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Tech News Tech Tips World Password Day - May 7th posted by: IT Security Team at Thursday, May 7, 2020 4:45:00 PM The first Thursday of each year is 'World Password Day'. It's designed to educate everyone on the proper and secure use of account passwords. See inside for helpful information. Read More »
Spotlight Tech News Magellan Advisors Develops Master Plan for Chesapeake's Next Generation Network (C-NGN) posted by: IT Security Team at Monday, November 4, 2019 4:16:00 PM Did you know that the City has embarked on a high-speed fiber network project? Magellan Advisors was selected to guide us through development of the project. Inside is their announcement. Exciting times ahead! Read More »
Gadgets Tech News Tech Tips Got an early iPhone or iPad? Update iOS now or turn it into a paperweight posted by: IT Security Team at Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:25:00 AM If you own an Apple iPhone 5, iPhone 4s or one of the early iPads with cellular connectivity, your device is about to be turned into a vintage technology paperweight by the GPS rollover problem if you don't upgrade by Nov. 3, 2019. Read More »
Spotlight Tech News The Internet Turns 50 Years Old... posted by: IT Security Team at Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:57:00 PM Today, October 29, the Internet turned 50! In reality, it started as ARPANET as an offshoot of the cold war and on this day in 1969, the first transmission was sent across a network between 2 computers. It immediately caused them to crash, but this was the Internet in its infancy. Enclosed are some articles that you may find of interest... Read More »
Security Tech News October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month! posted by: IT Security Team at Friday, October 4, 2019 5:20:00 AM Every October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We will be releasing further information as the month unfolds. Click on the link inside to get involved. Read More »
Security Tech News New Google Warning: 280M+ Android Users At Risk As China ‘Manipulates’ Top VPNs posted by: IT Security Team at Wednesday, October 2, 2019 11:41:00 AM VPNs ('Virtual Private Networks') are a good idea to use on your mobile devices to protect your privacy when connected to a public or other ... Read More »
Security Tech News Tech Tips Watch Out for Foreign Language Emails posted by: Scott Fairholm at Thursday, September 27, 2018 1:32:00 PM We have recently seen an uptick in emails that contain foreign languages, especially German and Chinese. Be extremely careful with them. Read More »
Security Tech News Tech Tips Protect Your Credit posted by: Scott Fairholm at Monday, September 24, 2018 1:11:00 PM If you’ve heard about security breaches in the news and wondered what you can do to protect yourself and your identity, help is here, and it’s free. Read More »
Security Tech News Tech Tips Reboot Your Home Router posted by: Scott Fairholm at Wednesday, June 6, 2018 1:17:00 PM There is malware called VPNFilter going around the Internet that is designed to infect various models of home and small-business type routers. Reboot to protect your device. Read More »
Security Software & Apps Tech News Tech Tips World Password Day posted by: Chuck Williams at Thursday, May 4, 2017 1:30:00 PM Today is the day to #LayerUp by making sure you have strong passwords protecting your information. Here’s how: Never give your password to anyone. If ... Read More »
Security Software & Apps Tech News Tech Tips Potential iCloud/iPhone Attack - What Apple Users Need to Know posted by: Lizz Gunnufsen at Thursday, March 30, 2017 7:59:00 AM A hacker group is threatening to reset iCloud passwords and wipe Apple devices on April 7. Find out what you need to know to protect yourself. Read More »