by Luke Reynolds | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog, Innovation, Security
There’s a malware threat online, maybe lurking in your inbox or spam folder, called Ransomware. It’s been around for a while, but recent months have seen it gaining traction, under different names you may have heard, such as Cryptolocker, Cryptowall, and TeslaCrypt....
by Luke Reynolds | Jun 10, 2015 | Innovation, Security
You may not have heard much about Windows 10 yet, but it marks some big changes on Microsoft’s end, as well as some returns to classic form (read: the Start button is back!). The OS gets it’s “official” release at the end of July, and they’re hoping to get a boost in...
by Garrett Wenger | May 19, 2015 | Innovation, Security
Back at the end of April, Google unveiled an ingenious new extension called Password Alert—one that notifies you any time you’ve entered your Google password into a non-Google website or form. Originally, it was intended to prompt you immediately with a warning that...
by Garrett Wenger | Apr 17, 2015 | Innovation, Security
Every week, the tech-minded and culture-focused team at Newmind shares many interesting articles internally. Every so often, we like to share that value with you. Let the faves begin! Uber Co-Founder’s Startup ‘Operator’ Will Get You What You Want The new Operator app...
by Tyler Triemstra | Mar 20, 2015 | Security
Have you been keeping up with our new content? Check out this roundup of our popular posts of the week, or our previous weeks’ Best of posts. 1) Wipe that disk! One Newminder is seeking an everyman’s solution to device end-of-life Did you know that only 32 US states...
by Hans Erickson | Feb 26, 2015 | Security
Did you know that in 2010, Americans discarded or recycled over 423,000 tons of computers? Unfortunately, people don’t always take the right precautions—and letting your data escape on an old device is dangerous, whether that’s a random shopper at Goodwill or a...