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Massive data breach: Yahoo reveals that half a billion Yahoo accounts were affected in 2014

In late September, news came out about Yahoo finally admitting to a hack that occurred back in 2014. This was no small hack either, 500 million users were exposed during this breach, yet we’re just finding out now.

Stolen information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords, and encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers according to Bob Lord, chief information security officer at Yahoo.

SWK Technologies’ network services group climbs world’s best list for 2016

On October 11th, SWK Technologies’ network and IT services division announced they had received the Vanguard Award for leadership and were ranked #45 out of the top 501 managed services providers worldwide.

Both the Vanguard Award and the ranking of managed services providers were presented by MSPmentor, the ultimate guide to managed services and the leading global destination for managed services providers.

How Google is changing WiFi

Having access to high-speed internet is important for people who work, chat, or stream online. Sadly, most WiFi systems are unreliable and unresponsive, and depending on the layout of your office, they can create internet dead zones. For businesses that manage most of their tasks online, this simply won’t do. Ideally, internet connections should be […]

Apple is set to improve cloud applications

The process of moving particular elements of the iTunes Store, Siri and Apple News to a secretive service known only as Pie has already begun, with more services such as iCloud and Project McQueen getting the same treatment in the coming years. Apple has said that bringing these teams together can improve its current cloud […]

The benefits of internet monitoring

The internet is constantly tempting us. There’s an endless collection of funny cat videos, memes, and social media statuses to consume. Sure, the occasional three-minute YouTube video never hurt anyone, but if employees waste hours of their working day on these websites, that’s a problem. So how can you, as a business owner, discourage employees […]

O365’s newest machine learning functions

Everyone has heard of machine learning, but not everyone knows exactly what it is. Although it’s extremely complicated, it can be summed up thusly: breaking human habits and actions into specific, analyzable data to create better software-based suggestions. It’s been a hot topic within the IT world for years, and Office 365 is finally bringing […]

Office-wide Windows migrations, made easy

Despite a varied range of software such as Office 365 and Azure, Windows remains Microsoft’s darling. And although the most recent version has achieved widespread adoption and critical acclaim, its creators are hungry for more installs and more users. The try and lure more users, Microsoft has released a new tool to analyze and report […]