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 attacks? Multi-factor authentication can help eliminate these threats by adding 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?! Have you tried turning it off and on again? While 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 with many high profile companies having their customer information stolen 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 being undermanned, the Tri-C team did their best to keep 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 skills to all using the internet. How can you use Read more…
Tech Support Scams We’ve all seen the tech support scams. You click a link from your email, your favorite download site, or a “related article”. When the page loads, you are met with a large red screen, reading: “Call Tech Support Now, your computer may be infected.” The page directs Read more…
Computer Security just got Crazier Just yesterday tech news media started reporting on two very widespread computer security flaws in modern CPUs. The names for these vulnerabilities are Meltdown and Spectre. Patches for these vulnerabilities are being worked/released as of this writing, but how will they effect your computer? First Read more…