Paradise Technology Solutions

05/06/2024

The takeaway from the below article: when doing a Google search, scroll down until you get to non-sponsored results

Our researchers found fake sponsored search results that lead consumers to a typical fake Microsoft alert site set up by tech support scammers.

02/09/2024

Congratulations to new Paradise Business Poptastic! My wife enjoyed the raffle prize.

01/24/2024

It's always important to apply updates when they are available. This one is particularly important because of the addition of Stolen Device Protection. So, do the update and then enable this new feature!

Note: We are using AI to generate these images.

01/17/2024

It's time to stop using a spreadsheet or notepad to keep track of your passwords. Paradise Technology Solutions recommends Bitwarden for most users, but also look at 1Password, NordPass, and Keeper.

01/01/2024

Douglas, our AI blogger experiment, has written his first official entry. Douglas' writing is not edited by us, but we are fact-checking. We hope you find this information helpful

12/27/2023

Our AI cyber-security blogger just went live. Enjoy

12/26/2023

I'm starting an experiment that involves AI, cyber-security, and writing. Follow along if you like. I'll post updates here occasionally.

I’m starting a new experiment and I’m hoping it is something that will interest you. Within this experiment, I hope to tackle three things on my professional “bucket list”. One, I want to learn more about this emerging world of AI. Two, I want to create a platform to dispense cyber-security ...

12/07/2023

If you have an Android device, you know that iPhone users judge you when texting with you. The new Beeper Mini app gives your Android device a seat in iMessage (your texts look and act like iPhone messages). If you feel that's worth $2 a month, check it out.
https://www.beeper.com/

11/28/2023

As it says in the below Wikipedia entry, "If your password is on this list of 10,000 most common passwords, you need a new password." It's as simple as that. I know about this list, now you know about it. Do you know who else knows about the list? The bad guys

If your password is on this list of 10,000 most common passwords, you need a new password. A hacker can use or generate files like this, which may readily be compiled from breaches of sites such as Ashley Madison. Usually passwords are not tried one-by-one against a system's secure server online; in...

11/07/2023

I fear that stories like this are going to become more common in the coming years. There are some applications and companies that can help to detect AI-generated/manipulated images. Contact us if you have questions

A New Jersey teen and her mother are speaking out after alleged images created with artificial intelligence were circulated among high school students.

10/20/2023

Am I all in on A.I.? Not all in, but it has captured my imagination and a lot of my free time lately. One problem with the technology is transparency. Stanford University has released a document named “The Foundation Model Transparency Index.” This document ranks the A.I. leaders. The “best” one ranks a meager 54%. All I can say is, “Be careful”.

We define 100 indicators that comprehensively characterize transparency for foundation model developers. We divide our indicators into three broad domains:

10/18/2023

Chamber of Commerce morning networking hosted by Habitat for Humanity at an under-construction home.