OneDrive and SharePoint Online are excellent values
M365 is an incredible value.
Tech education on the job and at school needs a makeover to keep up with the future of work – TechRepublic
Veronica Combs writing for Techrepublic.com: Employers, individuals and universities need to work together to modernize all forms of tech training from degrees to certifications to just-in-time programs are relevant and worthwhile, according to a new report. Organizations of all sizes should be doing technology training on the job. During the pandemic, a lack of current […]
The Value of a Hacked Email Account — Krebs on Security
Your email address has more value to hackers than you know.
Can We Stop Pretending SMS Is Secure Now? — Krebs on Security
Krebs writing for Krebs on Security: SMS text messages were already the weakest link securing just about anything online, mainly because there are tens of thousands of employees at mobile stores who can be tricked or bribed into swapping control over a mobile phone number to someone else. Now we’re learning about an entire ecosystem […]
Facebook is testing a way for creators to make money through Stories: sticker ads – The Verge
Ashley Carman | @Ashleyrcarman writing for The Verge: The company announced a test today that’ll allow some creators to place ads that look like stickers into their stories and receive a cut of the resulting revenue. Quite a lot of artists and photographers post their work on Facebook. Maybe this will help bring some reward […]
MacBook Pro M1 and Big Sur
Big Sur and Apple’s once attention to detail is missing.
The remote worker challenge
COVID-19 has certainly changed the way we work. The global pandemic sent many of us home nearly a year ago and it does not seem like remote working is ending any time soon. Many organizations are still struggling to make business processes and data remote. The old standards for securing your workers technology are not […]
COMCAST Caps Internet Usage
Comcast Caps Internet Usage
COVID-19 drives cloud migration
An article on Tech Republic says recent surveys of Information Technology departments 87% plan to accelerate their use of cloud technologies. Cloud technologies are not just for organizations with advanced Information Technology. In fact, they may be even more important to small, medium, and Micro businesses. Cloud based service providers can be the great equalizer […]
A clever attempt at Phishing
This morning I received an email from Gmail/Google asking me to confirm my recovery email. The email appears to be a clever phishing attempt to gain access to my Google account. It is was easy to see how someone reading this email would be tempted to click the “take action button”. Clicking “take action” would […]