WatchGuard Technologies, a prevalent company in the world of security predictions, has released its list of the top eight or so security problems it expects will happen in 2014. These security risks range from ransomware advancements all the way to data breaches and infrastructure exploits.

Target has confirmed, along with the Secret Service, that over 40 million credit cards have been compromised since Black Friday.

CEO Greg Steinhafel confirmed Thursday morning that a data breach had taken place, even though rumors of the breach have been going on since Monday.

Around seventy percent of Windows 8 Ultrabooks are already touch screen, says Senior President Kirk Skaugen, but the company’s goal is to push that to a hundred percent in the coming months.

Windows 8 has always been oriented towards touch screens, whether those screens are on a phone or a computer, and it seems audiences are finally warming up to that idea.

The world’s second largest internet company has a tendency to impact all things technology. Google+ is not yet a popular social medium forum, but is expected to quickly become one. Social media is mandatory for a business as an avenue of outreach and credibility.

If you do your personal or business banking online, Neverquest may be something to keep an eye out for.

While reports of Neverquest are widespread and fairly new, the threat has been confirmed by several security companies. This new Trojan can spread itself via email and even social media, but it only attacks financial websites when a user goes to check their bank account.

The importance of internet security is well known. However, safety and security on the internet are like a dense, confusing smoke screen – a hazy area that is difficult to see through and confusing to understand. We know that there are dangers in using the internet, and often accept the risks blindly.

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) has two main focuses: 1) to cloak and encrypt your digital signal, making your online activity indecipherable to anyone, and 2) deflecting your IP address to appear it originates from a different machine/location/country.

If you’re still working with XP, now may be an excellent time to upgrade; the bug reports continue to increase, and Microsoft just issued a new one that could potentially damage a business’ internal infrastructure.

As of the 27th, Microsoft has launched an official security advisory for all Windows XP users.

Do you sometimes wish there was a quicker way to get to a different tab, a current page, or a completely different window? You’re not alone, and fortunately, Microsoft has heard your pleas and has a number of keyboard shortcuts that you might appreciate in your everyday use of a Windows computer.

The Digital Era is not upon us; we are right in the middle of it. For organizational leaders and business professionals this demands for each to maintain their own digital awareness, literacy and engagement. However, there are some that still view digital technology, especially social media, with disdain.