IRS warns of scams as tax filing season draws near
IRS warns of scams as tax filing season draws near It’s time of year again – tax season. While you are finding your year’s worth of financial documents, scammers are eagerly awaiting the chance to steal your data and commit tax fraud. Criminals use a plethora of ways to trick you and steal your […]
AI and data: What you need to know to protect yourself
You may have seen or heard in movies and TV that robots could take over the world. Today, it’s not as much science fiction as it is a possibility. We may not want it, but artificial intelligence is here to stay. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to […]
New Bazar Trojan Slips Past Your Email Defenses!
A new trojan appearing in phishing emails is tricking home users into letting hackers enter their computer or home network. A trojan is a specific kind of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate program or email attachment. This new variant of the “Bazar” trojan is equipped with anti-analysis techniques to make it harder to be detected by anti-virus software.
Google Service Disruptions
It has recently come to our attention that certain Google services, especially Gmail, have experienced outages over the past 48 hours. According to Google, this could manifest as slow or unsuccessful delivery of emails, error messages, or other problems connecting to Gmail by web browser or desktop application. On Monday, other Google services like Google […]
The INTERNET-OF-THINGS(“IoT”)?
By now I think we all realize how much the INTERNET has become part of our daily lives. It’s become an “expectation”, the “standard” from which we gather information or even run our businesses. But what is the Internet of Things? Control Household Appliances From Your Phone.We use the internet to read, to shop, to […]