Orlando IT Support

09/30/2017

08/31/2017

Security researchers have found five gaping holes in the firmware running on Arris modems, three of which are hardcoded backdoor accounts.

08/04/2017

This week, with the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16251 for PC, Microsoft added support for linking Android devices to one's computer, allowing users to share files from their smartphone to their PC with the tap of a few buttons.

07/17/2017

Starting next week Google will overhaul its two-step verification (2SV) procedure and replace one-time codes sent via SMS with prompts shown on the user's smartphone.

06/09/2017

No currently known ransomware strain can infect Windows 10 S, said Microsoft today with the release of a new report detailing the next-get ransomware protection features the company introduced with the release of the Windows 10 Creators Update last month.

05/20/2017

A decryptor (Wanakiwi) that has been developed for WannaCry/WannaCrypt/wCrypt. There is a catch though, it only works for some operating systems.

04/06/2017

One of the best defenses against ransomware is having a good backup strategy. Having good backups protects your data against all sorts of unpleasant mishaps. A useful rule of thumb called the "3-2-1 rule", learn about it here.

03/26/2017

We're almost two weeks away from Windows Vista's official End of Life (EoL) date, April 11, 2017, more than ten years after Microsoft officially launched Windows, back in January 2007.

03/14/2017

Researchers found pre-installed Android malware on 36 high-end devices from top smartphone manufacturer.

02/23/2017

02/21/2017

Google Chrome may be one of the more secure browsers but an increasing number of malicious extensions are being forced onto users. The one we analyze can hide itself and receive commands from a remote server in order to hijack the browser with incessant offers, fraud and even tech support scams.

02/11/2017

After hounding Windows users for well over two decades, macro malware has taken its first steps towards affecting the other operating system on which the Microsoft Office suite is available, and that's Apple's macOS.

01/18/2017

Microsoft warns business customers to begin migrating from Windows 7, exactly three years before it reaches end of life.

10/12/2016

Is there such a thing as privacy on Facebook? Seeing how everything that you post or gets posted about you (or that you get tagged in) is public knowledge, unless you do something about it, the answer is as with most social media: it depends on how you use it.

10/10/2016

With malvertising and shady advertisers, it is becoming all to common to run into browser based tech support scams that try to trick you into calling a remote support number. These scams continue to evolve and use new and innovative approaches to prevent users from closing their browsers.