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News
Robinhood Suffers a Data Breach: Are You One of the 7 Million People Affected?
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This is just the latest in a long line now of companies that have suffered a data breach.
An unauthorized party used social engineering with a customer support employee by phone to obtain access to “certain customer support systems.”
While there may not be much you can do to prevent a data breach you can take steps to monitor your personal information. Identity monitoring services can monitor many types of data and alert you when it has been discovered. It is possible to learn of other incidents where your information was compromised which is why an identity monitoring service is an important one to have.
There are other steps you can take to secure accounts in case account information was leaked such as enabling two-factor or multi-factor authentication (where available).
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Microsoft: New Windows driver deployment service coming soon
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This new service is aimed at businesses and enterprises. This service will allow admins to have better control over driver updates within Windows. Why is this important? Drivers are bits of code that allow the operating system to properly communicate with the hardware installed in or attached to the computer. When an incorrect driver is installed the hardware or device may not function properly or at all.
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Cyber Security
5 Ways Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Isn’t as Secure as You Think
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It has been known for some time that some of the two-factor authentication methods are less secure than others. While this can seem scary since 2FA is supposed to make your account more secure, knowing what these risks are can help reduce the chance of 2FA failing for you. Check out the linked article for full details.
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5 Times Brute Force Attacks Lead to Huge Security Breaches
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A brute force attack is the process of trying every key on a computer keyboard to find the correct password or login credentials. It's more or less a guessing game.
This is one of the reasons why you hear many IT professionals telling you to use a complex random password that contains at least 12 characters of upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. The longer and more complex a password is the harder it will be to crack or break it.
With the holidays coming up consider buying your friends and family a bit of security and get them a password manager that can help them create and securely store these passwords.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Loop Is a New Office App for Real-Time Collaboration: What You Need to Know
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If you are a user of Microsoft Office then there is a new app coming that will allow for real-time collaboration across all of the Office Apps. If you've ever used a Google Doc then you've experienced the type of real-time collaboration that will be available in Microsoft Loop. Check out the linked article for full details.
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Windows
6 Ways to Uninstall Built-In and Third-Party Windows 11 Apps
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Have you already made the switch to Windows 11? Do you have apps you want to remove? With Windows 11 Microsoft has added additional ways to safely remove apps from your computer. Many of the methods you are familiar with for uninstalling apps are still present but there are now options to remove apps without having to dig into menus or other screens. Check out the linked article for full details.
Please note that many of these methods also work in Windows 10.
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Apple
5 Common Error Codes on Mac and How to Fix Them
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Receiving an error code when working on your computer can be annoying to downright frustrating. Many times they can be even more annoying or frustrating when you get them on a Mac. In the linked article you will find the 5 most common error codes for Mac and how you can fix them. No more Googling for an answer.
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Why Did Email Stop Syncing on Android? 8 Ways to Fix It
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Email issues can be an annoying problem to downright frustrating. The biggest issue just might be an account that is no longer syncing. If you are an Android user and suffer from email syncing issues then this linked article just may be the answer you've been looking for.
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Useful Information
What Is a Clipboard Manager and Why You Need One
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Have you ever found yourself copying and pasting many of the same things over and over again? With the traditional copy/paste functionality the operating system only remembers the last item you copied. What if there was another way so you could access more of the items you previously copied? Well, you can with a clipboard manager.
A clipboard manager is a useful tool that lets you copy and paste text, images, and other items as many times as required. Thus, you don't have to go back and forth between various applications for copy-paste functions.
Check out the linked article for more details.
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FAQ of the Week
How to Use a Laptop as an External Monitor
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Each week we will address a frequently asked question. This week we are looking at how a laptop can be used as an external monitor.
This is something we've been asked multiple times. Most laptops can only output a video signal and not receive one sent to it. The only way to send an external video source is to use a software application. Essentially this is just another program that will display external content on the laptop but there are some limitations.
Check out the linked article for full details on this process and for a list of some of the available software applications for this purpose.
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