Computer and Network Security Major Security Breaches Continue: If you have been following the news lately, it is evident that large businesses, government departments and other organizations continue to be hacked, sometimes disclosing personal information of millions of customers. Recent major breaches include the Sony Pictures hack (which was purportedly carried out by the North Korean government) and the Anthem breach, which affected millions of customers. In the Anthem case, … [Read more...] about Computer and Network Security
General Computing
April Newsletter: Security Breaches Continue
Greetings and Happy End to the Tax Season! Now that the tax season is over, individuals and businesses can focus their attention on other important areas, like computer security. This time, the topic of the Grundig IT Newsletter is computer and network security. As with many areas of computing, focusing on prevention of problems now can save a lot of time, money and frustration in the future. Security is no exception. As usual, feel free to suggest topics which you would like to see … [Read more...] about April Newsletter: Security Breaches Continue
Technology Predictons for 2015
Windows 10: Windows 10 will be more popular than Windows 8 has been so far. It will be released during the middle of 2015 and will improve on some of the features that Windows 8 premiered while reintroducing some items from Windows 7 that were missing in Windows 8. Windows 10 will feature, unlike Windows 8, the normal-looking start menu in the bottom-left corner of the screen. This is what we have become used to over the last 20 years. While Windows 10 is being … [Read more...] about Technology Predictons for 2015
January Newsletter: Technology Predictions for 2015
Greetings and Happy New Year! It's that time of the year. Time for my technology predictions for 2015. The technology world is moving fast and there are many different areas which we can look at. While I won't be able to cover them all, I will focus on some key areas which are relevant for small businesses and individuals who want to get the most out of their technology. As usual, feel free to suggest topics which you would like to see covered in an upcoming newsletter or on … [Read more...] about January Newsletter: Technology Predictions for 2015
Passwords, iPhone 6 and Ask Leo!
Passwords: Computer security has been at the top of the news this year, especially with exploits such as the heartbleed bug and others taking advantage of vulnerabilities in computer security which are used throughout the Internet. The heartbleed bug puts our focus on passwords. Passwords are pervasive. We used them to access almost every site on the Internet. It is not enough to have strong passwords any more. The same passwords should not be used on different sites, especially … [Read more...] about Passwords, iPhone 6 and Ask Leo!
Computer and Network Security
The focus of recent Grundig IT newsletters has been on emerging cloud and mobile technologies that businesses can harness to enable their employees and grow their companies. This time, we will be taking a look at some security tools which businesses and individuals can use. Security is becoming a bigger concern with each passing year, as evidenced by the recent Target Corp. security breach and other incidents which have been in the news. FIREWALL:The first line of defense in … [Read more...] about Computer and Network Security
January Newsletter: 5 Technology Predictions for 2014
Greetings! It's that time of the year. Time for Grundig IT's technology predictions for 2014. Rather than provide an endless list of predictions for the next year in technology, I'll focus on the 5 which are most relevant to my clients. As usual, feel free to suggest topics which you would like to see covered in an upcoming newsletter or on the Grundig IT news page, which can be found at under the News tab at www.GrundigIT.com As Always, Happy Computing! -- Tom … [Read more...] about January Newsletter: 5 Technology Predictions for 2014
5 Technology Predictions for 2014
5 Technology Predictions for 2014 1) Many small businesses will continue to switch to Google Apps, a full-featured suite of applications which is delivered online, accessible through a web browser and is one of Google's hottest offerings. The price for Google apps is $5.00 / user per month. Now integrated with Google Drive, any document can be synced between multiple devices in similar fashion to Dropbox using Google Apps. Key feature: Calendar. I switched to Google Apps … [Read more...] about 5 Technology Predictions for 2014
Google Apps
We hear a lot about cloud computing these days, so I thought I'd cover one of the most popular and powerful suites of cloud-based services available today: Google Apps. (By the way, Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and mobile devices on demand.) As usual, feel free to suggest topics which you would like to see covered in an upcoming newsletter or on the Grundig IT news page, which can be found at … [Read more...] about Google Apps
Hosted Microsoft Exchange
Hosted Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Exchange has been used as the most popular email platform in companies of all sizes for many years, becoming increasingly widespread since the 1990s, with Exchange versions 5.5, 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2010 and 2013. Now, with Microsoft Exchange available as a service and delivered over the Internet from a secure datacenter, possibilities are opened up for the following types of end-users: 1) Individuals or small businesses that … [Read more...] about Hosted Microsoft Exchange
