Our June issue of SIMformation looks at how cybercriminals are taking advantage of the Coronavirus pandemic to ramp up their efforts.  From blatant attempts to sucker you in with spam e-mails like "Get your Covid-19 funds now" to prey on insecure company connections used by the new "work from home" employees, cybercrime is thriving alongside the virus.  We have details.  We also discuss the surge in interest for Windows Virtual Desktop as companies try to manage these new work from home employees.  Microsoft has also beefed up their Edge browser to be more supportive of business functionality.  Google has also added new features to Android to also increase productivity for remote workers.  Finally, we cover Incognito Mode for your browsers and what that really means, and how you might be inadvertently leaving sensitive company data on shared home computers that family members can stumble upon.

In our May issue, we discuss why the Internet didn't break down given the sudden surge of "at home" workers and e-learning students jumping on-line. We also look at "web skimming" and how the bad guys are increasing their activity in response to more "shop from home" users during the pandemic.  And, will Covid-19 change how we work – will more businesses continue with utilizing remote workers?  Finally, we are watching as Google is moving the Chrome operating system and the Android apps for your smartphone more into an "all-in-one" package, plus Microsoft is extending some support dates in response to the Coronovirus impact.

In our April SIMformation, we devote several stories to those now faced with working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic.  We have some security tips to help protect your data and keep employees safe from malware on shared PC assets.  And we warn against some on-line scams coming in the wake of this "hunker down" time.  We also look at some throttling of services from Office 365 as more and more demands are being placed on this Cloud service with people accessing it from home.  SIM2K is also offering some free Video Conferencing and Webinar software tools through the end of the year from our partner Intermedia - call us for details.  We look at some improvements coming in Windows 10 in Microsoft's Spring update, and finally, we bid farewell to Mark Finegan, SIM2K founder, who passed away at the end of March.

In our March SIMformation, we cover the "end of life" cycle for Office 2010, when Microsoft will suspend support for this office suite and  migration options for you still using 2010.  We also have several security-focused articles, including new protection for Internet browser privacy, a win for the "good guys" taking down the Necurs bot network and a recap of a ransomware attack on a utility that provides a lesson in mitigation and security planning against future attacks.  We also discuss improvements coming to Windows 10, look at how Chromebooks are moving out of just education and into the enterprise, and a new Office app for smartphones released by Microsoft.  

In our February SIMformation, we look at how Android Apps can bring many of your computer tools to your smartphone, linking things like Outlook, One Drive and more across these platforms. We also have a FAQ section on the new Microsoft Edge browser using the Chromium engine, and what this means for your Internet surfing. Plus, Microsoft did an Oops when it let a security certificate expire taking down Teams, so even the "big guys" can let these slip. And, a security flaw was found in a Cloud application letting anyone with access to a server see everyone's data there, so this is a caution about Cloud security. Finally, we note that people did take the warnings about moving off Windows 7 seriously, as there was a big uptick for Windows 10 in January, so hopefully you were part of this trend too as Windows7 is now out of support.