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Pipelines, Ransomware, and The Solution. You’ve probably heard a lot of news about the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack which happened on May 7th. The pipeline was shut down for several days, causing widespread fuel shortages and price hikes. That pipeline delivers almost half of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and jet fuel) to theTHE TOP TWENTY
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Pipelines, Ransomware, and The Solution. You’ve probably heard a lot of news about the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack which happened on May 7th. The pipeline was shut down for several days, causing widespread fuel shortages and price hikes. That pipeline delivers almost half of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and jet fuel) to theTHE TOP TWENTY
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Pipelines, Ransomware, and The Solution. You’ve probably heard a lot of news about the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack which happened on May 7th. The pipeline was shut down for several days, causing widespread fuel shortages and price hikes. That pipeline delivers almost half of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and jet fuel) to theTHE TOP TWENTY
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DO YOU REALLY NEED AN ISP? Once you pay for that IXP connection, the Internet does not cost a lot. A case in point is a video production company that owns a building within sight of the Supernode. The big ISPs wanted tens of thousands of dollars to install and lease the ultra-fast WHICH MOBILE CARRIER HAS THE STRONGEST (AND FASTEST) SIGNAL? Which Mobile Carrier Has the Strongest (and fastest) Signal? - When choosing a mobile phone service, you want to know which one has a good strong signal and a fast 4G (or 5G) data connection, in the places where you live and use your cell phone. In their advertising, Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile all make various claims about network coverage, reliability and speed.FREE TECH SUPPORT
Pipelines, Ransomware, and The Solution. You’ve probably heard a lot of news about the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack which happened on May 7th. The pipeline was shut down for several days, causing widespread fuel shortages and price hikes. That pipeline delivers almost half of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and jet fuel) to theTHE TOP TWENTY
The Top Twenty - Every night a friendly robot looks through the Ask Bob logs to see which articles were the most popular over the past week. Here are the current Top Twenty, ranked by readership volume. If you missed any of these, take a few minutes to read and comment! HERE'S HOW TO GET FREE SATELLITE TV SO YOU WANT TO DESTROY A HARD DRIVE So You Want to Destroy a Hard Drive - A concerned reader asks: 'I am getting rid of an old computer, and I want to make sure NONE of the data on the hard drive can be be accessed. (Don't ask me why) What is the best way to destroy a hard drive and ALL the data on it?' There are plenty of options, read on for my advice WHERE IS YOUR ANTIVIRUS MADE? But when it comes to spying, no country is off-limits to any other country. BitDefender is Romanian. Avast comes from the Czech Republic. Avira and GDATA are made in Germany. AVG is Dutch. Trend Micro is based in Tokyo. Bullguard and Comodo are GOT WINDOWS 10? DO THESE 5 THINGS NOW... Got Windows 10? Do These 5 Things NOW - Microsoft’s new operating system brings back old Windows 7 favorites like the Start menu, and dispenses with most of the things people hated about Windows 8/8.1. Even better, Win 10 runs faster than previous versions, enough to make a five year-old PC perform better than it did when new. But there are some privacy concerns. HOW TO STOP ANNOYING AUTO-PLAY VIDEOS How to Stop Annoying Auto-Play Videos - I was surfing the morning news sites recently, sipping coffee in blissful silence. Suddenly, my serenity was shattered by a loud, fast-talking voice urging me to buy well, I didn’t take note of what he was selling. All I wanted to do was shut him up, fast! If you've experienced unwanted audio or video, read on and learn how to turn if off, for good! HOW TO CONSOLIDATE EMAIL ACCOUNTS How to Consolidate Email Accounts - A reader asks: 'I have several email accounts, and it is a nuisance to check each one. I also have trouble keeping my address books in sync, and when I am looking for a certain message, I have to check in several inboxes. Is there an easy way to consolidate all my email accounts in one place?' Yes, here's mysuggestion
DO YOU REALLY NEED AN ISP? Once you pay for that IXP connection, the Internet does not cost a lot. A case in point is a video production company that owns a building within sight of the Supernode. The big ISPs wanted tens of thousands of dollars to install and lease the ultra-fast WHICH MOBILE CARRIER HAS THE STRONGEST (AND FASTEST) SIGNAL? Which Mobile Carrier Has the Strongest (and fastest) Signal? - When choosing a mobile phone service, you want to know which one has a good strong signal and a fast 4G (or 5G) data connection, in the places where you live and use your cell phone. In their advertising, Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile all make various claims about network coverage, reliability and speed. ROUTER SECURITY: CLOSE UNNECESSARY PORTS Router Security: Close Unnecessary Ports - Are your virtual hatches battened down? In this article, we will examine one type of router vulnerability and learn how to protect your system from hackers and malware that seek to exploit it. Our subject today is, “unnecessary open ports,” a very common vulnerability. Read on, and find out if your router passes the Looney Tunes test SECURELY ERASING YOUR HARD DRIVE Securely Erasing Your Hard Drive - I have written several articles over the years about the importance of completely erasing personal data from hard drives before disposing of them. Savvy users understand that deleting a file doesn't really make it go away. And even formatting a hard drive doesn't guarantee that your files areunreadable.
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