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
Intel, AMD, ARM Chips Have Had A Critical Flaw Since 1995, Meltdown and Spectre
In an ever growing drive to create faster and faster processors a type of processing known as speculative processing was born. Speculative processing allows the Central Processing Unit (CPU), the brain of the computer, to process commands and data out of order instead of bottle necking at a single process that might take longer than another. Each time a program … Read More
Backups – A Business Necessity
It may seem like a no-brainer to some, but there are some businesses that do not have a robust backup system in place. Backups are a necessity in the business world, regardless of how big, or how small, a business may be. If you are “backing up” your data, you may not have enough redundancy in place to recover lost … Read More