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Macro Systems has been serving the Metro Washington, DC area since 1997, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

Alas, Scams Are Routine Now

Alas, Scams Are Routine Now

The constant fear of falling victim to scams has become a harsh reality and is far from ideal. That being said, the good news is that there is always time to acquire the skills needed to avoid such scams. Listed below are ways to enhance awareness regarding the challenges posed by scams, not only in a business context but also in everyday life.

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A Retrospective Look at AI and Work in 2023

A Retrospective Look at AI and Work in 2023

2023 was a banner year for artificial intelligence, with the technology exploding into the mainstream and becoming more accessible by the public than ever before. Listed below is what we’ve seen in the past year in terms of AI changed things for workers and workplaces everywhere.

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Nonprofit Data Breach Leaks Personal Information of Over 50,000 Individuals

Nonprofit Data Breach Leaks Personal Information of Over 50,000 Individuals

One major nonprofit has become the victim of a disclosed major data breach, affecting 890 schools all across the US: the National Student Clearinghouse, or NSC. The organization has announced that they have experienced a significant data breach that has put their clients’ data at risk. What does this mean for affected organizations and their clientele?

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Some Experts Concerned about AI Development

Some Experts Concerned about AI Development

It seems that you can’t turn your head these days without seeing artificial intelligence being incorporated into some software or platform. That being said, many leaders in the technology space have conveyed their concerns about the “profound risks to society and humanity” that AI poses, outlined in an open letter. 

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Employees vs. Artificial Intelligence

Employees vs. Artificial Intelligence

For many years now, there’s been a bit of a fear of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, all while it has been put into practical use more and more often in many businesses. This all ties back to the work of Alan Turing, who, amongst his accomplishments in computing, created the Turing Test as a means of gauging how intelligent a computer is. 

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Disney Created a New Re-Aging Technology

Disney Created a New Re-Aging Technology

Ever heard of the Uncanny Valley? It’s the theory that explains why the human race tends to prefer humanoid robots, but only up to a point, after which we find them unsettling. It’s one reason why so many people found the 2019 film Cats difficult to watch. The Uncanny Valley has also been present in film in recent years, especially when actors who have passed are recreated digitally to make an appearance, or when talent needs to look older or younger than they are.

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Three Ways AI Will Help Businesses in the Near Future

Three Ways AI Will Help Businesses in the Near Future

There’s no denying that at the moment the economic forecast is a bit bleak, with murmurings of a recession growing louder by the day. As this situation develops, many organizations are likely seeking out opportunities to trim the fat. However, despite this, we anticipate that artificial intelligence will actually see a bit of an uptick. 

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Why IT Costs are Rising

Why IT Costs are Rising

No matter how big your company is, you’ll always have technology expenses. It’s just a fact of the current workplace, and your profits will be inexorably tied to how well your IT works for you. Moreover, the more IT costs rise, the more impact small and medium-sized businesses will feel from them. We wanted to address this problem and how you can limit the frustrations that stem from seemingly uncontrollable technology costs.

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A New AI Technology that Monitors Your Health

A New AI Technology that Monitors Your Health

While we typically focus on how numerous technologies can be utilized in business applications as a way to boost a small or medium-sized organization’s capabilities, we occasionally come across a topic that is just undeniably cool. We recently heard about the development of a flexible new wearable that uses AI to monitor the health of the wearer that we wanted to discuss with you.

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Exposing the Myth of Quiet Quitting

Exposing the Myth of Quiet Quitting

Quiet quitting…it’s a buzzword that many may misunderstand that has seen increasing virality on social media. Listed below is an honest evaluation on what quiet quitting really means, and what it means for your organization.

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Cloudflare Halts Biggest DDoS Attack on Record

Cloudflare Halts Biggest DDoS Attack on Record

Cloudflare has stopped the plans of yet another major hacking attack, a record-breaking DDoS attack of the likes we have never before seen. Listed below are details regarding what goes into such an attack and what you can do to keep your business safe from their influence.

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What You Need to Know About the Facebook Outage

What You Need to Know About the Facebook Outage

We’re all aware of the outage that Facebook experienced a few weeks before it announced its Meta rebrand, which prevented users around the world from accessing the services that the social media giant provides. While it may not sound like a significant issue that people couldn’t share their thoughts with one another for a short time, the ramifications stretched far beyond the inability to scroll through a Newsfeed.

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NATO Officially Declares Cyberspace a Battlefield

NATO Officially Declares Cyberspace a Battlefield

Security professionals have been at war with hackers ever since the Internet was created, but a recent NATO decision has affirmed the fact that cybersecurity is a real-world problem, and one that needs to be fixed. Just like land, air, and sea, cyberspace has become a battlefield, albeit a very different kind of battlefield.

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Couple Exploits Vulnerability With IRS Filing System, Steals $1M, Goes to Jail

Couple Exploits Vulnerability With IRS Filing System, Steals $1M, Goes to Jail

The Internal Revenue Service is one organization that you don’t want to mess with. Thanks to their antics filing fraudulent tax returns through the often-exploited Get Transcript site managed by the IRS, Anthony and Sonia Alika have to do some time in the slammer; and that’s not even mentioning what they have to pay the IRS in restitution.

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FBI Director Insists Government Can Access Any Private Record

FBI Director Insists Government Can Access Any Private Record

Does the U.S. Constitution allow the American government to access the electronic devices of its citizens? According to FBI Director James Comey’s statements at Symantec’s Annual Government Symposium, it certainly does.

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Not So Fast: Time Warner Declines 21st Century Fox’s Takeover Bid

b2ap3_thumbnail_not_so_fast_400.jpgWe recently covered net neutrality and all of the threats that could compromise our right to indiscriminate Internet service, but a new development concerning 21st Century Fox and Time Warner might be one of the most scary situations yet. In a $80 billion bid, 21st Century Fox attempted a takeover of the media supergiant.

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