Multi-Factor Authentication is a very vital tool in protecting your online accounts. Phishing attacks are all too common on the internet today, and these attacks are nearly indistinguishable from legitimate login pages. How can you best protect yourself from these Read more…
On Thursday May 9th, 2019, ActivPC will be showcasing at Business@The Barn with. We would love if you attended the VIP reception from 3:00-5:00. VIP tickets are $25 and included networking, food samples from local restaurants and 2 drink tickets. Read more…
We are pleased to announce the recent hiring of Patrick McConnell and Susan Farina as Support Services Technicians. Patrick earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree from the The University of Akron in 2012. Additionally, he is currently going for Read more…
Help! I have a slow computer! You are working on a paper for school. You are trying to pay the bills online. But it seems like it takes forever to do anything! How do you speed up this slow computer?! Read more…
GDPR Privacy Rules On May 25th, 2018, a landmark policy was implemented to help protect user data privacy in the EU. So what does this mean for American companies? Well, it depends on where your customers are located. Customers are Read more…
Web Security: How can you have peace of mind? With the whole world in the middle of the digital age, criminals and other malicious third parties want your important information. Web security has become a hot topic in the news Read more…
Social Media Privacy: A Myth? With the recent news of the Cambridge Analytica scandal with Facebook, many good questions are being asked about social media privacy. People are concerned with how much data Facebook, Google and Twitter collect from you, Read more…
ActivPC was represented by Turner Bell at the Ohio CCDC (Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition) held on March 3, in which the 5 member Cuyahoga Community College team pulled off a stunning upset of the 7-time defending champions Baldwin Wallace. Despite Read more…
File Backups File Backups are important to anyone doing work on a computer. Say you get hit with a virus that erases all your personal data, or you buy a new computer. Rather than having to lose all the data Read more…
Internet Safety: How to protect yourself online Everyone uses the internet. There is no getting around it. But many do not consider how to use the internet in the safest way. Internet safety is sadly one of the least taught Read more…