Microsoft Office is changing for the better. It has been revolutionized and helps you create the best looking documents, spreadsheets, presentations and advertisements for your business. Microsoft is stepping up and has gone above and beyond your expectations. Here are some tips for using your best office buddy:

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Take your old, outdated themed documents and presentations and make them modern again. It

A few months ago Heartbleed, apparently named after a James Bond villain, was a security bug that made headlines even in major, non-tech focused publications. This well-known bug was a flaw in the OpenSSL cryptography library, which is a layer of security between your computer and the servers of many major online services. Hackers were able to exploit this flaw and extract sensitive information such as usernames and passwords for websites including Facebook, Gmail, Netflix, and WordPress.

Now another crypto flaw is making headlines. A security bulletin recently released by Microsoft warns service providers and IT administrators of a weakness in the Secure Channel (SChannel) provider that uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) authentication protocols to secure web browsing and communication with other servers.

Like Heartbleed, this SChannel bug allows hackers to access to sensitive information. While this flaw does affect every supported version of Windows and Windows Server software, Microsoft reminds users that so far no one has been attacked.

How closely do you guard your passwords? Probably pretty well, most of them are likely stored in a little notebook by your desk, or in an encrypted storage program, or even just kept up in a mental rolodex. We

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Over time, you may notice that you are being less productive at work. It

Ever review your email in the morning and wonder why there is so much spam coming through? It takes time to differentiate between the emails containing spam, viruses, malware and the ones that are important. There are many ways to set these apart and help kick start the day a bit quicker. BEC Technology Consultants offers these tips to help you be safe and more productive:

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