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If you've been on social media lately and seen anything about Apple's Audio Intelligence feature, then you know what this email is about. It originally started as Live Listen, a feature released back in 2018 that allows you to turn on and listen to your iPhone's microphone through your Airpods along with having it live transcribe whatever conversations it picks up. No big deal - it's helpful for those hard of hearing or want help taking notes in a lecture or doctor's office.

Free antivirus like 360 Total Security appeals to budget-conscious Honolulu businesses, but understanding its limitations helps you make a smarter security decision for your organization.

It's close to Halloween so I'm going to tell you a spooky story. And what makes it scary is that it's all true. Shortly before midnight last Sunday, the digital thermostats controlling hundreds of supermarket cold aisles across France began to flicker, then mysteriously... rise. Thousands of freezers, fridges and chiller cabinets suddenly began to heat up.... slowly at first and after only around 5 hours, to well over 122F! The food inside at first defrosted, then even began

Just 2 days ago the FBI issued a public service announcement warning us of sophisticated tactics being using by North Korea to infiltrate our IT workforces here in America. Now you might be thinking, "I don't hire IT employees - this doesn't concern me." But wait, does your business rely on outside IT contractors, remote technicians or third-party technology providers of any kind? Uh-oh, yep, we all do. Once these criminals gain access to your company's systems, they can stea

Cybersecurity Awareness Month was created in October 2004 as a joint initiative by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA, formerly the National Cyber Security Alliance). So, around this time each year, we try to help help individuals and businesses to stay safe online, promote good cyber hygiene to combat growing digital threats like phishing and ransomware. Since it's inception, Australia and the European Union have also

Cyber security in Honolulu, HI requires understanding local threat patterns, emerging technology risks, and proven safeguards including risk assessment, employee training, and data backups. This guide helps business owners evaluate their security posture.

National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross recently spoke at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit about what the US is doing at the Federal level to defend our country against cyber attacks. The shocking takeaway? To protect our country at a grand scale, each of us need to go back to basics, ensuring that we're doing fundamental cyber hygiene at our companies. Adversaries are winning by taking advantage of misconfigured, unpatched and unsecured technology that we depend on for ou

We all know that for every website we use, we should have a unique, complex password. But who can possibly remember them? Enter the password manager. Products like 1password, Bitwarden, LastPass and Keeper all solve this problem. And as you may have guessed, the bad guys are now targeting us by creating look-alike download pages for fake password managers. The latest one reported this week by The Hacker News was for a sophisticated LastPass installer hosted on Github, but it'

Honolulu businesses choosing between local and cloud webmail face unique geographic, compliance, and talent constraints. This checklist breaks down what to evaluate for security, resilience, and operational fit.

Honolulu businesses need total security protection that covers cyber threats, Hawaii breach notification laws, and natural hazard preparedness. This checklist covers what to verify and how to act.