Computer infections can sometimes get pretty nasty. And VERY painful. For quite a few people. While the above incidents are unique in that the malware used to compromise customers' card data had little to no detection rating from anti virus programs, these stories nonetheless underscore the importance of having malware protection installed on … [Read more...]
January 2014 Updates
Usually businesses like to hit the ground running at the start of a new year. But for the first found of updates this 2014, Microsoft isn't quite gunning for the gate. This month, Microsoft has released a total of 4 updates for their Patch Tuesday, and all are rated as only Important (Critical is considered, well, more important). The programs … [Read more...]
CryptoLocker – The latest in RansomWare
It's not often where something like this comes along and makes our ears perk up. Long story short, the best defense to CryptoLocker is a good backup. Now, that being said, you're probably saying, "I've got a good backup". My question is; If you haven't tested it in a while, how do you know? Recently one of my customers said the exact same … [Read more...]
June 2013 Update Details
Once again, everyone, the second Tuesday of another month has passed and the computer industry has graced society with more updates. June has turned out to be a quiet month for both Microsoft and Adobe, as both companies have released a small number of updates (only one for Adobe!). Oracle is still outside it's typical Quarterly update routine, so … [Read more...]
End of Life for Windows XP and Office 2003
Computer software is constantly being updated which requires faster and more robust hardware which requires more powerful software which requires more powerful hardware. It's an endless cycle where software and hardware get to the point where they're no longer supported. Each of the major versions of Windows in the past have had patches to them … [Read more...]