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Spiced up security features on Android Oreo

There’s plenty to get excited about in Android 8.0: improved auto-fill functionality, picture-in-picture capability, greater notification control, and plenty more. While these features are all-impressive, Android has also included a number of significant security enhancements that you shouldn’t miss. More secure booting Android’s Verified Boot feature was introduced in 2013 and has been fine-tuned since.

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Is serverless computing as good as it sounds?

The next big thing in cloud computing is capturing small-business owners’ attention, and it’s easy to see why. Even after migrating to the cloud, businesses are still forced to deal with configuring and maintaining servers; it’s just done over the internet. Serverless computing changes that entirely. What is it? Outsourcing workloads to the cloud —

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What exactly is unified communications?

Relying solely on your phone for business communication made perfect sense decades ago. But if you carried that over today, your business would fail. This is because business communications now must include mobility, instant messages, and video conferencing. And to bring it all together seamlessly, you need unified communications. What is unified communications? Unified communications

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New Office attack method puts users in danger

From cloud hacks to malicious macros, hackers are becoming more creative in how they breach Microsoft Office. And although Microsoft releases security patches as soon as vulnerabilities are discovered, there’s a new hacking technique that allows cybercriminals to slip past traditional threat detection tools. What’s the new Office threat? The Office exploit takes advantage of

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Providence Consulting – 11/06/17

Jeff Dettloff, President & Chief Problem Solver tells us about Cyber Security and different ways to keep people aware of Cyber Security. Providence Consulting offers Cyber Security Training.

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Follow Me: Windows 10 Cortana enhancements

Windows 10 users heavily rely on the Tips and Get Started features to assist them. Good news could be coming their way with a possible launch of a Cortana-guided feature called ‘Follow Me.’ Should ‘Follow Me’ become a reality, users will benefit from more thorough assistance. Possible new Cortana features Cortana can perform several tasks,

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Providence Consulting – 11/03/17

Jeff Dettloff, President & Chief Problem Solver at Providence Consulting tells us about Cyber Security and gives us a list of threats that your mobile device has associated with it.. What do we need to do to keep our devices safe and secure.

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Hackers KRACK WiFi security

For ages, most people assumed that setting a strong password on their WiFi router was enough to prevent cyberattacks, but recent events prove otherwise. Two Belgian security analysts have found a serious weakness in WiFi networks, called KRACK, that puts your wireless devices in danger. What is KRACK? Simply put, KRACK, short for ‘key reinstallation

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Apple Pay Apple Pay: Safe and secure transactions

It was only a matter of time before our smartphones replaced our wallets. There are several mobile payment systems available today, but Apple Pay is one of the safest and easiest to use for small businesses. Read on for more details on why you should consider it. How does it work? Credit card transactions are

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