Since the start of the “lockdown”, many businesses are working remotely. For some, that meant either purchasing laptops to make it easier for employees to work from home, or you may already have been using laptops, especially if you have a mobile workforce.The question however is, how safe is your data on your portable device? What would happen if your … Read More
Internet Connection – Is It Warp Speed, Or Slow Go?
For many, working from home has become the “new normal”. Zoom Meetings, VPNs, remote PC services, all of these have become part of our office lingo, and our day to day tools for getting the job done. Working remotely does present some challenges and considerations that we take for granted when back at the office. One of those is internet … Read More
Safety and Security While Using Zoom
If You’re Required to use Zoom as a Meeting Host Zoom is the most widely known platform, and when participating we don’t often get to choose which system we’ll be meeting on. Sometimes our employers require a certain platform, or sometimes our audience expects it. If you don’t have a choice in which platform to use, there are still some … Read More
Does Your Network Have A Protective “Face Mask” to the World?
During Times Like Now, It’s Important We Don’t Let Our Guard Down The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused a surge in people working from home. This transition has been made much easier through the use of readily available tools like Zoom, and various VPNs (Virtual Private Networks). However, many businesses were not prepared to have their workforce suddenly become remote workers. … Read More
Top 3 Programs that Help Your Business Operate Under Shelter-in-Place
Absolute has worked diligently over these last few weeks to position ourselves, and many of our clients, with the tools and abilities to work remotely. We want to highlight our Top 3 software programs that help your business continue to operate while we all “Shelter-in-Place”. 1) LogMeIn (Remote Computer Access) – We have used LogMeIn for over 10 years and … Read More
How To Think About Your Online Presence
You walk into a party and you make your way over to the snacks. No one knows you, no one speaks to you, and you might as well not be there. You munch your celery and ranch dip while thinking about how you might get more people to know you. So you break out your phone and take some pictures. … Read More
Urgent Windows 10 Update
Microsoft has released a critical patch for Windows 10. The patch closes a vulnerability discovered by the NSA. In a press release published by the NSA, the agency explains “the certificate validation vulnerability allows an attacker to undermine how Windows verifies cryptographic trust and can enable remote code execution. Exploitation of the vulnerability allows attackers to abuse validation of trust … Read More
UPDATED – Support For Windows 7 Ending
UPDATE You Have Until January 14, 2020, To Update Your Windows 7 Installation Window 7 support will end on January 14, 2020. If you have waited until this point to upgrade your system you will need to talk to your IT department or contact us to help you. When support for Windows 7 ends there will not be … Read More
What Is Two-factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication is the latest technology for securing anything you might log in to. You still have your traditional username and password, but there is an added layer “the second factor.” Typically, logging into an account with two factor goes like this: Add user name and password. A dialog box displays, asking you to enter the authentication code. You have … Read More
Your Website Is A Drowning Fish Without Your Content
Does a fish need water? The short answer is yes you need content for your website, there could be a full stop here and it would be a very short article. Yet, the question is a whole lot deeper than finding out the bad news that you might have to write three hundred plus words about your business on a … Read More