Fact Sheets:
From our computer lab we offer this information resource. Tech talk is at times very confusing to most. We offer this as a public resource to help ease the confusion and misconception of many technical issues. From terminology to security alerts, this will be the place to come after watching the news or talking with co workers.
  
 

Spyware

What is Spyware? Well that is a hot topic on both the social and legal fronts. In the computing field the term Spyware refers to a broad category of malicious software designed to intercept, log, steel or take partial control of a computer’s operation without the informed consent of that machine’s legitimate user/owner.  Click for more...

Cloud Computing NEW..

So what is cloud computing? Cloud computing is Internet-based ("cloud") development and use of computer technology. .  Click for more

Security

Network security isn't just about defending your network from outside attacks. It's also about making sure the right people have access to the right information.  Networks don't begin with wires, servers, and clients; they're born on paper--and that's were we begin. Click for more...

Backup 101

Computers by nature will give out and fail to work or at lease not work as intended. Remember: all computer failure is not a matter of IF but rather a matter of WHEN.  And as with most things it will not be at the most opportune time.  So backup will insure that downtime is lessoned or avoided all together. Click for more..

 

Phishing 101

What is Phishing? It is a type of online fraud. It uses fraudulent e-mails and fake Web sites to trick people into submitting their personal information, which is then used for identity and financial theft. Click for more...

 

E-Mail 101

Email is now so much a part of our lives that it is almost as common to have one as a phone number.  Still there are several forms email takes and how it will work with software.  This will explain the most common types of email used. Click for more...

 

Rootkits

Employing a Rootkit in Windows combined with a virus or now Spyware it can run as a stealth software, unseen by users  and even most anti-virus and anti-Spyware detection tools! Click for more...

Most people who work or just have an email know what SPAM is. Its the equivalent to getting adds in your home mail box for sales at the local grocer or a new service company.  The same or worse? Way worse, the time you spend each and every day jus to delete it grows each and every year. Click for more...

Glossary of terms used

There are all ways "tech talk" that is foreign to most computer users. Hopefully this will be a reference to you, in order to clarify some of the terms used on this web site  Click for more...

 

 ClickJacking

In a nutshell, it’s when you visit a malicious website an attacker is able to take control of the links that you click on in your browser. The problem affects all of the different browsers

 

  

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