We are seeing a wave of users who are being forced to upgrade to Windows 10.  They get a pop up that they can get the free Windows 10 upgrade installed, however, even if they click the "X" to close the windows, it then installs!

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We can now take almost any program and put it on Amazon's amazing worldwide cloud system... awesome-sauce!

Want to move your accounting or quickbooks to the cloud?  Done.  That critical program?  No problem.  Need to share that data with people at work, home, other locations and on the road?  You got it.

Everyday we seem to hear about a company breached and data stolen.  So we take steps to lock down our stuff and protect our computers.  But is it possible your information was stolen from another company?

Here is a free tool to look up your email address to see if you are on any of the hacked client databases that have been shared around the "bad guys" community: (more…)

With everyone rushing around to find the latest gadget this holiday season, we just don’t realize that data on those gadgets is being collected.

Alan Crowetz, CEO of Infostream www.infostream.cc and Internet Security Expert for WPTV, was interviewed this month by the news channel and said that information is valuable to hackers.

It's the heart of the shopping season and there is a new security threat out.  Hackable gifts, toys and tech.

InfoStream CEO Alan Crowetz was interviewed on WPTV, NBC channel 5 about this surprising concern.  There are cases of kids toys being used to steal pictures, intercept children's texts and even listen in on them at home.

It sounds like the old cheesy used car commercials… “Bring it in, drag it in and we’ll give you cash for your trade-in!  Even if the doors are falling off, it’s ancient and no one would want it… we do!”

Microsoft is giving you $200 for your old laptop and $300 for your old MacBook towards a new Surface or any laptop with Windows 10 from their store.

Alan Crowetz of InfoStream Inc interviewed for WPTV news on what Google knows about you.

Any key typed in a search engine is tracked, but it is now a lot easier to see what Google knows about you. It’s quite a scary eye opener.

It’s easy to see what is known about you in Google History.

Your accountant has to keep current with continuing education and be certified. Attorneys have to keep current with continuing education and pass the bar. Even your hair stylist has to be licensed! But anyone can claim to be a computer expert and work on your most sensitive and critical data.

Up until very recently, if you became the victim of credit fraud, your bank came to your rescue. However all that has changed and the burden is now on the retailer or business owner. This is all down to the little chip which has been added to your credit cards.