by Joseph Forbes | May 31, 2017 | Blog Entry, Data Recovery, HACKING, INTERNET, KnowledgeBase (KB), Malware Reports, Microsoft's Malware Protection Center, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technicals
Ransomware cyber attacks are quickly becoming the preferred method of attack by cybercriminals. WannaCry, the latest global incident, is particularly damaging because it is also a worm—not just a ransomware program. As a result, it looks for other computers to spread...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog Entry, Cloud Apps, TECHNOLOGY
What DLNA Is DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance. The DLNA is a trade organization that was founded to set standards and guidelines via a certification program for home networking media devices, including many PCs, Smartphones/Tablets, Smart TVs, Blu-ray...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, HACKING, INTERNET, SECURITY, SOCIAL ENGINEERING
A hacker is a tech-savvy user who manipulates and bypasses computer systems to make them do the unintended. Sometimes this manipulation is noble, with the goal to create something beneficial. Other times, hacking is harsh and done with the wicked goal to hurt people...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 7, 2017 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, MONEY, REVIEWS, TECHNOLOGY
Deciding which laptop to buy can be tough, with hundreds of laptop models to choose from and prices ranging from under $200 for Chromebooks to over $2,000 for high-end laptops. In addition to your budget, the kind of work and play you plan on doing on your laptop...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 1, 2017 | Blog Entry, MONEY, TECHNOLOGY
Sometimes offers for desktop and laptop computers seem to be priced too low to be real. In the description of these products you might find the term refurbished. Both manufacturers and retailers may be offering these systems below what a normal PC costs, but what is a...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA, HACKING, PRIVACY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
The Cyber Division of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert to warn the healthcare industry that malicious actors are actively targeting File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers that allow anonymous access. According to the law enforcement...