The Dangers of Free Software

The Dangers of Free Software
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Free software comes with hidden risks to your PC. You've heard the term "bundling" where you buy one product and receive another product for free or at a discount. In most cases you know what you're getting. However in the world of free software "bundling" can be a deceptive practice. Legitimate products like Adobe Reader offer you the option to download add-ons such as an antivirus or In...
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Protecting Your Networks from Ransomware

Protecting Your Networks from Ransomware
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Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts critical data files on PCs and network servers. This type of attack typically results in downtime for a business. Even if you have online backups of your data it can take hours or even days to get your business back up to speed. There is no guarantee after paying a ransom that the data is usable. The total cost runs into thousands of dollars...
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Why Backup Your Business – IDrive

Why Backup Your Business – IDrive
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Data loss happens all the time and it is devastating. Karma Tech utilizes IDrive services to back up all your data from your computers, servers and smart devices and stores it on the cloud securely. If you ever lose your data, you can restore all your files easily from backup. While there are multiple mediums to backup your files, online backup is easy, takes less time to configure and is inexpens...
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Security Report

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A December 2014 security report finds that the internet's underground hacker economy is booming. This economy is doing so well that it's becoming a buyer's market. Dell SecureWorks December 2014 report, Underground Hacker Markets (PDF), is more of the same. "The most significant difference between the current hacker underground markets and those of 2013, is that the markets are booming with counte...
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