by Ophtek, LLC | Apr 9, 2019 | Cloud Storage, External Hard Drives, NAS, Network Attached Storage, Ophtek, Optical Drives, USB Flash Drives
What are Your Options for Data Storage? We’re living in an age of big data and, as a result, having adequate storage space is a major concern in business. So, what are your storage options? The days of floppy disks, with their limited 1.44mb storage capability,...
by Ophtek, LLC | Apr 2, 2019 | Best Practices, Company Updates, Cyber Security, Disaster Recovery, Ophtek, PC Security, software exploits
What are the Basics of PC Exploits? At the center of all unauthorized access to your computers or servers is a PC exploit. What are these exploits, though, and how do you protect against them? Without the presence of an exploit, hackers find themselves in a...
by Ophtek, LLC | Mar 26, 2019 | Cyber Attack, Cyber Security, email security, Hackers, Hacking, malicious code, Ophtek, Ransomware, Security, Security Threats
What is the Difference Between Malware, Ransomware and a Virus? The terminology used to describe various hacks and security threats usually includes the terms malware, ransomware and virus, but what exactly are these? It can get a little confusing when...
by Ophtek, LLC | Mar 19, 2019 | Cyber Security, Free WiFi, Hackers, Ophtek, PC Security, WiFi
Is Public WiFi Safe to Use? Most public spaces from coffee shops through to shopping malls now contain some form of public WiFi, but are these public networks 100% safe to use? When your office based employees connect to the internet, they’re making this...
by Ophtek, LLC | Mar 12, 2019 | Ophtek, upgrade, Windows 10, Windows 7 support
Why It’s Time to Finally Upgrade to Windows 10? Support for Windows 7 is coming to a close with Microsoft retiring the operating system in January 2020, so it’s finally time to upgrade to Windows 10. Mainstream support for Windows 7 ended in January 2015, but...