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Hackers are stealing data today so quantum computers can crack it in a decade

by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Nov 5, 2021 | Cybersecurity

The US government is starting a generation-long battle against the threat next-generation computers pose to encryption. While they wrestle with the immediate danger posed by hackers today, US government officials are preparing for another, longer-term threat:...

IBM says the single-vendor approach to cloud computing is dead

by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Nov 3, 2021 | Product News

Cloud computing is becoming a central part of business operations, but the risk of vendor lock-in is real. Hybrid cloud could be a solution. Hybrid cloud and multi-cloud are the most popular IT architectures for cloud service delivery, according to IBM.Image:...

Microsoft launches Google Wave

by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Nov 2, 2021 | Microsoft Windows

Image Credits: Microsoft Microsoft is bringing back Google Wave, the doomed real-time messaging and collaboration platform Google launched in 2009 and prematurely shuttered in 2010. Maybe we should’ve seen this coming. Back in 2019,...

HP: Cybersecurity Becoming Unmanageable. Solving It Requires Fast Failure

by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Oct 28, 2021 | Cybersecurity

40% of us click on suspicious links in phishing emails. 30% of us actively bypass security in order to do our jobs. 45% of us buy our own IT equipment, and for two thirds of those that do, security isn’t a big part of the purchase decision. Plus, when we do click on...

Ransomware: Looking for weaknesses in your own network is key to stopping attacks

by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Oct 25, 2021 | Cybersecurity

Ransomware criminals look for easy targets – knowing what could be vulnerable on your network can help stop attacks. Ransomware is a major cybersecurity threat to organisations around the world, but it’s possible to reduce the impact of an attack if you...

Three Ways SMBs Can Transform, Digitally

by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Oct 22, 2021 | Cybersecurity

Focusing on security, analytics, and customer service can start your organization down the path of modernized operations. Digital transformation needn’t be costly or overwhelming, either. As digital adoption increases, i.e., as more businesses implement multiple...

Phishing alert: fake McAfee and Norton Antivirus emails

by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Oct 20, 2021 | Cybersecurity

A familiar phishing scam has returned: scammers are trying their luck at convincing people they need to renew antivirus protection they didn’t know they had. Fake emails posing as McAfee and Norton Antivirus informing people that their subscription is at an end and...

Major Banks Hit by Infuriating Customer Service Phone Outage

by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Oct 19, 2021 | Product News

Trying to call your bank and getting “your call cannot be completed as dialed?” You’re not alone—and “toll-free number issues” appear to be the culprit. A phone system glitch linked to Verizon made it impossible for countless customers to...

New Microsoft Office rollout: When you’ll get it, pricing and major changes

by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Oct 18, 2021 | Microsoft Windows, Product News

If you don’t want to subscribe to Microsoft 365, consumers and small businesses will be able to buy Office 2021 as a one-time purchase this fall. The 2021 version of Microsoft Office won’t require a subscription.Microsoft Microsoft’s new, flat-price...

Luna Display can now turn your iPad into a second screen for Windows devices

by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Oct 14, 2021 | Life Hacks, Product News

Astropad’s Luna Display is a handy way to turn an iPad or another Mac into a wireless external monitor for Apple’s computers. Now the company has updated its wireless dongles to include support for Windows PCs, a solid step forward for the company after Apple’s...
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