Stop your business email from being hacked
One of the latest threats that small businesses face is hacking of Office 365 business email accounts that don't have the latest security measures set up, such as multi-layer authentication.
Here you will find Microsoft's latest security bulletin and instructions. Just call us today to set up an appointment for us to secure your business email for you, 706-248-4889.
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How 'free' Wi-Fi hotspots can track your location even when you aren't connected!
Before you join the Wi-Fi hotspot at your local cafe, you might want to make sure it won’t follow your footsteps—literally—after you leave.
Ostensibly “free” Wi-Fi hotspots are in hundreds of thousands of businesses and public spaces across the United States. They’re in shopping malls. In airports. In chain restaurants. In local cafes. As a result, it’s easier than ever to get online. If your notebook or phone lacks a reliable data connection, you can still connect to a hotspot. But this convenience often comes at a price: your personal data and privacy.
When you use “free” Wi-Fi, there’s a good chance it’s managed by a third-party provider—which gets you online in exchange for your valuable sign-on data. The sign-on information that hotspots require will vary, but often includes your email address, phone number, social media profile, and other personal information. All can be used to target you with advertising and gain insights into your habits.
As Emory Roane, policy counsel at Privacy Rights Clearinghouse told PCWorld: “Read through the Wi-Fi Terms of Use for any of these businesses and you’ll almost certainly realize that there’s still no such thing as a free lunch.”
That’s probably not a surprise to most Wi-Fi hotspot users. But what might surprise you is that some hotspot providers are taking data collection a step further, and quietly tracking millions of users’ whereabouts even after they’ve left an establishment. These hotspots are part of America's burgeoning location-based Wi-Fi marketing industry.
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Article by: By Dieter Holger Staff Writer, PCWorld
Windows 11 Available
Windows is thrilled to announce Windows 11 has become available as of October 5, 2021. On this day, the free upgrade to Windows 11 will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs, and PCs that come pre-loaded with Windows 11 will start to become available for purchase. A new Windows experience, Windows 11 is designed to bring you closer to what you love.
As the PC continues to play a more central role in our lives than ever before — Windows 11 is ready to empower your productivity and inspire your creativity.
To see all the highlights of the new release please visit this blog:
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/08/31/windows-11-available-on-october-5/
Courtesy of: Aaron Woodman
Ransomware Threat
If you have been watching the news, you probably have heard about the increasing threat called "ransomware", which only recently has now hit home in Atlanta Georgia, and private sector organizations. The best defense against this threat, which is almost unstoppable, is a current and clean live backup of your systems, which we will be happy to help you implement in your home or business. Just call us today.