The ransomware that makes you sell your soul
Ransomware has become a fast-track for making money for some hackers this holiday season. But instead of just demanding a small payment for the decryption code that will unlock their computers, some hackers are demanding that victims sacrifice two other friends to ensure they receive the code they need. Read more to find out what […]
Google OKs HTML5 as the default in Chrome
Google is out to make the user’s experience more secure and efficient with its recent announcement that it will disable Flash and implement an HTML5 default browsing protocol. This change won’t be implemented all at once, but will start by changing the settings of 1% of Chrome users in December 2016 before eventually expanding that […]
AWS creates “Glue” service for data analysis
Recently, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the creation of a new data analytics tool to lighten the burden on businesses when analyzing data in the cloud. This tool, referred to as “Glue,” is meant to clean up and organize data that comes into the cloud from various sources so that it can be analyzed by […]
Sharing business data: SharePoint/OneDrive
Office 365 comes with a variety of storage and sharing options that promise to make life easier and more productive for business owners. OneDrive and SharePoint share many of the same features, but differ in some of their basic management options. Unless you know what to look for, it might be hard for you as […]
New year, new cyber-threats
Have you had to deal with security issues in the past year? Brace yourself, as there are more to come. For this reason, security experts have become indispensable members of society, who guard tech-dependent individuals and businesses against malicious attacks that pose threats to their privacy and livelihood. As you ring in the new year, […]
Instagram followers: turn them into buyers
Because of its image-heavy content, Instagram has become a tremendously popular social platform, as evidenced by its 500 million users and over-a-billion daily engagement. More than being a photo-sharing social network with fun filters, Instagram’s potential to turn your followers into customers is worth exploring. Make the most of your Instagram account with these 5 […]
AWS changes up storage options and prices
Users of Amazon Web Services (AWS) will notice a difference in the price they pay for cloud storage as the company rolls out yet another price drop. Additionally, AWS has made changes to its Glacier “cold storage” plan in an effort to optimize customer data retrieval time. Find out more about the new storage capacities […]
Get big leads with marketing automation
Marketing automation was once a technology reserved for mega corporations and enterprise-level businesses. Fortunately, the IT industry is making business tools cheaper and more accessible all the time. Nowadays, if you’re a small business owner, you’d have to be crazy to pass up all that marketing automation has to offer. If you haven’t already implemented […]
8 Reasons Why You’re Crazy Not to Consider Virtualization
If you’ve never heard of virtualization, or aren’t sure what it means, then it’s time to learn about it. Virtualization takes physical computing equipment, or different systems stored on a single piece of equipment, and moves them to a virtual setting. Instead of a server box housing one server, it can house many. Instead of […]
3 Cases When You Shouldn’t Virtualize Your Computers
If you’ve been considering virtualization, you’ve likely read a lot of reasons why you should give the project the green light. But maybe you’ve read about some of the drawbacks or maybe you’re hesitating because a virtualization strategy seems too good to be true. The truth is one of the biggest technology-related mistakes a business […]