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The use of Google Cloud

April 27, 2017 12:49 pm Published by Comments Off on The use of Google Cloud

Google Cloud has been in the long time running and provides many features for personal and business use, too. Adopting Google Cloud is simple. Secure and affordable. Google Cloud is focused on the future. With fast mobile broadband and faster connections in homes and offices, Google Cloud is efficient and provides the necessary needs that are needed with the right...


Benefits of Java Updates

April 24, 2017 4:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Benefits of Java Updates

Ever wondered what those Java updates every other week or month does to your computer? With different software updates happening within your computer, it can be confusing to know which ones are valuable for your computer’s use. To put it simply, software updates help your computer run safely and efficiently. First released by Sun Microsystems in 1995, this programming language...


Adobe launches Experience Cloud

April 19, 2017 4:06 pm Published by Comments Off on Adobe launches Experience Cloud

Earlier last month, Adobe launched the Adobe Experience Cloud, a comprehensive set of cloud services designed to give enterprises everything they need to deliver great customer experiences. They are broken into three different clouds: Adobe Advertising Cloud Adobe Analytics Cloud Adobe Marketing Cloud As a result, each of these integrate with Adobe Creative Cloud and Document Cloud, too! With the...


How Amazon’s Alexa is changing the system

April 17, 2017 4:05 pm Published by Comments Off on How Amazon’s Alexa is changing the system

  Amazon’s new speaking system Echo, otherwise known as Alexa, has been said by critics to change the game when it comes to new modern technology. After all, Alexa is named after the ancient library of Alexandria for a reason. Alexa, is the voice service that powers Echo and interacts with customers through the device by using a specific set...


Amazon Web Services

April 13, 2017 11:59 am Published by Comments Off on Amazon Web Services

Many of us enjoy using Amazon on a daily basis when we order products through Amazon Prime or watch movies through the Amazon Stick. But did you know that small and medium sized businesses have been using Amazon Web Services for features such as: computing, storage, database storage, analytics, application, and deployment services that help organizations move faster, lower IT...


Password Management

April 12, 2017 11:58 am Published by Comments Off on Password Management

By now, we all hopefully know that having the password “123456” or “password” may be super convenient but also easy to crack by hackers. For many of us in the business world, we have so many passwords that we have trouble keeping track of them. There are the personal passwords for home and family use, the passwords for financial applications,...


Putting Google to Work for your Business

April 11, 2017 11:57 am Published by Comments Off on Putting Google to Work for your Business

We all know the Google name and the power behind the well-known search engine. But did you know that just by signing up for a Google email for you and your employees, that you have the power of cloud computing right at your fingertips? Google’s suite of applications seems to cover every angle of computer-based work including: creating presentations, spreadsheets,...


Are you Cyber Aware While Mobile?

April 6, 2017 11:56 am Published by Comments Off on Are you Cyber Aware While Mobile?

As Americans, we love our mobile devices because they are so portable and easy-to-use. Unfortunately, smartphones, tablets, laptops, e-readers and iwatches are just as vulnerable to cyber attacks as desktop machines. With the expansion of capabilities and wider range of uses of mobile devices, there have also been an introduction of new security risks. Let’s look at a few steps...


Firewall 411

April 5, 2017 11:55 am Published by Comments Off on Firewall 411

A firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. This can either be hardware or software based (ideally both) and creates parameters of whether to allow or block specific traffic based on those rules. In short, a firewall acts as a barrier between a trusted network and...


What It Means to Have SSL/Benefits of It

April 4, 2017 4:24 pm Published by Comments Off on What It Means to Have SSL/Benefits of It

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), helps prevent attacks from companies and attackers tampering with the data sent between websites and the users’ browsers. SSL is a necessary tool for protecting sensitive information. And as more attacks and advances that are made on the internet, the better it is to have SSL on websites. So what are the benefits of SSL? With...


Google Installing SSL On Websites

March 28, 2017 4:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Google Installing SSL On Websites

As a way to protect your site and your users, Google’s recent decision to add SSL on website is a huge deal that can cause other big networks to follow suit. What is HTTPS? HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is used for internet communication protocol that protects the confidentiality of data between the site and the user’s computer. When using the...


SSL Certificate Basics

March 24, 2017 5:33 pm Published by Comments Off on SSL Certificate Basics

Not many web users are aware of the purpose of SSL Certificates or what its main purpose is. As the internet continues to grow, it’s important to know every bit of security that must be installed and learned as you continue to be a web user. To begin with, what is SSL? SSL Certificate also known as a “digital certificate”...