by ray | Aug 10, 2015 | Security
Late Thursday night, Mozilla released a security patch for the Firefox browser after finding a serious vulnerability being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability allows malicious attackers to use some JavaScript magic to “search for and upload potentially...
by ray | Aug 10, 2015 | Security
Windows 10 has some handy new features, but if you believe the rest of the internet, it also comes with features that eviscerate any semblance of privacy. But that view is a little overblown. Let’s take a closer look at what each of these settings actually do—and...
by ray | Aug 9, 2015 | Security
It took some time for Kevin Stecko to learn in 2013 that the e-commerce system for his website, 80stees.com, had been hacked. Whoever did it “sat on the [data] for about six months,” Stecko says. “We didn’t notice anything.’’ He doesn’t know how the breach happened,...
by ray | Aug 9, 2015 | Security
SO YOU FINALLY installed Windows 10 and joined the ranks of the other 67 million users. You open your browser to search for a place to grab lunch, and Bing already knows your location. You notice that all the banner ads are geared toward your secret...
by ray | Aug 8, 2015 | Cloud Tools, Google, Google Workspace
Ever tried to set up online payments? As it turns out, what should be a simple task is actually quite the nightmare. Whether it’s choosing the right payments company for your billing habits, figuring out how to navigate the complicated maze of setup forms, creating...
by ray | Aug 8, 2015 | Cloud Tools, Tech News
DigitalOcean vs. AWS is a David vs. Goliath story with a twist. The plucky upstart, DigitalOcean, faces an established behemoth. Like David, DigitalOcean has a strategy that plays to its strengths while avoiding a direct confrontation with Amazon. But this isn’t a...
