Net Neutrality, Title II and What Do They Mean For You?
Yesterday was the "Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality" ... you may have noticed. Numerous websites changed their homepages to display support. Some directed visitors to forms for comments to the Federal Communications Commission about the plans to...
Privacy Concerns for Parents and Children with Snapchat’s New Location Feature
Snapchat's latest feature, included in its update last week, is raising privacy and safety concerns. Called Snap Maps, the new feature allows users to share their location with all, a few, or none of their friends. If you choose to use this feature, Snapchat will...
How to test your backups and yes, you should
Regularly backing up your business's files and computer systems is crucial. It is just as important to test those backups at least once a year. Why? Because you don't want to find that your backup images or files are corrupt, and thus useless, when you are trying to...
The Miller Group Ranked Again Among Top 501 Managed Service Providers by MSPmentor
St. Louis, Missouri: The Miller Group again ranks among the world’s most progressive 501 Managed Service Providers (MSPs), according to MSPmentor’s 10th-annual MSP 501 Worldwide Company Rankings. The top MSP 501 companies ranked this year include organizations from...
Ransomware Statistics Small Businesses Need to Know
Ransomware has had a BIG year. So big that 90% of IT providers reported ransomware attacks on small businesses in the past year. Attacks on various industries are becoming daily occurrences. We hear of companies paying huge sums to retrieve their data from the...
7 Ways to Secure Your Smartphone
Smartphones are so small and portable that it is easy to forget that you have a powerful computer in your pocket or purse. However, they are increasingly becoming the target of theft, ransomware, viruses, and other types of malware. As a result, you need to take steps...
Creepy Stalker Tool or Family Finder? New Internet Search Sites Show Personal Info for Free
Two websites have surfaced recently touting their mission to help people connect. Some argue they have gone too far, though. You've probably never heard of TruePeopleSearch.com and FamilyTreeNow.com but these sites know a lot about you. They are free for public use so...
WannaCry Ransomware and How To Protect Your Data
Last Friday morning, the world was hit with a devilish virus attack. This malware, dubbed WannaCry, WCry or WanaCryptor, is ransomware that has locked the files of impacted systems and demanded a bitcoin payment to release the user's data. In this case, if the user...
Google Docs Link: A Phishing Scam Fiasco
Head's up! There’s a smart phishing scam making its rounds. The target, possibly you, receives an email claiming to be from a trusted vendor. The email reads: Once clicking "Open in Docs," victims were asked to grant access to their account by a fake Google Docs app,...
Flooding: A Natural Disaster Survival Guide
Every business has to prepare for the worst. Those that don’t may never fully recover from a disaster. But not all disasters are created equal. And not all businesses are at risk for every kind of disaster. That’s why we’ve put together this quick Disaster Survival...