Articles & Guidance
Plain-English guides on security, backups, scams and everyday computing — plus our Threat Glossary and Security Alerts Archive.
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Printer Installation 101 – (USB and Ethernet)
Most printers can connect in up to three ways: a USB cable to one computer, an Ethernet network cable to your router, or Wi-Fi.…
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What Is Cyber Extortion?
Cyber extortion is a crime in which someone threatens you — usually by holding your files, your data or your reputation hostage — and…
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Introduction to 5G
5G is the fifth generation of cellular network technology, and it’s now the network most new phones connect to. It follows 1G (analog voice),…
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Email – POP, IMAP, SMTP … What Does It All Mean?
We all send and receive email every day, and usually only think about how it works when something goes wrong — a message won’t…
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You’ve Got Spam!
Getting spam is annoying. Finding out that spam is going out with your email address on it — friends asking why you sent them…
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What Is Dynamic DNS And How Can It Help Me?
If you want to reach something on your home or office network from somewhere else — a security camera recorder, a file server, or…
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Remote work in the age of COVID-19
The COVID‑19 pandemic accelerated the shift to remote and hybrid work, and many of those practices are here to stay. Even though most regions…
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Windows 7 End of Life – What You Need to Know
Historical Overview – Windows 7 End of Support (January 14 2020) All Windows 7 editions (Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate) stopped receiving security updates, bug fixes, and…
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Security Update – 2019
Why This Year Was a Wake‑Up Call From the rapid spread of WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware to the explosion of illicit cryptocurrency miners, 2017…
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Directory Structure and File Name Conventions
Clear, consistent folders and descriptive file names make it easy for anyone — you, a colleague, or whoever takes over your job one day…