We all know that IT professionals speak their own language. It can be frustrating when an IT person casually recommends a simple fix and you still have no idea what they are talking about. I see this happen many times a day when an IT person says this, "that's a browser issue, just clear your cache." So let's make life easier for everyone and translate exactly "how to clear your cache". What Continue Reading
Malware Protection: What You Need to Know
When in doubt, don’t click the link Whether the link is on an official looking website or in an email that looks like it came from the right people, always make sure you trust the source of any link you click on. When in doubt, do a Google search for the company in question and go through their website to find what you’re looking for, rather than following a link. Beware of piggy back Continue Reading
Protect Yourself Against Spoofing
What do Spoofing, Whaling, and Phishing have in common? They are all scams that utilize email and rely on the recipient being convinced to take a specific action. Spoofing Email spoofing is someone (or a machine) that sends emails pretending it is from someone else. It can trick a user into thinking it is from the email hosting provider and/or sender, but that isn’t the case. See example Continue Reading
