Computer Safety & News

PC Magazine offers excellent & in-depth article on improving quality of home based VOIP systems https://www.pcmag.com/news/7-ways-to-improve-voip-call-quality Ways to Improve VoIP Call Quality — More home network users than ever are using business-grade VoIP during the coronavirus. But all those new users and their often chaotic home networks can impact call quality, so follow these steps […]

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2020/06/18/cert-nz-releases-advisory-ransomware-campaign The New Zealand Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT NZ) has released an advisory on a ransomware campaign leveraging remote access technologies. Malicious cyber actors are targeting organizations’ networks through remote access tools, such as Remote Desktop Protocol and virtual private networks, to exploit unpatched vulnerabilities and weak authentication. After gaining access, cyber actors use […]

Apple’s key annual developers conference will be held on “virtual basis” starting on June 22, 2020 as follows: https://gizmodo.com/what-to-expect-at-wwdc-2020-1844058394 https://developer.apple.com/wwdc20/  

Several Adobe products have important Security Updates for June 2020 https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2020/06/09/adobe-releases-security-updates https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2020/06/17/adobe-releases-security-updates-multiple-products CISA encourages users and administrators to review the latest Adobe security bulletins and apply the necessary updates. Flash Player APSB20-30 Experience Manager APSB20-31 Framemaker APSB20-32 CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following Adobe Security Bulletins and apply the necessary updates. Campaign Classic APSB19-34 After Effects APSB20-35 […]

Google Chrome’s memory use could drop significantly after adopting a new Windows 10 feature Google Chrome’s memory use could drop significantly after adopting a new Windows 10 feature.  The Google Chrome RAM hog meme might soon be a thing of the past as Microsoft has introduced a new feature in Windows 10 that could reduce […]