Overseas Based Tech Support is Ripe with scammers While researching this issue, it became very apparent that actual support companies based overseas also are the ones reportedly running the tech support scams. Not all overseas support companies do this, but many do. Because of this, I would caution that relying on overseas-based support services for...
U.S. customers can now purchase genuine replacement parts directly from Apple Self Service Repair. Announced today, Apple Self Service Repair is now available to US Apple customers and will be available to European customers later this year. Repair manuals, parts, and tools will be available for Apple products. The Apple online store has over 200...
Apple hardware subscription could be an option or the only way to get Apple hardware in the future. Apple is currently considering offering a hardware-based subscription for some Apple hardware. Apple is considering a hardware subscription with Apple One and Apple Care as a bundled service for the iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac. Apple has...
November 2021 Patch Tuesday expectations: More Mandates The holiday season is here; Thanksgiving is the end of the month, Christmas, and New Years! But before we all start celebrating and spending time with family and friends, we have November 2021 Patch Tuesday, which is critical for many industries, particularly retail. These updates are often installed...
Multi-Factor Authentication Manipulation A new smartphone scam is making its rounds, and it seeks to abuse your comfortability with multi-factor authentication. To learn what multi-factor authentication is click here, I have previously written about it here. Human vigilance is the most significant part of securing your devices and your data with any computer security tool...
Patch Tuesday has came and went which means its time to run Windows Update again. Microsoft has released another volley of critical and security fixes in Windows Update to address issues on all Windows operating systems. Microsoft is also releasing cumulative updates for supported Windows 10 versions 2004, 20H2, and 21H1. It comes in the...
Many vendors are now pushing the move to, or only offering cloud-based services but is this the right move for your business? Cloud services or hosted services are services that, instead of your business purchasing the hardware and software to run onsite, are offered as a perpetual reoccurring payment instead of a more significant upfront...
SPAM Texts are not about trying to sell you something. I am sure I am not alone in getting junk or SPAM texts these days. I spend a good deal of time reporting text messages as SPAM, and it occurred to me that I should inform others that these SPAM texts are not always about...
Increased Cyber-Crime is here to stay. MFA (multi-factor authentication) and 2FA (two-factor) authentication provides additional layers of security to your devices, networks, and cloud-based resources and are quickly becoming the standard such as anti-virus has for protecting technology-based assets at home or in the office. Most technology users already have a service such as Google...
The latest major attack dubbed “Nuclear-Tier” Affects all Apple and IOS devices. These updates may not be installed automatically, so you should check your updates manually. The updates were released on September 13, 2021, by Apple. The exploit is known as a “forced entry,” and the infection has successfully penetrated Apple’s new BlastDoor security for...
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