Milwaukee IT Services Blog

Tax identity thieves and IRS imposters are ready for tax season, whether you are or not. Join the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its partners for Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week to find out how to protect yourself, and what to do...

Over two years ago, two U.S. Representatives first introduced the Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act (ACDC), also known as the ‘hack back’ bill. In short, the proposed bill would provide a defense to companies that are victims of fra...

Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows 7 from Tuesday, January 14, 2020, so that it can focus on “newer technologies.”

As a result, Windows 7 users will no longer receive the all-important security updates and patches that...

The total number of breaches was up 33% over last year, according to research from Risk Based Security, with medical services, retailers and public entities most affected. That’s a whopping 5,183 data breaches for a total of 7.9 billio...

We’re all used to seeing “Log in with Facebook” or “Log in with Google” at sites around the internet — or less frequently, an offer to log in with Twitter, LinkedIn or Pinterest. It’s a common option at news sites, music streaming services...

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. And again. And again. Passwords are important. But this message still fails to reach millions of people who pick “12345” as their password.

Independent researchers, who requested to stay anon...