Author: Brian
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iCloud, OneDrive, or Google Drive: Which Cloud Storage Should You Use?
What iCloud, OneDrive, and Google Drive each do, which cloud storage service fits your devices, and how to keep your files safe from ransomware. Read more
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Your Windows 10 PC Is Already Unsupported — Here’s What to Do
Windows 10 support ended in October 2025. Here is how to check your version in 30 seconds, what ESU really costs, and your three real options. Read more
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What Is MFA and Why Your ‘Strong Password’ Isn’t Enough Anymore
A strong password used to be enough. It isn’t anymore. Here’s what Multi-Factor Authentication is, why it matters for your business, and how to actually set it up without losing your mind. Read more
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The Hidden Cost of a Cheap Business Router
That $80 ISP-provided router feels free — but when something goes wrong, it costs you far more than a proper network would have. Here’s what you’re actually paying for with consumer-grade hardware. Read more
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Why Your Security Cameras Might Be Your Biggest Network Vulnerability
Most homeowners and small businesses bolt security cameras onto their main network with zero isolation — and hand attackers a front-row seat to everything. Here’s what’s actually happening on your network, and how a simple VLAN fixes it. Read more
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How to Tell If Your Network Is Actually Secure: A 10-Minute Checkup
Most of the security messes I get called in to clean up didn’t start as emergencies. They started as something small and quiet — a router that hadn’t been updated in years, a computer that silently stopped getting security patches, a Wi-Fi password that’s been the same since the box was opened. By the time… Read more
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The Case of the Buffering World Cup: A Plain-English Guide to Home Wi-Fi
Picture it: the World Cup is on, your team has the ball near the box, the 4K picture is gorgeous — and then the screen freezes. The little spinning wheel shows up at the worst possible moment. You pay for fast internet. You bought a good TV and a premium streaming box. So why is… Read more
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A Five-Minute Phone Call Stopped a Six-Figure Wire Fraud
A real Business Email Compromise nearly cost a firm six figures. One phone call stopped it. Here is exactly how the scam works and the simple habit that beats it. Read more
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Your Website Might Be Quietly Recruiting for a Ransomware Gang
Most small business owners think their WordPress site is either working or broken. Here’s a third state: it loads perfectly, looks completely normal, and is silently serving malware to every visitor. Here’s how that happens, how to spot it on your own site, and what to do about it. Read more
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I Read 6 Months of My Own DMARC Reports. Here’s What They Were Actually Telling Me.
Every day, my inbox fills up with attachments named like google.com!iamgeek.com!1778025600!1778111999.zip. These are DMARC aggregate reports — the email-authentication world’s version of a daily attendance roster. Mailbox providers like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Comcast, and Fastmail send them to tell you who’s been sending email “as your domain” and whether those messages passed the cryptographic checks… Read more