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How automated identity is reshaping security

Posted on January 28, 2025

As technology becomes an essential part of our lives, combining artificial intelligence (AI) with traditional security techniques is no longer optional, it’s a critical step forward.

AI is driving a significant shift in security practices, creating opportunities to ensure that only authorized individuals can access restricted areas and sensitive information. This integration of AI is redefining the ways we protect our environments.

Yet, the true value of this shift emerges from the seamless collaboration between AI’s capabilities and the unique intuition and decision-making of human security professionals. Here are types of automated ID verification reshaping security. [Read more…]

Scam Alert: Beware dangerous ‘Evil Twin’ Wi-Fi networks

Posted on January 26, 2025

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Have you ever used a hotel’s secure Wi-Fi network while staying there as a guest?

How about the secure Wi-Fi network that serves the building you work in – or even the network at your church?

Many of us routinely use these types of secured Wi-Fi networks without giving them a second thought, because…well, they’re encrypted, and therefore safe, right?

As a general rule these secured networks are indeed safe and we can use them without having to worry about having our usernames, passwords and personal info being stolen.

But there’s also a danger with using hotel Wi-Fi networks that you need to know about…

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Q&A: Do SSDs need to be backed up like a hard drive?

Posted on January 26, 2025

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Question from Brenda: I took my laptop to Best Buy after the hard drive crashed and they installed a 2TB SSD for me. I can’t believe how much faster the computer runs now.

Luckily I had a backup when the hard drive crashed. I was reading an article today that said SSDs don’t break because they have no moving parts, therefore you don’t really need to back them up.

Is that true? [Read more…]

How to reopen a browser tab you closed by accident

Posted on January 23, 2025

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Have you ever had two or more tabs open in your web browser and closed one of them by accident?

Whether it was caused by an errant mouse click or by simply closing the wrong tab, it’s quite frustrating to say the least.

I do it all the time, and it used to frustrate me to no end. But now I simply work a quick bit of magic and the accidentally closed tab instantly reappears!

Well, truth be told it isn’t really magic, but rather a “trick” using the keyboard… [Read more…]