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At least 10 hospitals have been hit in the U.S., with Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital making international headlines for giving in and paying the $17,000 ransom to unlock their critical data. Don’t be forced into making the same life-or-death decision; instead, educate your employees about the looming threat of ransomware to reduce risk of becoming victim. Here are some important ideas to help get you started. Why Are They Attacking Hospitals with Ransomware?...

Recently, WhatsApp received a big update that introduced several useful features like ‘WhatsApp Pay’. You can check out our article – to know everything about the new Payment system. Along with WhatsApp Pay, WhatsApp has also introduced a feature known as ‘Disappearing Messages’. As you might have guessed, the new feature allows you to send messages to your friends that will self-destruct after seven days. Also Read: How to Setup & Use WhatsApp Pay...

Google also has a beta version of the Chrome web browser that allows users to test upcoming features. Chrome beta is meant for testing, and it has lots of experimental features. However, to test out the experimental features, one needs to enable certain flags. If the features perform well after months of testing, they were pushed to the stable version of Google Chrome. Google Chrome users can try such features by enabling the ‘Experimental Web Platform Features....

Now it looks like the Firefox browser also got a similar feature. The latest version of the Firefox browser has a feature called ‘Quick Actions’ that allows you to control browser settings right from the address bar. What are Quick Actions in Firefox? Quick Actions is very similar to the Chrome actions; they were just two different names. With Quick Actions enabled, you need to type the keywords in the address bar, and Firefox will automatically suggest the relevant actions....

But consumers and smaller businesses seem to think that adding extra security isn’t worth the extra work required. The problem with this take is anyone who refuses to take the extra steps might find themselves on the wrong end of a data breach. You might have sent some sensitive information in an innocent email, only to find some bad actor intercepted the message and was able to easily read the content of that email and extract the information....

Did you drop out your Android device’s notification because you are operating on your PC? Today I will share a beneficial method to get all Android notifications on your PC. Yes, it is possible. You have to follow the manageable steps discussed in this post. You will be capable of getting all the notifications of your Android on your computer browser while operating on the same network with the same Google account sign-in with both devices....

How to Get Bluetooth Device Battery Level on Android The method is quite simple and easy and you just need to follow the simple step by step guide discussed below to proceed. #1 First step to begin up with the method to check the battery level on the Android for Bluetooth devices is you have to download and install the BatON app. This app could be found at this link so please grab this particular app and hence proceed to the next steps....

In Summary Google Docs and Google Sheets are part of Google’s Docs Editor suite of applications, and they work well when used for their intended purposes. Docs is a word processor for creating and editing documents, while Sheets is a spreadsheet application for representing and organizing data in a tabular format. If you receive a document with tabular formatted data on Google Docs, or if you happen to create one yourself, you can easily move the document data from Docs to Sheets....

On Techviral, we have already shared an article where we have compared WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal. These instant messaging apps offer similar features, but Signal focuses more on Privacy & security. Signal also lets you enable the passcode lock feature that locks the app automatically after a period of inactivity. The same feature is also available on WhatsApp and Telegram. In this article, we will talk about how to lock your Signal Private Messenger app with a Fingerprint or passcode on Android....

The early version of PUBG Lite is currently available in Thailand. That means the resident of Thailand can enjoy the lighter version of PUBG on PC. The PUBG Lite for PC includes two maps – Erangel and Miramar. For those, who don’t want to play the classic mode, PUBG Lite also got Arcade mode, in which users can play Mini Zone and Sniper Training. Steps To Play PUBG Lite On Low-End PC For Free Since the PUBG Lite for PC is only made available in Thailand, you need to use VPN apps to change your current location to Thailand....

But there’s a problem with the AirPods Pro. First, the case gets really scuffed when they’re carried in pockets with other things like coins and keys. You could say that this scuffing adds a “patina” to them that makes them unique, but I think they just look rough. The second problem is even more annoying. If my AirPods Pro fall out of my pocket and hit the ground, they spill out, with the case and two earbuds all going in three different, unpredictable directions....

Apps & Games can misbehave on the operating system for various reasons: malware issues, corrupted or missing files, system errors, etc. Whatever might be the reason, you can quickly repair apps in Windows 11. Windows 11 operating system allows users to repair apps and programs if they are not running correctly. When you repair an app, its settings, configurations, and other data are refreshed. In most cases, the apps start working after a repair....

Nowadays viruses and trojans’ attacks are increasing day by day. We use antivirus and lots of things on our computer for getting rid of viruses. This virus mainly comes from Pendrives and downloaded files. Steps To Scan Files & Url Without Any Antivirus Installed In PC, you have the option to scan pen drive’s for viruses but what about downloaded files. Mostly, people downloaded unofficial software from different sites, now they scan for a virus from their computer’s Antivirus, and in the result, a virus is already installed in your system that means you have already downloaded it the infected file....

Also: Reminder: Apple’s Dark Sky app will stop working Jan. 1 This may seem like daunting to figure out at first, but don’t fret, it only takes a few minutes to get your phone mirrored up on the big screen. How to screen-mirror an iPhone to a Samsung TV Materials needed: Samsung TV, Apple iPhone, Samsung TV remote Estimated time: 5 minutes Where do I find AirPlay on my iPhone?...

Send Self-Destructing Emails on iOS and Android Gmail Apps First and foremost, you need to update the Gmail app from the Google Play Store or the iOS App Store. Once that’s done, fire up the app and tap the red pencil icon for composing a new email. Tap the three-dots overflow menu situated at the top right corner. There, you’ll find an option for configuring the Confidential Mode. You will have two further settings for setting up the Confidential Mode....

But, over the years ChromeOS has become much more than it originally was. You can install true applications (with the help of both Linux and Android support) and open web pages in their own dedicated window (making them behave more like traditional applications). One of my gripes over the past couple of years is that Google had locked ChromeOS to a dark theme. I get the idea behind the dark theme, but it’s just never been my cuppa....

Apple’s iTunes is one of the most popular ways to save music on the device. However, if you have been reading tech news for a while, then you might know that Apple has already killed the popular iTunes with iOS 13 and replace it with something known as Apple Music. Technically, iTunes isn’t dead, but it’s just being replaced. For those unaware, iTunes is available for Windows, but it’s unavailable on Android....

Windows Firewall is a powerful utility, but many people don’t know how to use it. With Windows Defender Firewall, you can stop any program from accessing the internet. For example, if you don’t want Spotify to use the internet, you need to block it from accessing the internet from the Windows Firewall. Also read: How to View WiFi Password in Windows 11 Steps to Block Internet Access to Apps in Windows 11 It’s pretty easy to block apps from Accessing the internet on Windows 11, but you need to configure the Windows Defender Firewall settings....

Actually, Instagram is a platform that helps you explore and express your creative side. Instagram is never meant to be boring, and the same goes for DMs. To liven up the boring DMs, Instagram provides you an option to change the chat theme. Yes, just like Messenger, you can also change the chat theme on Instagram as well, but for that, you first need to update the Messaging features of the Instagram app for Android & iOS....

When HTC initially introduced BlinkFeed with Sense 5 on the HTC One M7, the feature was termed as gimmicky by many. However, with constant updates, HTC has managed to make BlinkFeed extremely useful. In fact, it forced Samsung to copy take inspiration and include a very similar My Magazine feature on the Galaxy S5. With the One M8 and Sense 6.0, HTC has further refined BlinkFeed by adding more customization sources and making it a standalone app for quick and easy apps from the Play Store....