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How WannaCry Ransomware works

Ransomware strikes British hospitals. Friday's ransomware attack infected computer networks of at least 40 British National Health System hospitals. Administrators suspended non-emergency operations. They also are diverting ambulances. Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at the Helsinki-based cybersecurity company F-Secure, called the attack "the biggest ransomware outbreak in history." This is a cyber ... Read More
May 9, 2025Mark Anthony Germanos
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How to protect your data from malware

Malware Malware Everywhere. Malware attacks are on the rise. According to Wikipedia, "Malware, short for malicious software, is any software used to disrupt computer or mobile operations, gather sensitive information, gain access to private computer systems, or display unwanted advertising." Data breaches are all but inevitable. You've heard about the recent attacks ... Read More
May 9, 2025Mark Anthony Germanos

How to spot a phishing attack

Yesterday's phishing atack. Yesterday, someone included me in a phishing attack. According to Wikipedia, “phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.” My spidey sense triggered. I ... Read More
May 8, 2025Mark Anthony Germanos

How to spot a phishing attempt

Yesterday's phishing attempt. Yesterday morning, someone sent me a phishing attempt. According to Wikipedia, “phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.” My spidey sense triggered. ... Read More
May 8, 2025Mark Anthony Germanos

What is BitLocker?

BitLocker = ? I am glad you asked. BitLocker is Microsoft's hard drive encrypting tool. You enable it on the hard drives residing in your computer or on external drives you attach with a USB cable. This is included in Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows 10 Professional. There is no cost. I am ... Read More
May 7, 2025Mark Anthony Germanos
Test your backups

Why you should test your backups

Test your backups. You're running a business. You have mission-critical data on your server and workstations. This includes trade secrets, client data and financial information. You backup your data to protect you in case an emergency struck. You know the backups work and your mission-critical data is safe, offsite. Or do you? This ... Read More
May 7, 2025Mark Anthony Germanos

How to find your WIFI password

Do you need to find your WIFI password? If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me to find their WIFI password (encryption key) and type it into a new notebook, phone or tablet, I could afford to live in California. OK, OK, OK, I do live in California. Nuf said. This does, ... Read More
May 6, 2025Mark Anthony Germanos

When should you ZIP files?

ZIP files when you need to keep them together. Windows lets you ZIP files. A ZIP file is a file that contains other files. The ZIPping process also compresses the files it contains. If you want to send four files at 3 MB each, you're looking at 12 MB in sum. Adding ... Read More
May 6, 2025Mark Anthony Germanos
Solid State Drives (SSD) are faster than magnetic drives. SSDs have no moving parts.

Why you should say YES to Solid State Drives

Solid State Drives work for you. Solid State Drives are computer hard drives that have no moving parts. Therefore, they make the computer run faster, generate less heat and last longer. How one can help your business. Jim runs a small business in Rancho Cordova, California. He uses his computer more than 30 ... Read More
May 5, 2025Mark Anthony Germanos
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How to save money with preventative maintenance

How can you save money? Maybe I should answer this "how do I save money" question  with a story. My first client was a highly respected professor. He did not practice preventative maintenance and he did not save money in this episode. He bought a new Lexis and drove it 10,000 ... Read More
May 5, 2025Mark Anthony Germanos
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