Computer Safety & News

Seagate is introducing the world’s largest hard drive designed for consumers for around $540 as described below http://www.pcworld.com/article/3096292/storage/seagates-10tb-barracuda-pro-is-the-worlds-largest-consumer-hard-drive.html Got a thirst for more storage on your PC? Seagate has heard you and Tuesday morning introduced the world’s largest capacity consumer hard drive for desktop users. The 10TB Barracuda Pro doesn’t play just the capacity card […]

John Maxwell shares an excellent leadership article related to value of sacrifice in making tough decisions http://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/the-power-of-sacrifice Everything worthwhile is uphill. I’ve been saying this for a while now, but the more I think about it, the more I know it’s true. Whether you’re talking about personal growth, personal health, business or some other aspect […]

For WIN7 and WIN8 users, the final version for the FREE Windows 10 upgrade notification invitation has been released to remind users of the July 29th deadline.  http://www.infoworld.com/article/3097521/microsoft-windows/last-gasp-microsoft-updates-get-windows-10-nagster-kb-3035583-yet-again.html With nine days to go, Microsoft really, really wants you to claim your free upgrade to Windows 10. Come to think of it, Microsoft has really, really […]

Over one billion users registered to any software facility is a rare accomplishment http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/07/20/facebook-messenger-has-1-billion-users/87319582/ SAN FRANCISCO — Messenger, Facebook’s homegrown messaging app, has joined the 1 billion users club, achieving what is still a rare feat in the technology world.  But they are increasingly in favor of Facebook, which now has three apps with more than […]

This 22 slide presentation shares a historical recap of developments through the years.  This threat took off significantly during 2013 with the advent of Cryptolocker http://www.networkworld.com/article/3097534/malware-cybercrime/the-history-of-ransomware.html Ransomware has been the most pervasive cyber threat since 2005. According to publicly available information, ransomware infections have outnumbered data breaches 7,694 to 6,013 over the past 11 years.  Over […]