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Why HTTPS Matters So Much on the Web

You visit websites like meritsolutions.net every day. But do you ever take a close look at the URL before you go? Most of the URLs in your life these days are likely hyperlinks you click on without thinking. Most of...

March 11, 2025

Windows’ File Explorer Is More Like a Web Browser Than You Think

When you're browsing the internet, you rarely keep one window open at a time. Instead, you use tabs to multitask, and jump from website to website. Windows File Explorer, like your favorite web browser, offers the same type of experience....

March 4, 2025

You Can Connect Your Smartphone to Your Windows PC

If you're like most people, you probably bounce between your smartphone and your computer throughout the day. You might update a spreadsheet on your computer, respond to a text on your phone, take a Zoom call on your PC, then...

March 4, 2025

You Don’t Need to Tell Apps and Websites Exactly Where You Are

It's no secret smartphones actively use our locations. After all, navigation apps like Google Maps would be useless if not for location services. However, not all location data is the same. You might be surprised to learn many of your...

February 25, 2025

Organizations That Deal With Cardholder Information Must Adopt DMARC

If your business handles cardholder data or processes payments, take note: You must implement DMARC by March 31, 2025. Failure to do so could result in penalties as high as $100,000. Why implement DMARC? DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and...

February 25, 2025

Google Chrome Now Uses AI to Protect Your Browsing Online

For years, Google Chrome has had a security feature known as "Enhanced protection." This option was designed as part of Chrome's "Safe browsing" feature, to help preserve your security while browsing the web. Now, Google has updated the language of...

February 17, 2025

Microsoft’s February Patch Tuesday Fixes Four Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Each month, Microsoft releases its "Patch Tuesday" update, which contains security patches for bugs and security vulnerabilities in Windows. For February's Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft fixed 55 flaws, including notably four zero-day vulnerabilities. As we've covered in the past, zero-day...

February 17, 2025

If You Have an iPhone, Turn On ‘Stolen Device Protection’ ASAP

A good password is essential for securing your devices and data. However, it isn't foolproof. If a thief knows your iPhone passcode, for example, not only could they steal your device and unlock it, they could use that passcode to...

February 11, 2025

Microsoft Edge Now Blocks Scareware

The internet is full of scams and malicious activity, but "scareware" or tech support scams are some of the more nefarious schemes. These scams appear as pop-up alerts as you browse the web, "informing" you that your machine is infected...

February 11, 2025

Four Keyboard Shortcuts New to Windows 11

We've been talking a lot about Windows 11 this month: Microsoft's plan to end support for Windows 10 means that upgrading to the company's newest OS is the easiest decision for most PC users. If you do make the switch...

February 4, 2025