How Hair and Skin is Affected by Hard Water

January 18, 2023 CPS 0

Have you ever emerged from a shower in a new place – whether on vacation or at a family or friend’s house – and felt like your hair or skin were different? A jaw-dropping 85 percent of households throughout the United States have hard water, and many people are used to its effects on their… Read more

Blogging for Business

January 18, 2023 CPS 0

“Why do I even need a blog for my business? People can find me through social media.” Sound familiar? Before we delve into why this statement is incorrect, let’s examine some facts.  Businesses with regularly updated blogs see 55% more visitors and 67% more inbound links than those without blogs. Content creation is the most… Read more

Cybersecurity Tactics to Deter Phishing

December 15, 2022 CPS 0

Businesses of all sizes are increasingly susceptible to viruses and phishing scams. As hackers constantly update and change their tactics, employees fall prey to new schemes, and companies become vulnerable.  The 2022 Small Business Cybersecurity Report by Comcast Business reported that during the 12-month span between July 2021 to June 2022, 55 percent of Comcast… Read more

Web Browsers Spellcheck Can Unveil Passwords

November 15, 2022 CPS 0

Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are two Internet browsers that use extended spellcheck features to transmit form data, including Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and passwords to their parent companies.  While this feature is intended to assist the browser user, it does raise privacy concerns and calls the efficacy of password protection to question.   “Spell-jacking” is… Read more

What’s the Big Deal Regarding ‘Zero-Day’?

October 18, 2022 CPS 0

“Zero-day” is becoming a more popular term to describe recently discovered security vulnerabilities exposed by hackers and used to infiltrate computer systems. The phrase literally means the developer has zero days to fix the issue caused by hackers.  Zero-day threats are unprecedented virus attacks that exploit either a new variant of malware or previously unknown… Read more

Falling Computer Chip Prices

September 20, 2022 CPS 0

Recently, there was a massive price drop in computer chips. A common question is how these large drops will affect businesses in the surrounding industry. It’s been a bad decade for computer chip makers. That’s not to say there have been no gains – Intel’s profits have steadily climbed during the decade, and AMD has… Read more

Google and Oracle Forced to Close due to Heatwave

August 11, 2022 CPS 0

Technology giants Google and Oracle suffered major power outages after massive heatwaves hit much of the United Kingdom, forcing cooling systems at London data centers to shut down.  Data centers hold thousands of computers and are the foundation behind hundreds of online services. Since so many computers are processing, a massive amount of heat is… Read more

Clarifying the Worldwide Computer Chip Shortage

July 25, 2022 CPS 0

Game consoles, graphics cards, processors, and so much more have been hard to come by lately. The consumer technology industry has suffered a shortage of computer chips, which has impacted the entire global supply. The chip drought has resulted in issues through hundreds of markets such as automotive, cryptocurrency, smartphone, vehicle, television, and a multitude… Read more

The Next Computer Screen Could Be in Contacts

June 27, 2022 CPS 0

Imagine living in the past, around 1900, wondering what the world would be like in 100 years. Technology, electronics, computers, and cell phones were far from being even remotely possible.  Now, imagine the future: where you can see words, numbers, and other information flowing across your screen – except no one else can see that… Read more

Kaspersky Antivirus Used by Millions Is a National Security Threat

May 23, 2022 CPS 0

Russia’s Kaspersky Lab cybersecurity firm has been dubbed a national security threat by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC placed Kaspersky on a list of banned entities to ensure it would not continue to be downloaded or used by Americans.  FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said, “Last year, for the first time, the FCC published… Read more