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Five Tips for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! As lead by CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), Cybersecurity Awareness Month is all about spreading the word about best cybersecurity practices, and ensuring each of us does our part to keep our organizations—and the...
October 21, 2025

Windows 10 Support Ends Today (for Most Users)

While Windows 11 is the latest OS from Microsoft, many users still prefer to use the company's other, 10-year-old operating system: Windows 10. Sadly, no software lasts forever, and Windows 10 is no exception. Windows 10's end of life is...
October 13, 2025

Don’t Fall for This Loan Application Scam

Scammers are always trying new schemes to convince targets to send them money or personal information. Among the latest scams involves loan applications, and convincing targets that they either should apply for a fake loan, or that they owe money...
October 7, 2025

Your iPhone Can Now Screen Your Calls for You

Spam calls are out of control. When you get a phone call from an unknown number, it's tough to know whether the caller is going to be legitimate, or if it's going to be another phishing scheme in disguise. If...
October 7, 2025

Check Your Camera & Microphone Permissions

It seems difficult to buy a new device that doesn't come with both a camera and a microphone. Everything from laptops to smartphones comes with this tech built in. At this point, we expect our devices to offer this functionality,...
September 30, 2025

Keep Up With Your Updates

We've all been there. Our devices report that new updates are available, and invite us to install them at any time. However, it's all too easy to put them off, to not bother with them. After all, the devices still...
September 30, 2025

iOS 26 Can Help Stop Scams on iPhone 

Spam and scam texts are apparently all the rage. It’s tough to avoid them these days, and while many are quite obvious, some are deceptively convincing. All it takes is one successful spam text to scam you out of money...
September 23, 2025

Your iPhone Might Have a New Battery Management Feature

If you have an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, you now have a way to make your battery last longer in between charges—all automatically and in the background.   That’s thanks to iOS 26, Apple’s latest update for iPhone. While...
September 23, 2025

Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday Update Fixes Two Zero-Days

One week ago today, Microsoft released its September Patch Tuesday update. The company's Patch Tuesday occurs on the second Tuesday of each month, and serves as a blanket update for all the security and stability patches Microsoft has worked on...
September 16, 2025

Watch Out for This ‘Ghost Tapping’ Scam

Last week, the BBB (Better Business Bureau) warned the public of a new scam targeting tap-to-pay users, called "ghost tapping." Traditionally, credit card scams required physical access to the card, either by stealing the card itself, or obtaining its details...
September 16, 2025
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