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
Support For Windows 7 Ending
Windows 7, Microsoft’s answer to the disaster that was Windows Vista, arrived on the scene in 2009. Instantly it was a hit with users, and was one of the fastest adopted operating systems from Microsoft in years. However, as with all good things, Windows 7 is going to come to an end on January 14, 2020. What this means is … 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