An Edmonton woman was conned into letting a computer hacker gain access to her personal computer. Next thing she knew she was being blackmailed and lost access to all the data in her computer. Fortunately RackNine’s CEO Matt Meier was able to recover all of her data, which included her husband’s business files, banking...
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Windows Azure is Microsoft’s cloud computing platform composed of specific cloud technologies, each providing a specific set of services to application developers that tie up with familiar Windows applications. Windows Azure has three main components: Compute, Storage and Fabric. There is a scalable environment with computing (web and worker roles), storage (blob storage, table...
Continue readingWith content on the web exponentially exploding, it is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate and find what you are really looking for. Microsoft has found that as far as entertainment goes, about 76 percent of surfers use search engines to help find and navigate their entertainment options online, although only 10 percent say they...
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In a major step to slow cybercrime, Microsoft has launched a coalition that will serve as a clearinghouse for reports about caches of stolen data Relevant Products/Services stashed all across the Internet. Microsoft and the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), with the support of Accuity, the American Bankers Association, Anti-Phishing Working Group, Citizens...
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