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Another Ransomware Attack LA Valley College started the year off on a very sour note….Over the New Years Holiday, the college was crippled with a Ransomware attack. LA Valley College became the first major cyber victim of 2017, paying $28,000 in BitCoins to retrieve their school and student data. It’s really frustrating as an IT […]

Microsoft Surface Repair – Orange County Computer, Inc. Microsoft Surface made it’s debut in 2012 and it’s popularity has skyrocketed as the latest technical “must-have” for thousands of consumers. This unit is easy to purchase with an average ticket price ranging from $800-$2000 depending on the memory, storage capacity, model and add ons. So what […]

It’s not Microsoft on the phone! Believe it or not, we still get calls at Orange County Computer from customers that report receiving a phone call from “Microsoft” about their Windows Operating System. This scam has been going on worldwide for over 8 years now. These cyber-criminals even have the nerve to call our offices every […]

The Windows 10 Operating System is coming and should be the fix to all the woes of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. It may be everything that Windows 8 lacked. Here at the Orange County Computer Tech Repair Center, we have downgraded many of our clients from Windows 8 to Windows 7 and others waited until Windows […]

Reported Friday July 17th: UCLA Health System Hacked leaving 4.5 million patients with compromised Social Security Numbers and other vital health information. Despite the UCLA Health System hack, this cyber attack occurring nearly a year ago in September of 2014,  patients were not notified until July 17th.  UCLA Health System detected suspicious activity on its networks back in October […]

Farewell Windows Server 2003, Microsoft ends support on July 14, 2015. The ever popular Windows Server 2003 has been officially put to rest at Microsoft. Support and updates formally ended last week on July 14th, 2015.  This means that Microsoft will not longer issue security updates for any version of Windows Server 2003, hence any network running […]

Another Anthem Blue Cross data breach compromises personal information of millions. Anthem, which operates as Anthem Blue Cross in California and a variety of other brands in other states, announced Wednesday Feb. 4, 2015 that hackers had obtained personal information on million of its health insurance customers, including the CEO, Joseph R. Swedish.   What did […]

Workflow for iOS review: An awesome Mac-like app for our post-PC devices     Our iOS devices aren’t built for efficiency. Unlike OS X, where we can simultaneously work in multiple apps and position windows and folders on our desktops for optimal output, iOS has a far greater focus on individual tasks. Even accomplishing something […]