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Hackers Are Using Big Brand Surveys To Scam Victims

Surveys have long been a playground of hackers and scammers. That's true at any time of the year but it's especially true around the Holidays when such scams seem to attract even ...

The Evolution of the Microsoft Office Suite - Then and Now

Now that the year 2022 has arrived, let’s take a look back (and forward) at how the Microsoft Office suite of software applications has evolved. Office 365 (rebranded as Microsoft 365) is the cloud subscription-based suite of productivity apps with ...

New Ransomware Named AvosLocker Uses Multiple Tricks In Attacks

There's a new strain of ransomware to be concerned about in the form of AvosLocker. This is from security firm Sophos who warns that the new strain of human-operated ransomware is one ...

Update Your All In One SEO Plugin For Security Patch

Do you own and operate a WordPress website?  Do you also use the "All in One" SEO plugin? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then be aware that you'll ...

Let's Learn: Excel - Data Analysis with PivotTables/PivotCharts

Expand on your knowledge of PivotTables by learning how to build them from both local and external data sources. Explore how to filter, refresh and format PivotTables. Gain a competitive edge in presenting data visually by partnering your PivotTables with ...

Reasons The Log4j Java Library Security Issue Is Concerning

Haven't heard of Log4j before right now? If not, you're certainly not alone but unfortunately it's something you're likely to hear more about in the weeks ahead. It may wind up being ...

Some Lenovo Laptops Have Admin Level Security Vulnerability

Do you own a Lenovo Yoga or ThinkPad laptop?  If so be advised that a pair of critical security flaws have recently been found that could allow an attacker Admin level access ...

This Android Banking Malware Is Back

We haven't heard much about Anubis in recent months. Anubis is the nasty Android-based banking Trojan that has made headlines on more than one occasion. If history is any guide at all ...

Let's Learn: Microsoft 365 Office for the Web Productivity Apps

Knowing that productivity often begins with assembling the right people, this course starts with the Teams app that is used to chat, collaborate on shared files and conduct online meetings. The connection between Planner and Teams is established to keep ...

Microsoft Teams Gets End To End Encryption

Two months ago, Microsoft began rolling out support for end-to-end encryption for all Teams calls.  Given the pandemic and the increased demand for Teams and services like it, that was a very ...

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