Facebook made headlines last week when it announced it would be hiring 10,000 people in the European Union to develop the “Metaverse.” But what is the Metaverse, exactly? Google the term, and you’ll find various definitions. According to Wikipedia, the Metaverse is “made up of the prefix “meta” (meaning beyond) and the stem “verse” (a back-formation from…
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Apple launched a feature called “Sign In With Apple” in 2019, which aimed to allow users the ability to sign up for servers or accounts privately in order to protect their e-mail addresses. Now, the service has been enhanced with a new feature called “Hide My Email.” This new feature is designed to protect users…
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New Website Launch: State Electric Company CPS is proud to announce the launch of a new website for State Electric Company! Within three months, we created a custom e-commerce website that summarizes their services while focusing on electric vehicle (EV) chargers, solar panel installation, and automatic generator setups. Using PHP, MySQL, HTML5, and CSS3 languages,…
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The United States Department of Treasury will introduce novel penalties, rules, and strategies for ransomware payments as part of the government’s continual effort to thwart online attacks. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the Treasury plans to introduce the sanctions soon, and “Expected new anti-money-laundering and terror-finance rules will seek to limit the use…
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Classes at Howard University were canceled due to a ransomware attack as “Unusual activity on the university’s network” sparked an IT investigation. The university’s network was paused by the Enterprise Technology Services department while they examined the security breach. Only essential employees were permitted on campus, and Wi-Fi was shut down until the university could…
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Schools Back in Session! If your child or family member is heading back to school this fall, chances are, you’ll need a laptop or computer of some sort. Most primary and secondary schools issue laptops to their students that they also service; however, for all other types of PCs, the techs at CPS can…
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