by Performance Connectivity | Sep 17, 2019 | Cyber Security
LastPass recently identified and resolved a security bug that left customer credentials vulnerable to hackers. What happened? A security researcher from Google’s Project Zero discovered a flaw within LastPass’s browser extension for Chrome and Opera that could expose...
by Performance Connectivity | Feb 12, 2019 | Cyber Security, News
Google discontinues support for Google + social media platform 4 months early after second security breach Following a second security failure, Google has decided to shut down the consumer version of its social network Google + 4 months ahead of schedule....
by Performance Connectivity | Oct 11, 2018 | Compliance, Cyber Security, News, System Patching & Maintenance
Timeline of Events March 2018 – Google’s internal staff discovers a bug in its software that exposes the private information of 500,000 Google + users to third party software developers. Google fixes the bug, which it believes existed since the initial...
by Performance Connectivity | Oct 10, 2018 | Compliance, Cyber Security
You’ve probably noticed it before; that small lock icon marked “Secure” or “Not Secure” next to the URL in your browser. What does it mean? Is your computer at risk? Many websites use Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to pass information to the web browser. For a...
by Performance Connectivity | May 1, 2018 | Cloud Computing Technologies
Office 365 and Google Apps are two perfect mainstream examples of the cloud computing trend for small businesses; for an inexpensive monthly fee, you can get full access to and use of Office applications that used to cost a few hundred dollars to purchase. And, since...