Anti-Virus

One  important step in keeping you and your computer safe is a anti-virus. Here is a great article reviewing some of the most popular anti-virus programs out there.

Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

Protecting yourself from idenity theft let's get started.

Okay, lets start with some of the basic things you can do to help protect yourself from identity theft. Over the next several post we'll go in to more detail on some of these and other security topics to make you a more tech security savvy.

ü  Monitor credit and bank accounts closely

ü  Don't over-share on social networking websites like Facebook or LinkedIn. Set the privacy settings for these site to the highest level and don’t share to many facts. Does your real birthday really need to be on there?

ü  Maintain anti-virus and anti-malware software

ü  Handle financial documents with care. Always shred before throwing these away.

ü  Create strong passwords. Be sure they have spaces, special characters, and lowercase and uppercase letters. Never use a real word you could find in the dictionary.

ü  Be careful with unsecured Wi-Fi. Never access anything with sensitive information like you bank account over the free Wi-Fi at the coffee shop or store.

ü  It always phishing season online! Read emails carefully before clicking on links or attachments, especially asks for personal or financial information.

Check out the federal trade Commission’s Identity Theft website.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0014-identity-theft

 

 

How to keep yourself safe

We're seeing more news stories of hacking incidents. You can't control what happens at the big company's but there are things you can do to protect your personal information and keep you home and office safe from those prying eyes. The next several posts will have things you can do to protect yourself so check back for more helpful tips.


Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

Great IT Security Sites

If your like Most IT professionals Security is on your mind more and more. Check out this article on some great online security sites.


Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

DNS on Windows Server 2012

If you are moving your DNS server to 2012 or setting up for the first time you know how stressful it can be. Here is a great tutorial to make the change process go smooth.


Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

Configuration mistakes can led to big problems.

Configuration mistakes can led to big problems. Read about what happened at Healthcare.gov here.

Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

Help I lost my Files

So you deleted a file. Here a great article on the steps you need to take to get them back.

Article
Michael Gegogeine

CIsco SOHO equipment vulnerable

If you use or support a Cisco SOHO equipment you need to read this article. One more reason to keep  your equipment a updates current.

Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama 

Most Popular IT Certifications in 2014

Article about the 15 Most Popular IT and Business Certifications for 2014

Michael Gegogeine

Madison Alabama

Should you try Linux?

Thought about trying Linux but not sure if its right for you? Read this article to help you decide.


Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

Microsoft sticks to vow, leaves XP exposed to ongoing attacks

Microsoft sticks to vow, leaves XP exposed to ongoing attacks. Read more here.

Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

10 Ways to keep XP Secure

Still haven't upgrade from Windows XP? You should defiantly put plans in place to do so. But many haven't. until you do here are some tips to keep your XP machine secure as possible before your transition.

Article.

Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS

Check out whats new in Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS. here.

Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

Heartbleed Bug

If you haven't hard about the Heartbleed Bug yet you need too!  It's a Heartbleed is a flaw in OpenSSL, an open-source encryption technology that is used by two-thirds of Web servers and it could put your personal information at risk.

Read more here

Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

Windows XP support ending April 8th

Still running XP? I know more than a few people that are including numerous small business. If you don't know already Windows XP Support is ending April 8th.  The end of Support means no more technical assistance, including automatic updates. Threats to your PC and data from security risk and virus will increase and compatibility issues will be on the rise also. You probably have been thinking about upgrading already so don't wait any longer long and get started now.


Microsoft XP End of Support Announcement.


Michael Gegogeine
Madison Alabama

Too many monitors?

Are you using multiple monitors? Is it helping or hurting your productivity? Interesting article about it on ITWorld. Read more Here.

Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

Striking a Nerve in the Insurance Industry: Google and Insurance | PropertyCasualty360

Striking a Nerve in the Insurance Industry: Google and Insurance | PropertyCasualty360


Michael Gegogeine
Madison Alabama

Linux Foundation introductory Linux MOOC on edX

Linux training

If you are thinking about learning more about Linux? this summer the Linux Foundation  will be offering a Linux MOOC  on edX. Read more about it here.


Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

30 Skills you need in IT

For all you IT folks out there check out this list skills .How many do you have? it might be time to up-date you knowledge.

30 Skills you need in IT


Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

Ubuntu phone delayed

The Ubuntu phone my be delayed until 2015. Story here


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Linux training

New to Linux. Here is another great source for information if you are just starting to use Linux or are thinking about installing.

Linux.about.com


Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama

If you have thought about using Ubuntu Linux but are still more comfortable with the "fee" of Windows here is a great article on how o make Ubuntu look more like Windows 7. Article here.


Michael Gegogeine
Madison, Alabama