal accounts anymore, it’s gone all business. Today Google invited all of its Google Apps customers to join the new social network. That means roughly over 4 million businesses and schools can all start making Circles in the coming days.
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The tide has turned on a Trojan which originally targeted Linux users. The Tsunami-A Trojan aims at OS X now. That’s right, for all of you naysayers who think Macs don’t get viruses, they do. It’s happening more and more. Viruses aren’t just for PCs—beware.
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Many antivirus solutions are still being built on what’s called “legacy code”. It’s like trying to keep an old car running without taking the old motor out and putting a new one in.
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QR codes are popping up everywhere these days. Maybe you’ve noticed? As they gain popularity in business and marketing they’re also catching the eye of cybercriminals.
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We always hear how cloud computing can benefit the workplace. Access to all of your files wherever you go—but do you really need to have access at all time? Should you?
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