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Hacktivists Say Hello

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – learn more from https://www.dhs.gov/stopthinkconnect   Last Friday you may have noticed something was afoot with the internet. The largest, full scale cyber attack ever launched was underway and the main target was the United States, affecting millions of users across the continent, then spreading beyond to Europe and Australia. […]
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Be watchful for identity theft, fraud, phishing

  October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – learn more from https://www.dhs.gov/stopthinkconnect Identity Theft Identity theft is the illegal use of someone else’s personal information in order to obtain money or credit. Identity theft can happen to anyone in any location across the country. Take simple steps to protect your online identity by: Locking and password […]
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Stop. Think. Connect.

Every Day Steps Towards Online Safety with Stop.Think.Connect. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – learn more from https://www.dhs.gov/stopthinkconnect This month is all about security and we are starting off with the basics of Stop, Think, and Connect. Stop hackers from accessing your accounts – set secure passwords and do not use the same password more […]
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Printers

Of all the possible complex issues to deal with in the technology field nothing makes me falter a step forward until I hear “Something is wrong with my printer.”  Printers are the greatest bane in information technology. Usually most printing issues are resolved rather quickly by clearing a print queue, restarting the print spooler, or […]
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What you leave behind

Most of us in our day to day activities do not spend much time pondering what happens when we die. Perhaps it is due to not being exactly sure of what happens after we leave this plane of existence, or the fear of leaving loved ones behind. Regardless of why we do not think about […]
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Updates, Recalls, and More

Apple Security. Last week Apple released an important security update to the OSX operating system.  If you use a Mac, you need to get this update installed ASAP.  This follows Apple’s security update to iOS devices (iPhones and iPads) to version 9.3.5, also a security update.  If you have been telling your iOS device ‘later’ […]
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Email – best choices

  Today there are a plethora of choices when it comes to whom to choose to handle your primary email.  Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) gives you email accounts as part of your service.  You can also get free accounts from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and many more. We’re going to examine a few of these. […]
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Cutting the Cord

  How much do you pay for television?  Depending on your provider and the package you have it can be upwards of $120.  But of those 500 channels how many do you really watch? Is it worth it?  How would you like to change that $9.99 a month? You may have heard the term “cord […]
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Internet Outage Cripples Bandon

  Even if you were not a direct customer chances are you were affected by the 12 hour ComSpan outage on Thursday.  Multiple businesses had signs posted stating “cash only” just for those customers to find many ATMs said “Out Of Order – Internet Issue.”  Many other businesses that rely on web based servers were […]
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Let’s get DiRTy

Let’s get DiRTy DiRT, otherwise known as Disaster Recovery Testing, is Google’s attempt to break the web. More specifically this team’s mission is to provide (and actually simulate) worst case scenarios to Google’s sprawling worldwide infrastructure, taking entire live data centers offline without notice.  The end goal is to find weaknesses in their own disaster […]
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First Anniversary Thank You

  August marks our first full year with the Bandon IT office on 101.  Thanks to our great Clients, Partners, Colleagues, Family and Friends that have made it all possible. In this last year we have: Welcomed 383 new clients Completed 769 work orders Performed 116 onsite support visits, ranging from Port Orford, Powers, North Bend, […]
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Do you brush your teeth?

  Do you brush your teeth? Most people do. It is a standard proactive maintenance procedure that helps stave off cavities, bad breath, root canals, and a plethora of other dental maladies. Just as proactive maintenance is good for your dental hygiene it is also good for your computer.  No, you should not take a […]
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2FA – Do it and sleep better

  2FA.  It sounds like either some gaming group or military acronym however it is not. It stands for 2 Factor Authentication, and it’s what may save you from being hacked. Recently MySpace and not too long before that LinkedIn were hacked; the hackers obtained the usernames, email addresses and passwords of millions of users.  […]
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QuickBooks users – update now

A common mantra we have is “update, backup, update, backup”.  If you are a QuickBooks user, today is your day. Intuit has identified and is implementing an update to address a security vulnerability in QuickBooks desktop software.  This does not impact QuickBooks desktop for Mac or QuickBooks Online. Below is an outline of the steps required […]
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Bandon Business Fair 4/28/16

3rd Annual Business Fair We are excited to be participating in the Bandon Business Fair tomorrow 4/28/16 at the Bandon Community Center (The Barn). The event begins at 1PM running until 7PM.  There will be up to 40 different local businesses in attendance.  This event is open and free for the public to attend. There […]
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QuickTime joins the legacy software list

  A few days ago Apple announced it was officially abandoning support for QuickTime. This affects Windows and Apple users as the software is cross-platform (works on both types of computers). If you have QuickTime installed on your computer, you need to uninstall it. The reason it needs to be removed – there are currently […]
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New Year – New Classes

First quarter schedule for 2016 has been posted and classes start this week at the Bandon Library.  Classes are spread out throughout the week in the afternoon and evenings.  Windows Mac and iOS classes are available. CyberLynx Online Calendar: http://cyberlynxoregon.org/current.html PDF Class Schedule: PDF Class Schedule 1st Qtr 2016
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