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Graduation Season: Protecting Young Adults from Cyber Threats

The diploma isn’t even framed yet, and hackers are already rolling out the welcome mat. The moment graduates start job hunting, their personal data becomes prime real estate for cybercriminals. Fake recruiters, phishing emails posing as HR, and password-stealing scams…

National Password Day: Are Your Passwords Strong Enough?

Every year, the list of most common passwords makes its way around the internet, and every year, it’s just as concerning. People are still using “123456” and “password” like it’s 1999. Meanwhile, cybercriminals don’t need cutting-edge hacking tools when people…

Protecting Your Personal Devices: Cybersecurity Tips for Home and Beyond

Your phone is more than a phone. It is a wallet, a filing cabinet, a work desk, and a personal vault — and hackers know it. The same goes for laptops and tablets, which store everything from financial records to…

Earth Day and IT: Reducing Your Digital Carbon Footprint

If the internet were a country, it would be among the world’s top energy consumers. A 2024 study published in Nature Communications found that data centers and data transmission networks account for between 1% and 1.3% of global electricity consumption.…

The Hidden Dangers of Free Wi-Fi: Staying Secure While Traveling

Free Wi-Fi is everywhere — airports, hotels, cafes — and super convenient, right? Unfortunately, what’s convenient for you usually comes at the cost of cybersecurity. A 2023 study found that a significant number of people had their personal information compromised…

How to add a Calendar in Outlook

This document will show you how to add a calendar to your Outlook. Before you work through this document make sure you have the following.  Outlook Desktop 1. In Outlook navigate to your calendar in the top left corner. 2.…

How to add a Mailbox in OWA

Requirements This document will walk you through adding a mailbox (shared or licensed) to your Microsoft 365 account. Before you work through this document, make sure you have the following.  There is a video version of this walk-through here:https://youtu.be/h-ODkSy8-vE If…

How to Share your Outlook Calendar

How to share your Outlook calendar This document will cover how to share your Outlook calendar with your co-workers. This can be done from the Outlook desktop app or Outlook online (OWA). Be sure to skip to the section that…

Microsoft 365 Welcome + First login, password change, & MFA Registration

Welcome to Office 365! With this powerful productivity suite, you will have access to a suite of cloud-based services and tools, including Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams. These services are designed to help you stay connected, collaborate with your…

Microsoft Guest User Sign in

This document will walk you through signing in as a Guest User. If you run into problems, please reach out to ViaTek by sending an email to support@viatek.net or call 303-664-1182. Invitation and Account Sign In 1. First, you will need to find your email invitation.…