Browser Fingerprinting will be a new term to many people. What is it? Browser fingerprinting identifies the computer and web browser you're using. It's a simple as that. A browser fingerprint isn't a cookie. You can control and delete your cookies. Browsers need to...
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New Features in Google Meet
Google Meet has a very different philosophy from the Zoom platform. Google values "Collaboration Equity." Google defines this as, "the ability for everyone to contribute regardless of location, role, experience level, language, and device preference." What does this...
Business Guide to Ransomware – Landing Page
Provide clear instructions on what to do if your employees encounter a potential #ransomware lure. Learn how here. https://datto-content.amp.vg/web/bs9jye1098pb5
The measure of quality
Done right is done once but half-done lasts forever. I coined this phrase a couple of years ago to capture how so often we solve immediate problems in half-measures and then move on to other things. The result is that we end up tripping over a less than adequate...
Business Guide to Ransomware – Landing Page
Protect your business against #ransomware by educating your staff. Find out here. #stopransomware https://datto-content.amp.vg/web/dbkp1fcd6vnxi
Building Trust
There is an Indian proverb: "Trust grows at the rate of the coconut tree and falls with the speed of the coconut." When meeting for the first time with prospective customers, I always start out by asking them about their business. What's the key things that help them...
Smart Enhancements to Google Workspace are on the Way
Google is making massive changes to Workspace over the coming months. Google is a phenomenally innovative company when it comes to technology but seems to struggle when it comes to marketing slogans. This might explain which it chose to call this initiative "smart...
Latest in Phone Scams
As a pretty security savvy IT person, "Yours Truly" was almost stung this morning. I answered an incoming cell call from an Ontario phone number. Very quickly, a recorded message began with a North American digitized voice in perfect English telling me that I had 2...
Ransom Attack Hits DC Police Department
Yesterday, May 13, 2021, the Washington DC's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) reported a massive internal data breach. It was the worst ever ransomware attack on a US police department. Thousands of documents were posted to the dark web on Thursday. Included in...
Wi-Fi 6 Is Here! Should I Care?
Wi-Fi 6 is coming very soon. Why should you care? Your house and smaller office probably runs very well on Wi-Fi 5.1 In that case, don't worry about replacing your routers any time soon. A Look to the Future Wi-Fi 6 is for more demanding uses: Maximum speed should be...
May the Force Be With You
Star Wars fans recognize this greeting and celebrate it every May 4th. A post-incident assessment of Rogue One's breach of the Galactic Empire's datastore on the planet Scarif was recently conducted. It found a number of critical cyber weaknesses in Imperial Security....
The Future of Work
With vaccination levels rising (at least across the wealthier nations of the world), life and work will return to normal. Or will it? 30% of American workers say that they'll quit their jobs if they're forced to go back to the office full-time. 71% of white collar...