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Hackers have taken a page from the book of Troy: they don’t try to break down your walls when they can instead slide a Trojan horse past your defenses. They’re sneaky like that. Their Helen is your information. You didn’t take it from them, and it was always yours to begin with, but they want it.

There are companies all across the United States and Canada unaware that they’ve become the victims of an elaborate cyberattack, and the longer they go without someone cleaning out and protecting their security, the worse the results will be.

The FBI has opened up an investigation on a possible organized hacking attack on businesses and organizations in the United States, Canada, and around the world.

Over time, you may notice that you are being less productive at work. It’s a common problem and sometimes you need to change things up a bit. Knowing how you work and doing things differently can make all the difference. Here are the top six tips to make you more productive:

1.   Routines and Priorities

Everyone has some type of routine when they first start work.

It’s that time of year where the customer’s wallet doesn’t match what is going through the point of sale system. It’s just easier to put it all on their credit card; everything can be tracked online, they won’t be draining their bank account and they can pay it off another day.

In early 2010, many business professionals and home computer users fell victim to a fairly common fake computer problem scam, wherein hackers disguised themselves as Microsoft support technicians and tried to trick unsuspecting victims into paying a fee, in order to remove malware infections from their computers.

So you’ve just purchased an Android phone? Or maybe you’re looking to improve your experience on an existing Android phone? There is a plethora of options you can change and apps you can add to improve your Android experience! Let’s go over 4 simple things you can do to speed up your phone and get rid of some of the more annoying default features:

Turn Off Auto-Correct:

“No, phone, that’s not what I mean.

There’s more to Google Search than meets the eye. The capabilities of the world’s premier search engine are obscured by its deceptively simple layout: the average user may think that all that changes about Google Search is that for every holiday and birthday of a significant person they’ll put up a custom doodle instead of the traditional logo.

More than Just a Trend: Airbnb Offers Better Service and Lower Cost Compared to Traditional Lodging

Vacations are expensive. A lot of families will try to save money by finding the cheapest motel they can find, but this isn’t always the most valuable option.

What worked for SEO practices just a couple years ago may not work next year in 2015. Keyword stuffing was once effective, and then search algorithms were changed to prevent this exploitation and it got snuffed. Private link networks are now being decimated by “thin content” penalties.

Cyber Monday offers a couple distinct advantages to Black Friday: you can shop from the comfort of your own home, and you won’t risk being trampled like Mufasa in the Lion King by the hordes of shoppers waiting to rush through the store doors for the sweet deals.