Issue #  45 | June 16, 2017
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This Week in Tech

More security concerns arrive this week. Also starting this week I will begin posting the cyber alerts from Homeland Security's US-CERT team.

It wasn't all doom & gloom this week as we found some time to write about some great battery saving tips for your iPhone.

I was in Project Management training most of the week which explains why the newsletter is a little light.

Bill
Google Looks to Backup Your Hard Drive
While Google Drive is already a decent cloud storage tool, it’s about to get a lot more useful. Beginning June 28, the service will let you back up entire folders from your hard drive, and keep them in sync with your account.

Learn more by reading the full article.
Saving Your iPhone Battery!
How is the battery on your iPhone? Do you find that it’s running out of power long before your day is done? This is one of the most common problems I hear. The first thing that most complainers of a “bad battery” state to me is that “I hope my battery isn’t going bad”. The good news is that very often it is not the battery that is bad – but a problem with one of the apps or settings on your phone.
Is Our Power Grid in Danger?
Was hacking our Presidential election just the first part of an even greater cyber-problem?

Researchers from the network security firm ESET have reported that a Russian hacker group may have developed a way to take down the power grids of entire countries.


Learn the dangers facts by reading the full article.
PowerPoint's Malware Threat
In another security hack that is making the rounds, Microsoft’s PowerPoint is the target.

Spammers are testing a new way to trick victims into installing malware that downloads after the user hovers over a link in a PowerPoint slide show.
Learn more by reading the full article.
US-CERT - CrashOverRIDE Malware Alert
 

I am subscribed to the Homeland Security National Cyber Awareness System and will begin posting these cyber-security bulletins here for all of you, my dedicated readers. 


The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) strives for a safer, stronger internet for all Americans by responding to major incidents, analyzing threats, and exchanging critical cyber-security information with trusted partners around the world.


Read the Posted US-CERT Alert here.
This week's Patch Tuesday Brings Windows 10 Goodness
This week's Patch Tuesday, means updates to most versions of Windows. This includes the latest and greatest version of Windows 10, the Creators Update (version 1703), and even the original version of Windows 10. The new cumulative updates for Windows 10 includes fixes related to security and some minor bugs.
William Mann | Borough of West Chester | [email protected] | www.wctechblog.com