A scam that has been around since 2010 is still catching computer owners off guard. Several months ago, a co-worker approached me and told me how her computer had been taken over by hackers. After a little investigation, it turns out that her “hacked” computer...
https://sos.fbi.gov/ is a great resource for students, parents, and educators to help engange students in learning about online safety. The lessons are broken down into “islands” for the appropriate grade level and covers a wide range of online safety topics including: Privacy, Reporting, Cyberbullying, Passwords, Netiquette,...
This week we are discussing cyber bullying and Internet safety in class. Recent Illinois law helps protect citizens against cyber bullying and electronic harassment. See a listing of state laws here. Although this issue has been a growing problem since the advent of instant messaging...
Social media is a great way to stay connected and share your life with your friends, but it is also a great tool for thieves to find their next victim. Do you REALLY know if you can trust all those “friends” on Facebook. Do you know...
The tracker below shows current virus threats and allows you to search for threats to “hopefully” find a cure.
According to a recent news report, macs are again the target of a recent hacking attack. This attack exposes more than a security flaw, but also a flaw in practices among mac users. Conditioned to believe that their macs are invincible, users are not used...
While the general preception is that Macs are safter than PC’s, when you look at the data, this may not be the case. Why then, are most virus attacks targeted at PC? Despite what the kids say, everyone does not have a Mac. In fact,...
The National Transportation Safety Board is “urging all states to impose total bans except for emergencies following recent deadly crashes, including one in Missouri after a teenager sent or received 11 text messages within 11 minutes”. This ban would include handsfree devices such as bluetooth...
Windows provides Disk Cleanup as a default junk file removal utility. However, it is not as effective as one might like, therefore, many users resort to alternative third-party software for cleaning system clutter. We have previously covered many free system cleaning utilities which provide multiple...
Have you noticed that your computer never seems to be as fast as it was when you first bought it? Every time you browse a webpage, load software, or get an update…new programs, services, and possible viruses are loaded onto your computer. Most of it...
