Alpha Business I.T

01/02/2025

Happy New Year all! May all your networks remain secure!!

01/14/2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/nsa-found-a-dangerous-microsoft-software-flaw-and-alerted-the-firm--rather-than-weaponize-it/2020/01/14/f024c926-3679-11ea-bb7b-265f4554af6d_story.html

The disclosure represents a major shift in the agency’s approach, choosing to put computer security ahead of building up its arsenal of hacking tools.

06/10/2017

https://m.windowscentral.com/windows-10-build-16215-pc-everything-you-need-know

The latest preview of Windows 10 delivers a bunch of new features and improvements. Here's a list of them all, even the tiny bits Microsoft didn't mention.

05/04/2017

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/technology/gmail-phishing-google-docs-1.4098240

Alphabet Inc. warned its users to beware of emails from known contacts asking them to click on a link to Google Docs after a large number of people turned to social media to complain that their accounts had been hacked.

04/13/2017

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/new-processors-are-now-blocked-from-receiving-updates-on-old-windows/

The promised update block is now in effect.

01/16/2017

Be careful......
http://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2017/01/16/gmail-phishing-attack-targets-your-contacts/

Phishing attacks can be effective enough when sent from an email address that looks similar to one you've seen before. When it comes from the email address of an actual person you've communicated with even savvy users can be fooled.

01/11/2017

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/01/extortionists-wipe-thousands-of-databases-victims-who-pay-up-get-stiffed/

12/19/2016

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

10/06/2016

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/10/hands-on-with-windows-server-2016-the-os-with-its-foot-in-everything/

Server 2016 wants to be your everything—in the cloud, data center, or server closet.

12/16/2015

If you don't do this once in a while, your laptop can get clogged with dust, overheat, and die prematurely.