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The Challenge of West Texas Dust: Maintaining a Clean Computer in the West Texas Climate

Spring 2023 is here - complete with wind and dust! While each climate type has its challenges, West Texas dust can be damaging to sensitive electronic equipment, such as computers, printers, scanners, and mobile devices. Proper cleaning and care are essential to maintain the health of your computing devices. Remember to unplug the device before cleaning.

Microsoft Announced a Critical Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook

As TTU IT announced in mid-March, a serious vulnerability has been discovered in Windows desktop versions of Outlook. This vulnerability can be exploited if you receive or open a malicious email. If successfully exploited, an attacker could gain access to sensitive information, including passwords, and potentially launch attacks on other services and devices.

Digital Cleaning: Remember Your Social Media

Be sure to add social media to your digital cleaning checklist. While Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube, and Slack are heavily used across generations for recreation and entertainment, these platforms may store personal and sensitive information.

Digital Cleaning: Remember Your Social Media

Be sure to add social media to your digital cleaning checklist. While Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube, and Slack are heavily used across generations for recreation and entertainment, these platforms may store personal and sensitive information.

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