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Recent Android App Update Caused Calling And Answering Issues

Recent Android App Update Caused Calling And Answering Issues

September 8, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Google's Android app is the most installed app of all time with more than 5 billion installations. That matters because recently the company reported the existence of a serious bug in the app's latest update. The company had this to say about the issue: "After the latest update to the Google Search App on Android, the users of certain mobile...

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Windows Server 2022 Has Been Released

Windows Server 2022 Has Been Released

September 6, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Some products are released with lots of fanfare. Others with very little. There was almost no fanfare behind the release of Windows Server 2022 but it is currently available to customers. Windows Server 2022 has been in development for more than a year and comes in three different variants depending on your needs: Standard, Datacenter and Datacenter: Azure Edition. According...

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These Small Business Cisco Routers Should Be Replaced

These Small Business Cisco Routers Should Be Replaced

September 4, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Do you own any of the following Cisco UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) routers? RV110W RV130 RV130W Or RV215W If you do then you will want to replace your gear as quickly as possible. The small business VPN routers listed above are nearing their end of life and end of support and the company recently announced that there will be...

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Recent Massive Data Breach Attacks T-Mobile Company

Recent Massive Data Breach Attacks T-Mobile Company

September 3, 2021BlogNo Comments »

US telecommunications giant T-Mobile is the latest big company to suffer from a successful hacking attack. The company is still cooperating with law enforcement and investigating an attack. Here are the details. A threat actor claimed to have made copies of databases that contained personal information belonging to more than 100 million of the company's customers. The attacker is currently...

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Windows 11 Makes It Harder To Switch From Edge Browser

Windows 11 Makes It Harder To Switch From Edge Browser

September 2, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Analysts who have been following the development of Windows 11 generally have good things to say about the redesign of the interface. There is one aspect of the new OS that's been raising hackles and causing analysts to sound alarm bells. That has to do with the new software's browser controls. Microsoft faced a chorus of accusations of unfair competition...

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Microsoft Paint Gets New Look In Windows 11

Microsoft Paint Gets New Look In Windows 11

September 1, 2021BlogNo Comments »

MS Paint has had a long and interesting history. It is one of the oldest apps bundled with Windows and has been present for literally decades. Microsoft made plans to retire Paint and replace it with Paint 3D. When the company actually began moving toward retiring Paint they faced an unexpected uproar from their massive user base. It seems that...

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Microsoft 365 Getting Button To Easily Report Phishing Emails

Microsoft 365 Getting Button To Easily Report Phishing Emails

August 31, 2021BlogNo Comments »

We're beginning to see increasing collaboration between giant tech companies and government agencies around the world. In the UK the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) launched its Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) back in April of 2020. The agency has received nearly 7 million reports since its launch. These include more than 50,500 reported scams and in excess of 97,500...

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Magnetic Stripes On Credit Cards May Be Phased Out Soon

Magnetic Stripes On Credit Cards May Be Phased Out Soon

August 30, 2021BlogNo Comments »

The magnetic stripe on the back of credit and debit cards has been a standard feature for as long as most people can remember. MasterCard recently made a rather surprising announcement concerning those stripes and are planning to phase them out of most markets beginning in 2024. The company will no longer require US-based companies to issue chip cards with...

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Lockbit Ransomware Is Trying To Become Unstoppable

Lockbit Ransomware Is Trying To Become Unstoppable

August 28, 2021BlogNo Comments »

Over the last couple of years ransomware has become the malware of choice for hackers around the world. It's easy to understand why. Hackers using malware win in two different ways. If they successfully breach a corporation they can steal copies of important files and sell them on the black market. They can simultaneously demand a fat payout from the...

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