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How Secure are Wireless Keyboards?

Wireless keyboards are becoming a popular peripheral, especially around the workplace these days. They allow you much more freedom when it comes to where you place your keyboard. Another great use for a wireless keyboard is with any type of computer screen or projector you will be sitting far away from. For example, a wired keyboard can be pretty annoying when giving a presentation at work. With all the talk about wireless network security, rarely is wireless device security talked about. In this article, we take a look at the security of wireless keyboards. read more

Are Electronic Signatures Even Legal?

As the digital world has become the primary means for doing business – especially across great distances – e-signatures have started to be used across a constantly growing number of industries. Businesses have grown accustomed to completing business online and e-signatures have become an important part of ensuring that these transactions are legally binding.

It’s a fact e-signatures are legally binding. Even if they don’t require any ink, the format for digital signatures has been approved by the U.S. government and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 states “a signature, contract, or other record relating to such transaction may not be denied legal effect, validity, or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.” In other words, an electronic signature is a symbol that demonstrates a legal agreement with intent to sign. read more

Can Your IT Infrastructure Grow Easily With Your Business

Many small businesses and start-ups make the mistake of not planning for the growth of the IT infrastructure as the business expands. With the emphasis being on sales and orders they neglect this aspect until there comes a point at which the existing infrastructure is struggling to keep up with the demands placed upon it. The result is often delays, disruption and lost sales while the necessary upgrades are carried out. Sometimes it requires the building itself to have its physical infrastructure upgraded. This can be difficult if the building is leased but not impossible when utilizing tenant improvement allowance in orlando to help with it. Whatever the case, upgrading at the last moment can be a slow process that upheaves many areas of the business. read more

Don’t Kid Yourself: Internet Privacy Is an Oxymoron

On his blog, marketing leader Seth Godin pointed out that it’s a little late to start worrying about privacy on the Internet; we signed it away the moment we handed our personal information over to the social networking machine. The main thing when it comes to privacy on the Internet is this: Don’t share any more than you want to, because as soon as you’ve shared something, it’s out there. You can’t take it back.

It’s a matter of technology, of legal precedent, and it’s a matter of the way that our culture is evolving. Perhaps most of all, it’s simply a matter of the Internet being incompatible with privacy by its very definition. The Internet can be thought of not so much as a web or a network or a “series of tubes,” but as a single unit where all of our information goes. Anyone can add anything they want, and anyone can take anything they want out of it. If you’re sharing information, just assume that anybody who could possibly want it has access to it. Some companies may offer some degree of privacy in that they won’t sell your information to advertisers, but advertisers have plenty of info on you already. read more

Online Banking – Friend or Foe? Here Are the Pros and Cons!

Many people swear by online banking, saying it makes life so much easier for them and they find it far simpler to stay on top of their finances. Yet there are other people who just don’t trust it, and prefer to go to the bank to handle their accounts. Online banking is now available on smartphones, meaning you can transfer money and pay bills while you’re standing in a shopping queue – so you can see why it’s so popular. But with the rise of internet fraud, it’s also easy to understand why some people are still reluctant to put their faith in modern technology. We’ll outline some of the advantages and disadvantages of online banking here – if you are in a quandary and are wondering whether or not to take the plunge, it might help you decide. read more