If you own a computer, you have most likely experienced some “tech pain” on occasion. Yes, at times Tech is a Pain! When forging ahead with a “self-help DIY’ approach, results can be a simple fix or catastrophic case of making the problem worse. Either way you may be at a crossroads where a technology […]
New Credential Phishing Campaign is Hitting Inboxes
We have seen a few instances of a new credential phishing email that has been going out today. It is a classic example of a fake “password expiration” phish bait. While email services will start recognizing this soon and start to block them, it is a good example of what these look like so you […]
Happy Holidays
The Cogent Technology Solutions Team wishes you a happy and healthy holiday season. Our offices will be closed on Friday, December 24th (Christmas Eve) and Friday, December 31st (New Year’s Eve..) Emergency services will be available through our team on call. Wishing you a prosperous New Year! If you have not had an opportunity to complete […]
Be Cyber Smart – Passwords
Do you need Windows 11 now?
Windows 11 was released on October 5th, and you have probably seen some ads for it. We have been test driving a pre-release version of Windows 11 for a while now. From what we’ve seen, this isn’t a major update. The changes in Windows 11 are mostly the new user interface. Other new features make […]
New Text Message Scams
Just like email scams, text message scams use current events to trick you in to responding and giving away your personal information. Text message scams ratchet up the urgency and scare tactics to fit the short message format and try to get you to respond without much thought. The latest text-based scam tied to current […]
Welcome to Cogent Technology Solutions
Cogent Technology Solutions delivers a full spectrum of services from offering short term support on a large project to providing full scale technology services to your business. We provide 24/7 local onsite support to companies with 5-100 workstations. We support the computing needs of small businesses and large corporations with remote locations across northern Michigan. […]