Support is ending April 2014 (7 Months Away!) No more band-aids, patches, updates or support from Microsoft. Using Windows XP after April 2014 could be a HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GLBA, etc. violation. Malware Everywhere – XP is by far the most vulnerable platform to connect to the internet. Windows XP is a relic from a different […]
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Raj Goel
The Lighter Side: Truly Random Facts
If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. The numbers ‘172’ can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the […]
Privacy vs. Security — What do you choose?
Below is an excerpt from the Keynote presentation I delivered at GBATA 2013 in Helsinki, Finland. It is based upon my “A Global Overview of Trends in Personal, Corporate and Government Surveillance” presentation. Those who ask you to choose SECURITY OR PRIVACY and those who VOTE on SECURITY OR PRIVACY are making false choices. That’s […]
A New Way Hackers are Gaining Access to Your PC
Do you have Java turned on in your web browser? If your answer is “Yes” or “I’m not sure,” it’s time to take action to find out. Why? The biggest threat to your computer systems in 2013 (and beyond) isno longer Microsoft Windows – it is Oracle Java. After 20+ years as the poster child […]
What I learned from Peter Vesterbacka, Rovio’s MIGHTY EAGLE
NB: I met Peter at the 2013 GBATA conference in Helsinki. My thanks go out to Dr. N J Delener and the entire GBATA committee for inviting me to keynote, and arranging for us to meet Peter. Learn more about the Global Business And Technology Association at www.GBATA.org. I’ve had the honor of keynoting at […]
The 3 Biggest Mistakes New York City Business Owners Make With Their Computer Network That Cost Them Time, Money And Aggravation
Want to avoid the most common and expensive computer problems that most New York City business owners experience? Then read on! We’ve compiled a list of 3 things you should be doing to save yourself a lot of time and money by avoiding a big, ugly computer disaster. Have an automated off‐site backup system in […]
5 Steps To Protect Your Business From Cyber Crime
A Seattle company was recently broken into and a stash of old laptops was stolen. Just a typical everyday crime by typical everyday thieves. These laptops weren’t even being used by anyone in the company. The crime turned out to be anything but ordinary when those same thieves (cyber‐criminals) used data from the laptops to […]
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Are You Gettng “Scroogled” By Google?
If you use Google for search, Gmail for e‐mail or an Android phone as your smart phone then, according to Microsoft, you’re gettng “scroogled” daily! What exactly does that mean? Well, according to www.scroogled.com, it means that Google systematically uses your private information that it collects online through your search, your emails, your Android app […]
If I Were Buying What You Are Selling, Would I Buy It From You?
Rosser Reeves coined the phrase “unique selling point” back in the 1940s when researching why some advertising campaigns worked better than others. Since then it has been used by various marketers and has morphed into “unique selling proposition,” which is now more commonly used. Ogilvy said you need a “big idea.” Trout says you need […]