Business Threat Intelligence

As a BitDefender Partner I read a lot of blog posts, briefs and newsletters about Cyber-Security. Today on the BitDefender blog there was a great assessment of appropriate measures to determine how well your company is doing in the Threat Intelligence department. If...

Microsoft – Are they tricking users into upgrading to Windows 10?

The new Upgrade now screen that pops up has a hidden, and unexpected, Agreement. If you click the red X and close it. Clicking the red X to close the pop-up window is in fact “agreeing” to the upgrade. Do not close this window using the red X. That is...

Windows 10 – The Push is on!

In the past week we have had several calls from folks who have gone to their computer and found that it had “automatically” upgraded to Windows 10. Microsoft has upped the ante and now is presenting upgrade pop-ups that “seemingly” leave you no...
Tech-support scams on the rise

Tech-support scams on the rise

You may know someone that has been scammed by a phone call from someone saying that they are a Microsoft Tech Support specialist and that they are calling because the person’s computer is infected. Microsoft doesn’t make unsolicited calls.

Tech-support scams on the rise

Is Cyber-Security Important?

Many home users and businesses have the feeling that they don’t need to worry about Cyber-Security. They don’t do things on their computer that are questionable, they have anti-virus running on their computers, or maybe they use a Mac, so there is not much to worry about.