by Mark Costlow | Jul 15, 2020 | News, Tips and Tricks, Warnings
On July 14th, 2020 Microsoft pushed their monthly bundle of operating system and application patches. Unfortunately, this one disabled Microsoft Outlook. Many users woke up today to find their Outlook won’t start. We have the fix!
by Network Operations Center | Jul 10, 2020 | Resources, Security, Tips and Tricks, Web Development, wordpress
It used to be the case that WordPress would run on very old versions of PHP which could make websites vulnerable. Recently the WordPress core developer’s team have swung the other direction and decided to warn you if you weren’t running the latest and...
by Mark Costlow | Mar 12, 2020 | News, Security
Fears of COVID-19 are already changing the way we work, act, and play. The need to keep safe social distances means that many people will be working from home at least for the near future. Fortunately, the internet makes it all possible. In order to help, Southwest...
by jnelson | Jul 26, 2019 | News, Security, Warnings
UPDATE: This morning after the DDOS attack, the active steps taken to foil the interference due to the assault seem to be successful. Initial analysis of events has just begun. However, just like climate change, cyberattacks are now part of the new normal. And as...
by jnelson | May 4, 2019 | News, Online Tools, Resources, Security, Tips and Tricks, Warnings
Passwords are a drag. They are seen by many users not as the first barrier to keep out bad guys, but as an obstacle to the user’s convenience. The rules have been complicated, obscure, and frankly, many seem ridiculous and more trouble than help. NIST, the...
by Mark Costlow | Jul 12, 2018 | News, Security, Warnings
What are the people in this photo looking at with such concern? It could be a lot of things, but this month it’s a good bet one of them received a porn extortion scam email, and they’re trying to decide just how much they should freak out. This scam has...