SSBG vs common Tech Support issues: Episode 1 My Computer is too slow The first step to fixing a slow computer is to verify that your machine is the actual source of the problem. Videos that seem to buffer forever, and websites that take ages to load, may not be your computer’s fault. Geek Squad…
A Southern California man first built a sizable business out of recycling electronic waste, but now is headed to federal prison for 15 months after a federal appeals court in Miami rejected his claim that the “restore discs” he made to extend computers’ lives had no financial value. Instead ruling that he had infringed on…
It’s time to face a cold, hard fact: Your IT department is too slow. It’s the result of good intentions gone bad, but in business, intentions don’t matter. When is IT too slow? Whenever any part of the business has to wait for IT to deliver the goods, that’s when. The magic buzz phrase these…
CONSUMERS HAVE LONG wondered just what Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data. But internet giants have little incentive to give straight answers — even to simple questions like, “Why am I being shown this ad?” On May 25, however, the power balance will shift towards consumers, thanks to a European privacy…
Can a CIO make IT twice as good by reducing costs by 50%? This was the bold statement of the CIO of AstraZeneca, Dave Smoley, when he joined the company 4 years ago. 4 years after he made it happen! With a lot of in-sourcing. First of all, what did he do? And consequently, how did…
Who is in charge of the digital transformation at your business? Your CMO? Your CIO? Someone else? Or, all together? Find out more on by reading this article from Forbes. The article talks about the organizational chart and how it is an issue for real change, because marketing and technology are connecting day by day. Therefore…
News of massive security vulnerabilities afflicting every modern model of Intel processor went public. Developers for practically every major platform frantically rushed to roll out fixes. Much more information has now become available about Meltdown and Spectre. They are a group of attack methods malicious parties could use to break into some of the most sensitive inner workings…
The Feds are accusing Boyusec of siphoning secrets from targets including Siemens. The company has connections with the notorious group APT3 that has connections with Beijing’s spy services. An obscure Chinese computer security firm acted as a front for a sophisticated hacking operation dedicated to siphoning secrets from targets around the world and the federal prosecutors have…
SHANGHAI — Chinese authorities have removed Skype from Chinese app stores, therefore the app is unavailable on all the app stores and this includes Apple’s app store. Statement from Apple “The Minister of Public Security notified that a number of VoIP apps do not comply with local law. As a result the administrators removed these apps…
Some hackers have broken the WPA2 protocol. Belgian researchers found that the internet traffic is not secure. The WPA2 WiFi Security protocol is NOT secure. And you are using it at home or at your office when you use the Wi-Fi. For full details of this security breach, please read https://helpdesk.ssbg.com.cn/index.php?/News/NewsItem/View/96/breaking-news—key-reinstallation-attacks-krack. At SSBG we have already…
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