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Clock is ticking on Windows 7
It’s the day that most of us have been fearing: Microsoft has started the 3-year countdown on Windows 7, and has even stated publicly that the firmly-entrenched operating system is too outdated to secure properly. Released in 2009, Windows 7 is still very widely used throughout the world, and despite Microsoft’s best (and sometimes overbearing)
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CIA Director targeted by US hackers
This particular story could be one of dozens (or even hundreds) of these types of incidents that occur in any given week: “government official gets social media and email accounts hacked” which then leads to highly confidential data being leaked on the internet. Except in this case it was the current US Central Intelligence Agency
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Technology Resolutions for 2017
It’s safe to say that the many personal New Year’s resolutions I’ve made and failed to sustain does not put me in a position to shame anyone that inevitably falls off the resolution wagon, but I do like to take the opportunity to encourage “self-improvement” in anyone who uses technology for any sort of productivity. Unlike dragging yourself
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Tech Gift Ideas for Holiday 2016
The end of 2016 is nearly upon us, and I don’t think I’m alone in saying that I hope 2017 will bring more optimism and compassion for everyone. That being said, we at C2 are going to put our game faces on and finish out 2016 as if it was the best year yet (as far
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Keeping track of loved ones via phone GPS
Keeping track of your family via GPS isn’t a new idea. Remember the tracking device for your teen’s car that could tell you where they are and even how fast they were driving? Mobile phones have had GPS capabilities for about 10 years now , but the relatively recent proliferation of smartphones throughout every generation of the household has made keeping tabs
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Rise of the Machines – Round 2
One month ago we wrote about a wave of attacks powered by compromised security appliances – mostly Asian-manufactured network video recorders – that disabled popular internet services for several days in late October. Despite the growing awareness of the problem due to this incident, this infected segment of the Internet of Things (IoT) is still active
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