‘Petya’ Ransomware Outbreak Goes Global

As you are may be aware, ‘Petya’ is the latest global Ransomware outbreak.  Just a month ago it was WannaCry. Petya does WannaCry one better.  Instead of merely encrypting all your data files on all vulnerable servers and computers on your network, it makes them unbootable without paying the ransom and even then the odds … Continued

So You Want to Build Your Own PC? Tips for the Beginner

In this post, we invited a guest blogger, Jackie Edwards to write about the idea of building your own PC.  This is a surprisingly popular past time.  It’s a great way for you or your children to learn much more about what makes that PC on their desk actually tick and is a way to … Continued

RansomWare Attacks Up 50% in Last Year

According to ZDNet, in THIS article, Ransomware attacks are up a whopping 50% over the last year.  They are now the #1 source of data loss and business downtime exceeding all other reasons. This article gives you the details and even history of RansomWare which actually dates all the way back to 1989. Ransomware creators … Continued