Business Computing Bits and Bytes

Windows XP Be Gone!

2012-03-02T18:34:00.000-08:00

It is time to ditch Window XP! If your business hasn't moved to Windows 7, then the time is now...and here's why... I'm not a Microsoft raving fan, nor am I an unofficial representative. Rather, I am just a computer consultant that has business clients and has to deal with the realities of the Microsoft dominance of the business computing market. When Microsoft came out with Vista and promoted

A Computer Disaster Can Put Your Company Out of Business

2011-12-03T18:12:00.001-08:00

"93% of companies that lost access to their data for 10 days or more due to a disaster filed for bankruptcy within one year of the disaster, and 50% filed for bankruptcy immediately." (Source: National Archives & Records Administration in Washington.) Yes, disasters do happen, but we don't need to be helpless victims in the face of every disaster. To prepare for various causes of computer

Have you ever lost an hour of work on your computer?

2011-12-03T18:08:00.001-08:00

Now imagine if you lost days or weeks of work – or imagine losing your client database, financial records, and all of the work files your company has ever produced or compiled. Imagine what would happen if your network went down for days, where you couldn’t access e-mail or the information on your PC. How frustrating would that be? Or, what if a major storm, flood, or fire destroyed your office

Are We Too Dependent on the Internet? Can the Internet Be Brought Down By a Few Select People?

2011-10-28T14:41:00.000-07:00

Author Mark Bowden (famous for his book "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War which later was made into a movie of the same name) explains how the fragility of the Internet coupled with our dependence on use of the Internet is starting to become a threat to our country's national security. He explains in plain English how a few software engineers can create a computer infection that would

The Cyberweapon That Almost Succeeded in Blowing Up a Nuclear Power Plant

2011-09-17T13:30:00.000-07:00

This is a story of a "bomb" that almost succeeded in blowing up a nuclear power plant. It is NOT a story of terrorist bombs being dropped from the sky, airplanes flying into skyscrapers, exploding trucks parked outside of buildings, or suicide bombers. Not those bombs; I talking about a new kind of bomb. One that takes advantage of a hidden vulnerability of the world’s interconnected network of

Trick and No Treat with Scareware - Part 4

2011-08-26T10:26:00.000-07:00

Visiting a Web Site Can Be Dangerous to Your Computer's Health! If you didn't fall for the fancy websites and advertisements promoting scareware as a legitimate virus protection program, how else can you get scareware installed on your computer? Unfortunately, you can get scareware installed on your computer with out you being aware of it. The same methods used to get different kinds of

Trick and No Treat with Scareware - Part 3

2011-06-24T16:19:00.000-07:00