Article (PSA-0002) Submitted by: Billy Joe Long, Member/Manager Company: Problem Solving Applications, LLC Titled: Security, Is More Better? Original release date: May 25, 2012 Is more protection really necessary? When is enough enough? Anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-malware and firewalls, where does it all end? First off, each case is different and depends on how the computer is used, and what the computer is used for. As a general rule of thumb,…
WPAD Name Collision Vulnerability
Alert (TA16-144A) WPAD Name Collision Vulnerability Original release date: May 23, 2016 | Last revised: June 01, 2016 Redirects to the Official website of the Department of Homeland Security [US-CERT – United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team] To read article visit: https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA16-144A
Testimonial – Eureka Rescue Mission
Carol Ice, Office Manager Eureka Rescue Mission http://www.eurekarescuemission.org/ We have been using PSA for our computer technology needs since 2012. Having a PSA technician come in monthly to deal with our network and computer needs has relieved us from having to think about keeping our computers updated and computerized information secure, which is very important to us. The backup service PSA supplies for our company also provides us with the…
Understanding Windows 10 Privacy Issues
Original article: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/understanding-and-dealing-windows-10-privacy-issue.htm Submitted by: v.laurie Member of: gizmo’s freeware Understanding and Dealing with the Windows 10 Privacy Issue Original release date: September 14, 2015 There is no doubt that a system with the default settings in Windows 10 sends out a constant stream of information to Microsoft. Even if you disable the raft of privacy settings pointed out in a previous article, it seems there is still information flowing…
Ransomware and Recent Variants
Alert (TA16-091A) Ransomware and Recent Variants Original release date: March 31, 2016 | Last revised: July 11, 2016 Redirects to the Official website of the Department of Homeland Security [US-CERT – United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team] To read article visit: https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA16-091A
The Importance of Effective Data Backup
Article (PSA-0001) Submitted by: Billy Joe Long, Member/Manager Company: Problem Solving Applications, LLC Original title: Is my data safe? Retitled: The Importance of Effective Data Backup Original release date: December 19, 2012 Life insurance, medical insurance, and retirement funds are all ways we try to ensure the things most important to us are protected. What about your data? Most of us store things like family pictures, legal documents, important thoughts…