A UPS battery backup only helps if the right devices are plugged in, the battery still holds useful runtime, and your office knows how systems should shut down when power drops.
This week’s Slickdeals tech roundup checks eight practical deals for home users and small businesses, including an ASUS laptop, ultrawide and QHD monitors, Wi-Fi 7 router, USB-C chargers, 1TB microSD card, and MacBook hub.
Today’s practical tech recap covers exploited router and Joomla risks, fake Mac crash-reporting malware, a backdoored npm package, cybercrime enforcement, privacy news, and AI moving deeper into everyday work tools.
A ten-minute app and browser permission review can remove old camera, microphone, location, contact, photo, and file access without breaking the tools you still need.
Jennifer’s 5 PM technology news recap for July 12, 2026 covers RedHook Android malware, Claude Fable 5 access, Windows AI-assisted vulnerability discovery, family AI privacy, CISA exploited website flaws, and practical small-business IT takeaways.
Jennifer’s 5 PM technology news recap for July 11, 2026: CMS webshell attacks, Zimbra patching, AI coding-agent risks, Microsoft Windows security changes, and practical small-business IT takeaways.
Jennifer’s 5 PM technology news recap for July 10, 2026: exploited website flaws, AI security, a Windows 11 storage fix, and practical small-business IT takeaways.
Microsoft posted a July 9 Windows support notice: starting with Windows 11 version 26H2, Windows settings backup policy becomes default-on for eligible devices unless admins explicitly set a policy.
Jennifer’s July 9, 2026 5 PM technology recap covers Microsoft Defender’s RoguePlanet patch, Chrome 150 security fixes, Palo Alto Networks advisories, Linux GhostLock, CISA KEV additions, AI coding-agent risk, and practical small-business IT checks.
Microsoft did not release a normal Windows cumulative update today, but its July 8 Secure Boot guidance for virtualized environments is worth checking if your business runs Windows VMs, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware, vTPM, or BitLocker.