Computer Safety & News

This new tool is now built directly into WIN10 that can provide great functionality in case more advanced imaging software like TechSmith’s Snag-it is not installed: https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-tip-how-to-use-the-new-snip-sketch-app-for-smart-screenshots/ Windows 10 finally has a complete set of screen-capture tools. After installing version 1809, you’ll find a set of features that allow you to copy a rectangle, a […]

National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is March 3–9 as shared by US CERT https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/02/27/National-Consumer-Protection-Week National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is March 3–9. This annual event encourages individuals and businesses to learn about their consumer rights and how to keep themselves secure. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its NCPW partners provide free resources to protect […]

WinRAR users on older version of software are warned of a new email exploit actively circulating in-the-wild https://www.pcmag.com/news/366852/hackers-start-exploiting-serious-winrar-flaw-to-spread-malwa WinRAR users need to watch out. Hackers are starting to exploit a newly disclosed bug in the file-archiving tool to secretly install malware on Windows PCs.  Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 has uncovered several file archive samples that exploit […]

https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/28/google-clock-alarm-youtube-music-pandora-play/ Last year Google made the business of getting out of bed in the morning an altogether more pleasant affair when it introduced Spotify integration to the Google Clock app. The feature let Android users set a song or playlist as an alarm, rather than the usual odious beeping, and it was so well received […]

The SANS Internet Storm Center shares awareness article on how target attacks on executives may circumvent spoofed email controls.  These targeted attacks are on the increase in 2019 https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Phishing+impersonations/24696/ Phishing is a constant cat and mouse game. Most organizations are now doing SPF, DMARC and other technologies to prevent spoofed emails from making it into […]

While satisfaction of the customer is important, it is sometimes important to go beyond that so that they are wowed or delighted by exceptional service. Customer Satisfaction is a Myth! Of course, there are those who are willing to accept a “satisfactory” experience if the price is low enough. That’s why, despite all the whining […]

In 2019, fake invoices & fake payment activities remain key email attack approaches in SPAM email as documented below.  https://www.pcmag.com/news/366837/invoice-in-your-email-office-file-attached-beware https://www.symantec.com/security-center/threat-report When you get an email with a subject that says “bill” or “email delivery failure,” is peppered with keywords such as “invoice” and “payment,” or has unsolicited Microsoft Office files (or worse, an unsolicited […]

Detailed tech specs are shared for Energizer 18,000 MAH battery THICK smartphone, that was introduced at MWC-2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/26/energizer-p18k-pop-big-battery-hands-on-thick-phone/ Energizer has teased a huge array of smartphones for a while. The company that makes the devices, Avenir Telecom, has used that branding to showcase dummy phone models at MWC with stupidly-high capacity batteries several times but I […]

Detailed tech specs are shared for each of 3 state-of-art phones introduced at MWC-2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/27/samsung-galaxy-s10-xperia-1-iphone-xs-max-compare/ Folding phones aren’t the only big displays you’ll see at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Plenty of traditional, non-bendy devices have graced the show floor this year, with screens far past six inches — we’re long past the days when handsets […]

USB 3.2 standard will be twice as fast, but the naming mess will get worse USB 3.2, the next-generation USB standard expected to start appearing in devices later this year, will double the maximum speed supported to 20Gbps. This is achieved by allowing for two lanes of 10Gbps each, which can be achieved without reducing […]