Enhancing Security with Authentication Apps: A Safer Alternative to SMS Verification As the security landscape continues to evolve, so do the methods of authenticating your identity. In the latest strides towards eliminating passwords, major tech players like Google and Microsoft are embracing authentication apps to replace traditional verification methods such as SMS and email. This […]
How to Improve the Coverage of Your Home WiFi
Remember when you used to be able to cover your whole house with WIFI using one of those old blue routers!? Unfortunately, that is often not the case anymore. The home network landscape has become more complex and crowded over the last decade, but we have the tools and know-how to sort through it all […]
What is a VPN? Do you need one?
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month.One common cybersecurity tool is a VPN (Virtual Private Network). As data privacy becomes more and more critical, you may have heard about VPNs as a solution for data privacy. While they do offer this protection the question you should ask yourself is, “what kind of protection do I need?”. VPNs […]
How to Select a Computer for College
Congratulations graduate!Now it’s time to select a new computer for college. Ask what the school or program recommends. The computers and software they suggest will be the technology that they are most prepared to support when your student needs tech help. Check out the computers sold by the university. Computers sold by the universities often […]
Our 2022 Favorite Things
It’s the best time of the year! Once again we’ve made a list (and checked it twice) of our Favorite Things. TMC2’s most loved software: Antivirus SoftwareWe recommend Vipre Advanced Security for all of our clients. It runs on Windows and Mac. Security threats are getting more serious every day and this makes it easy […]
Do you want to improve the security of your email account?
What is Multi Factor Authentication? For those of you who have used online banking within the last 5 years, you have probably used Multi Factor Authentication or MFA. This is the process in which you need to provide proof that you are who you say you are in order to access important information. Usually that […]