According to the Department of Homeland Security, ransomware is the fastest-growing malware threat in the United States. Perhaps there is no better evidence of this assertion than the fact that…
Author: Tommy Stephens
Multi-Factor Authentication – A Necessity in Today’s World
From the perspective of data security, today’s world is an extremely dangerous one. It is hard to go a single day without hearing about yet another data breach, a phishing…
Five Tips For Improving Personal Privacy
Personal privacy is a “hot” topic in many circles today. Many individuals are becoming increasingly outraged when they learn how much information has been collected about them and how it…
How To Avoid Being A Victim Of Social Engineering
One of the key emerging threats of the digital age is social engineering, which is tricking someone into parting with personal information or into taking some kind of action through…
The Top Five New Features In Excel 2019
Now that Excel 2019 has been available for approximately six months, many companies have begun the process of upgrading their team members to the new version of Microsoft’s market-leading spreadsheet…
QuickBooks Online Accountant Trial Balance Feature Discontinued
Intuit announced today that the Trial Balance feature available in QuickBooks Online Accountant is being discontinued effective May 31, 2019. Earlier this year, Intuit introduced the Prep for taxes feature…
Office 365 Updates Continue to Provide Improvements
Microsoft continues to roll-out updates and enhancements to Office 365 users. In fact, through April 2019, twenty-six new feature updates have been added to Office 365 applications. This means that…
Should You Use a Personal VPN?
In an era in which many technology users worry about data security and personal privacy, questions abound about how we can establish secure connections to the Internet. When working from…
Where Is Personal Privacy?
Where Is Personal Privacy? A recent article from the Wall Street Journal revealed that millions of smartphone users disclose personal and private details to Facebook through various apps. In turn, Facebook could…
Microsoft Announces Major Changes to OneNote, Teams, and Outlook
In a series of messages, Microsoft announced major changes to OneNote, Teams, and Outlook this week. These changes potentially impact Office 365 subscribers who use these tools in various capacities.…