# Apex Technology Blog Apex Technology has been serving the Carolinas since 1998, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses. [ Categories ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Sextortion Scammers are Going So Far as to Show You Your House](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/sextortion-scammers-are-going-so-far-as-to-show-you-your-house) Monday, 16 September 2024 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Security](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/security)  [ ![Sextortion Scammers are Going So Far as to Show You Your House](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/September_2024/09-16-24/b2ap3_large_Scammer_813168756_400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/sextortion-scammers-are-going-so-far-as-to-show-you-your-house "Sextortion Scammers are Going So Far as to Show You Your House") Sextortion scams are scary. The scammer contacts the victim, claiming to have gotten access to their computer and captured video footage of their target partaking in some private and decidedly adult activities, as well as the content that was onscreen at the time. The threat: pay up, or I send the footage to all of your contacts. Lately, however, hackers have added another layer of “proof” to these claims, now referring to victims by name and including pictures of their homes. Let’s walk through what one of these scams looks like and what you should do if one appears in your inbox. Tags: [Security](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security) [Current Events](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/current-events) [Hackers](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/hackers) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/sextortion-scammers-are-going-so-far-as-to-show-you-your-house#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/sextortion-scammers-are-going-so-far-as-to-show-you-your-house) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Do These 5 Things to Decrease Your Network Bottlenecks](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/do-these-5-things-to-decrease-your-network-bottlenecks) Friday, 13 September 2024 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Best Practices](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/best-practices) [ ![Do These 5 Things to Decrease Your Network Bottlenecks](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/September_2024/09-13-24/b2ap3_large_five_223704607_400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/do-these-5-things-to-decrease-your-network-bottlenecks "Do These 5 Things to Decrease Your Network Bottlenecks") A business experiencing a network bottleneck is having a bad day, especially since the ability to share data is so important to many industries today. That said, today’s resource-intensive technologies can easily eat through an organization’s bandwidth and create these kinds of network slowdowns. Let’s talk about what can be done to reduce these bottlenecks, if not eliminate them outright. Tags: [Internet](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/internet) [Best Practices](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/best-practices) [Technology](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/technology) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/do-these-5-things-to-decrease-your-network-bottlenecks#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/do-these-5-things-to-decrease-your-network-bottlenecks) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Five of the Largest Data Breaches of 2024 Thus Far](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/five-of-the-largest-data-breaches-of-2024-thus-far) Wednesday, 11 September 2024 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Security](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/security) [ ![Five of the Largest Data Breaches of 2024 Thus Far](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/September_2024/09-11-24/b2ap3_large_DataBreach_537195791_400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/five-of-the-largest-data-breaches-of-2024-thus-far "Five of the Largest Data Breaches of 2024 Thus Far") Data breaches remain a constant threat, capable of causing serious disruptions for businesses and potentially creating widespread issues for customers. In today’s blog, we’ll highlight some of the largest and most impactful breaches of 2024. Tags: [Data](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data) [Security](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security) [Hackers](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/hackers) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/five-of-the-largest-data-breaches-of-2024-thus-far#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/five-of-the-largest-data-breaches-of-2024-thus-far) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Hard Drives Don’t Last Forever… Can You Tell If One’s Failing?](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/hard-drives-don-t-last-forever-can-you-tell-if-one-s-failing) Monday, 09 September 2024 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Technology](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/technology) [ ![Hard Drives Don’t Last Forever… Can You Tell If One’s Failing?](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/September_2024/09-09-24/b2ap3_large_failingharddrive_42076016_400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/hard-drives-don-t-last-forever-can-you-tell-if-one-s-failing "Hard Drives Don’t Last Forever… Can You Tell If One’s Failing?") Digital storage has exploded, in no uncertain terms, over the last few decades. While hard disk drives (HDDs) were the predominant storage format for most of that time, today’s faster and hardier solid-state drives (or SSDs) are becoming more affordable and popular. However, there are still plenty of HDDs out there, all far more prone to breaking than their more advanced counterparts. So, how can you tell when a hard drive failure is pending? Tags: [Data](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data) [Backup](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/backup) [Hardware](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/hardware) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/hard-drives-don-t-last-forever-can-you-tell-if-one-s-failing#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/hard-drives-don-t-last-forever-can-you-tell-if-one-s-failing) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Could Your Employees Benefit from a Compressed Workweek?](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/could-your-employees-benefit-from-a-compressed-workweek) Friday, 06 September 2024 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Business](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/business) [ ![Could Your Employees Benefit from a Compressed Workweek?](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/September_2024/09-06-24/b2ap3_large_workweek_604338286_400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/could-your-employees-benefit-from-a-compressed-workweek "Could Your Employees Benefit from a Compressed Workweek?") The concept of a four-day workweek has started to gain significant traction among businesses of all sizes. There's a subtle distinction between the traditional four-day workweek and the compressed workweek, however. Today, we will discuss the compressed workweek and what it means for employees. 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