The Ping: End of Life

May 17, 2019 Corie Bogan Leave a comment BUSINESS CONTINUITY, business management, compliance, desktop, malware, network, planning, safety, Security, The Ping, update, virus, vulnerability, windows

With every Microsoft product you purchase there is a known EOL, or End of Life. Simply put, it’s an expiration date for your software or licensing. The most common reason is due to advancements and/or changes in technology that lead to your current purchases becoming obsolete. That is not to say that the software or devices that you recently purchased aren’t advanced for their current life cycle, but at one time we also believed that Windows 95 was so advanced we couldn’t imagine we would ever need a new operating system again. Fast forward to 2019 and we are 8 OS versions past Windows 95 with Windows 10.

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The Ping: General Personal Security

May 8, 2019 Corie Bogan Leave a comment android, bluetooth, internet, iPhone, malware, safety, Security, smart devices, The Ping, virus, vulnerability, wifi

We’ve talked a lot about what you can do on a smaller scale to keep your home and personal IoT (Internet of Things) devices secure, but what about your home network? While it might not seem like it, your home has its own network infrastructure. Most people assume that if their network is up and running and they can connect to the internet, then everything is okay. Like your car, assuming that it is running fine is not the best way to handle it. You need to maintain your network and check up on it regularly. So you are probably asking, what exactly does that entail?

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