Passwords are like cockroaches of the Internet. We’ve been trying to kill them for a long time with everything from password managers to FaceID to TouchID. Today might mark a...
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Is it worth fixing a computer? | Ask Nerds | Nerds On Site
When your computer crashes, it can be a frustrating experience. You might be tempted to throw it out and buy a new one, but is that the best solution? In many cases, it's worth...
This Week In Nerd News #88: From Advertising to Mass Surveillance
The evil possibilities originating out of third party advertising are really coming to the surface now. The internet enabled this horrible scheme as a way for companies to...
The Biggest IT Security Gaps In Your Organization
Most businesses have a good idea of their organization's biggest cyber security gaps. But there are a few that may surprise you. This blog post will discuss 8 of the biggest IT...
National Business Technologies – National IT Support in the United States
Is your business or organization looking for national IT support for projects, installations, or computer support? NOS Technology Partners provides nationwide coverage and...
This Week In Nerd News #87 A Breach that Amplifies
DNA amplification is amazing. It is like putting five sheets of paper into a photo copier and getting it to produce one million copies when it only had five to begin with. This...
This Week In Nerd News #86 Small Businesses targeted by Cyber Criminals
This past weekend, we alerted a client and initiated an incident response scenario at a small business where an infected endpoint, a Smartphone, was using UDP port 53 for data...
Demonstration of the adam:ONE Security Gateway at Black Hat Security Conference
adam:ONE is an advanced cyber security solution that offers real-time threat prevention and detection capabilities utilizing advanced zero trust networking on the edge. During...
This Week In Nerd News #85 Microsoft is enjoying the Lindy Effect
I was recently reminded of the Lindy effect. It is a phenomenon whereby the longer something has been around, the longer we should expect its future life expectancy. This oddly...
This Week In Nerd News #84 Dark Utilities – Commoditizing C2 Command and Control
It keeps getting easier and easier to be a cyber criminal. One of the areas that used to require some expensive expertise was for the remote command and control of...
IT Projects Outsourcing: National Support Canada & The USA
Outsourcing your IT projects can be a great way to ensure project viability without having to handle everything internally. When you outsource with Nerds On Site, you can trust...
This Week In Nerd News #83 UEFI rootkits expose an ugly truth
In all of history, war tactics included information warfare. If you could get people to believe in lies, as intended by its leadership, it was a way to change a culture to favour...
Best Laptop for Cyber Security – The Complete Nerd Guide
As a business person, you know the importance of protecting your information. You must ensure your laptop is as secure as possible from cyber threats. So, what is the best laptop...
How Much Does a Cyber Security Assessment Cost?
Are you looking for a way to improve your company's cyber security but don't know where to start? Well, look no further! A cyber security assessment is a perfect way to identify...
Welcome to this week in NerdNews (TWINN) #82 Your weekly top 5 technical and security issues Nerds should pay attention to: Linux Malware is now low-hanging fruit for cyber criminals
I took some of our sons on another journey this weekend. I have this new fascination with mulberry trees that grow wild on public property. I would argue that this is the...