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Christmas is about 16 days away! And if you’re a procrastinator like me, you’ve probably shifted into serious Christmas shopping mode.

Have you ever wondered what is the difference between phishing and spear phishing? Well, you may be surprised to find out that you don’t use a spear in spear-phishing. Ok, you probably weren’t wondering that, but there is indeed a distinction between the two.

If you own a mobile device, you are familiar with updates. It seems that not a day goes by that one or more of your apps have a new version available for you to update. In addition, Android, Apple, and all of the other manufacturers provide periodic updates to enhance the device and address known issues.

The term "ransomware" has been in the news a lot lately.  However, many don’t really know what it means or why computer users should care about it.  Here is an overview to help with the basics.

For most of us with smartphones, the thought of losing it or having it stolen is a bit scary.  We keep a lot of personal information in there that can be used against us if the wrong people get it.  It’s always good to be reminded of ways to keep that information safe.