• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Oct-21-2019
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Secured-core PCs offer new defense against firmware attacks

Microsoft, chipmakers, and several PC makers on Monday announced Secured-core PCs, which use hardware-based defense mechanisms to combat firmware-level security attacks. Considering the products on the initial list of Secured-core PCs, it’s fair to say this initiative will be aimed at business […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Oct-21-2019
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on How to remove your login password from Windows 10

Eliminating your login password from your PC is a bad idea—unless you own a computer in your private home that no one but you will ever touch. In that case, why not remove your password and eliminate that initial step?In the […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Oct-15-2019
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on They’re back: Windows 7 popup warnings to update to Windows 10 will soon reappear

Windows 7 support expires on January 14, 2020. And if you’re a Windows 7 Pro user, Microsoft is going to tell you that right on your PC screen via a popup notification.In March, Microsoft warned that it would begin using […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Oct-04-2019
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on New zero-day Android exploit targets Pixel, Galaxy phones—and hackers are already using it

Google’s Project Zero team is warning Pixel, Pixel 2, Galaxy S9, and Huawei P20 owners that a new Android vulnerability could let a hacker take full control of your phone. And what’s worse, there is evidence that it is being […]