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...
by Steve Chang | Feb 5, 2015 | News & Press, Security
If you typically run Microsoft Internet Explorer (on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1), Newmind strongly urges you to stop and find an alternative browser—at least for the time being! If you must use IE for certain banking or business related sites, then consider using a 2nd...
by Garrett Wenger | Jan 2, 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) 5 Things to know when purchasing Chromebooks In April, the head of our sales team, Lance, put together this handy rubric...
by Ryan Russey | Nov 24, 2014 | News & Press, Security
It’s 5 PM on a Monday, do you know who’s accessing your directories? A significant new vulnerability has been hitting Windows networks this week, but it’s (hopefully) not too late for you to take action on it. Technet tells us that attackers could gain elevated admin...
by Garrett Wenger | Nov 13, 2014 | 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! Warren Buffett’s “2 List” Strategy: How to Maximize Your Focus and Master Your...
by Ryan Russey | Oct 16, 2014 | Security
Be careful what you put in those USB ports! A new security threat was born recently at the Derbycon hacking conference in Kentucky, when developers released the framework for a USB hack capable of turning a USB device into what Mashable considers a “system-lethal...