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Apr
29

Avoiding Malware Threats for TRIO Programs

Posted at the TRIO Tech Talk by Lynn Churchill

With Summer TRIO Programs about to begin, I thought it might be a good idea to review some simple practices that can help your staff and students to avoid the persistent threats that can create total havoc due to computer malware (i.e. malicious softwa... Read the rest of the entry »

Jan
20

Changing Hotmail and GMail to require HTTPS

Posted at the TRIO Tech Talk by Lynn Churchill

With the growth of utilities like FireSheep, people can view login information on unencrypted network connections.  Stealing login information opens the door to identity theft and using compromised accounts for SPAM and Denial of Service (DOS) attacks... Read the rest of the entry »

Jan
3

Using Encryption to Protect Your Data

Posted at the TRIO Tech Talk by Lynn Churchill

As mentioned in an earlier post, encryption can play an important role in protecting sensitive data that may be on your computer workstation, laptop or backup drives.  Encryption makes data unreadable unless you have the key that unscrambles the infor... Read the rest of the entry »

Dec
2

Google Promotes New File Synchronization for Google Docs

Posted at the TRIO Tech Talk by Lynn Churchill

As many of you know there are a lot of online file synchronization solutions out there that help you keep files and data updated and backed up.  Some of the ones that have been discussed in various presentations include: Dropbox – http://www.dr... Read the rest of the entry »

Nov
16

Computer and Data Security

Posted at the TRIO Tech Talk by Lynn Churchill

Protecting your computers and the data that resides on them is of obvious importance. Not protecting your computers and the related data that resides therein can result in a broad range of consequences including identity theft.  This blog is meant to ... Read the rest of the entry »