Quick Tech Tip: Review Browser Extensions You No Longer Use
A 10-minute browser extension audit can remove forgotten add-ons, reduce privacy exposure, and keep sensitive business websites cleaner and safer.
A 10-minute browser extension audit can remove forgotten add-ons, reduce privacy exposure, and keep sensitive business websites cleaner and safer.
Today’s practical tech recap covers Microsoft’s record July patch release, active SharePoint Server exploitation, fake LastPass and Bitwarden security alerts, Progress ShareFile emergency fixes, and what AI-assisted bug hunting means for home users and small businesses.
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday release covers 622 Microsoft CVEs, 428 republished Chromium CVEs, exploited AD FS and SharePoint issues, a publicly known BitLocker bypass, and updates across Windows, Office, Edge, SharePoint, SQL Server, Exchange, Azure, Defender, .NET, and more.
A small folder of trusted bookmarks gives you and your team a safer way back to banking, email, payroll, cloud files, and business portals when suspicious messages try to rush you into clicking.
A quick notification privacy check can stop text codes, email subjects, calendar details, and customer messages from showing on a locked phone or computer.
A ten-minute signed-in device review can remove old phones, retired laptops, borrowed computers, and former employee sessions before they keep access to email, cloud files, or business apps.
Secure DNS is a small browser or network setting that can make website lookups more private and reduce some risky redirects, but it needs to be tested carefully on business networks.
A five-minute browser notification cleanup can stop fake virus alerts, fake billing warnings, and noisy website popups before someone clicks the wrong thing.
A practical guide for home users and small businesses: turn on passkeys for important accounts, test them, and keep recovery access ready before a lost phone or employee change causes a lockout.
A lost phone, old email address, or broken authenticator app can lock you out of important accounts. Here is a practical recovery checklist to set up before something goes wrong.