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More on Win10’s Ransomware protection
Posted on February 8th, 2021 at 01:45 Comment on the AskWoody LoungeLANGALIST
More on Win10’s Ransomware protectionBy Fred Langa
Many subscribers tried enabling this optional security enhancement, only to discover it can be hard to get going!
There are at least five reasons why Ransomware protection — and other Win10 security features — might not be available on your PC.
Here’s what they are, and what you can do about them.
Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.5.0 (2021-02-08).
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Have you enabled Win10’s ransomware protection?
Posted on February 1st, 2021 at 01:05 Comment on the AskWoody LoungeLANGALIST
Have you enabled Win10’s ransomware protection?By Fred Langa
This free, optional feature is disabled by default but, if enabled, can help protect and recover your PC from a ransomware takeover!
It’s easy to enable the ransomware protection, but you should know about its quirks and drawbacks before doing so. Here’s how to decide whether this optional protection is for you and, if so, how to get it going!
Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.4.0 (2021-02-01).
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Business cyber insurance: A sea change
Posted on November 15th, 2020 at 21:00 Comment on the AskWoody LoungeSMALL-BUSINESS COMPUTING
By Amy Babinchak
For IT businesses — and by extension, their clients — adapting to a rapidly shifting technology environment has been a challenge.
Not the least of those changes is insuring for data-related privacy and security losses.
Not that long ago, insuring my business was relatively simple. We were covered primarily for liability and errors/omissions. Today, the array of events covered by my policy is mind-boggling — much of it focused on data security and privacy.
Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.45.0 (2020-11-16).
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Web presence: Working with search engines
Posted on September 20th, 2020 at 21:00 Comment on the AskWoody LoungeSMALL-BUSINESS WEBSITES
By Will Fastie
Leveraging Web-based services is an essential part of building an effective online presence — and search engines are a top priority.
In my previous installment, I stated that this article would focus on social networks. I’d intended to include some information on search engines, but during the research and writing process, I realized there was more to say about search.
One of the buzz words constantly thrown about when discussing online searches is “search-engine optimization.” I’ll state right from the start that I’m dubious about the value of current SEO practices — and practitioners.
Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.37.0 (2020-09-21).
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Hybrid attack can extract data from inert RAM
Posted on November 11th, 2019 at 01:10 Comment on the AskWoody LoungeLANGALIST
By Fred Langa
It sounds impossible, but data can be recovered from RAM chips — even after they’ve been removed from a PC.
Specialized attacks on memory modules can reveal working passwords and cryptographic keys still stored random-access memory, possibly allowing malicious hackers to bypass encryption services such as BitLocker, VeraCrypt, FileVault, and others!
Plus: Disabling Windows Firewall and its nags.
Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.41.0 (2019-11-11).
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Freeware Spotlight — CipherShed
Posted on July 8th, 2019 at 01:00 Comment on the AskWoody LoungeBest Utilities
By Deanna McElveen
In a digital world that’s becoming increasingly less safe, data encryption is one of the better tools for keeping cyber thieves at bay.
That’s especially true if you travel with a laptop or a flash drive — just imagine the damage you might incur if your device were lost or stolen. But keeping sensitive files, folders, and/or entire disks encrypted will make your files inaccessible to the device’s “new owner.”
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.25.0 (2019-07-08).
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Windows 7: Preparing for an uncertain future
Posted on July 1st, 2019 at 01:15 Comment on the AskWoody Lounge
ON SECURITYBy Susan Bradley
By now every Win7 user should know that official support for the venerable OS ends next year.
The final updates should go out on January 14, 2020 (more MS info) — at least they’ll end for those of us who don’t have deep corporate pockets to pay for extra patches.
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.24.0 (2019-07-01).
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Really useful Windows 10 features
Posted on July 1st, 2019 at 01:00 Comment on the AskWoody LoungeWINDOWS 10
By Amy Babinchak
When Microsoft releases a new version of Windows, I’ll bet lots of users don’t bother to investigate the changes and new features — unless Microsoft moved the users’ cheese.
Then I hear from clients, complaining that something in the UI is different and they’re not happy with the change. After upgrades, most Windows users tend to just continue doing what they’ve always done. And that’s too bad, because some of the new features are truly useful.
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.24.0 (2019-07-01).
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