by jnelson | Oct 11, 2014 | Security, Warnings
Among the many kinds of wicked online traps that users must beware, one of the most vicious kinds is called “ransomware”. This is a generic term for a type of malicious software that encrypts all or the most useful of the victim’s files, making it...
by jnelson | Jun 14, 2013 | How the Net Works, News, Security, Warnings
Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock lately, you know that recent revelations of the vast extent of government surveillance of the Internet and users have lit up a world wide firestorm. The brouhaha will doubtless continue, and further revelations are bound...
by jnelson | Apr 13, 2013 | News, Online Tools, Resources
Cloud computing may be a term both vague and overused, but it is far more than just the latest buzzword. The “cloud” is another way of referring to the Internet; hence “cloud computing” is simply computing done over the Net. In other words,...
by Mark Costlow | Feb 23, 2012 | How the Net Works, News
This post is from guest blogger Peter H. Mantos of Albuquerque business consultancy Mantos Consulting, Inc. (Also a long-time SWCP customer) The business community is well aware of the need to backup critical computer systems. However, very few small businesses have...
by jnelson | Dec 17, 2011 | News, Resources, Security
The end of the year provides an excellent occasion to review your backup strategy. Consider how your life would be affected next year if all the files you worked on this past year suddenly vanished. As anyone who has suffered such an event knows, a dead hard drive,...
