Oil Field Services Merger Integration
With oil prices up, many oil field services companies are looking to grow through acquisitions. Bill Aimone and Peter Purcell discuss the common struggles companies face as they take this [...]
How To: Protect Yourself—Show File Extensions by Default
Another day, another uncomplicated way to protect yourself from common security threats! Beginning about 15 years ago, Microsoft began to drop file extensions out of a user’s view to [...]
TLS (the Security Feature Formerly Known as SSL) and Why It Matters
Transport Layer Security. Are you already bored? TLS is one of the most important technologies protecting you on the web these days, so let’s tackle why that matters. First, what is it? TLS [...]
Getting to Know Windows Defender
Regardless of what the big box salesperson might have tried to sell you during your last PC purchase, one of the best options for virus and general threat protection comes along with Windows 10 [...]
Learning from the Worst Passwords of 2017
As predicted, 2017 concluded with a record number of data breaches due to cyberattacks. Because of these breaches, we now have more insight into the terrible passwords being used to secure [...]
How To: Find Out Who Is Really Emailing You
My dad used to say, “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to avoid phishing scams, keep his technology systems a little safer forever,” or something like that… Old [...]
The Processor Design Flaw That Will Slow Down Your Computer
What’s happening? The Register reported yesterday that Intel processors have a design flaw, dubbed “Meltdown,” that allows secure portions of code to be monitored and exploited at the [...]
