Congratulations!
Congratulations to Matt Cramblit for completing the Dell Partner Precision Workstation Technical and Sales training courses today. (more…)
Fake Chat Screen Malware Hijacks Banking Customers
A new attack against online banking customers uses a malware platform to trick its victims into verifying bogus transactions. (more…)
New Version of Flashback Mac Trojan Found Using Java Exploits
“Flashback.G injects code into web browsers and other applications that access a network, and in many cases causes them to crash. It installs itself in an invisible file in the /Users/Shared folder, and this file can bear many names, but with a .so extension,” Intego said in a blog post.
Whatever code the malware injects into the running applications causes them to become unstable and they often will crash. Intego said that Safari, Skype and other Web apps will crash, and that the malware also will call out to several remote domains to look for updated files to download. The goal of the malware appears to be to steal usernames and passwords for high-value sites such as online banking, PayPal and others.
Is your business considering Cloud Computing?
Like many businesses today you might be considering the move to “The Cloud”. Prior to September 2011 there was no standard definition of “cloud computing” that is until the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued one and it’s two pages long! Understanding the terminology will help as you find the right vendor to provide your cloud services. Before making that jump here are some key words that you might come across during your travels. (more…)
Data Backup Fact #2
Tape Backup
A Gartner Group research report revealed 71% of ALL tape restores fail! (more…)
Data Backup Fact #1
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers study revealed 70% of businesses that experience a major data loss go out of business within a year of the event. (more…)
Microsoft Fixes Critical IE, Windows Bugs with February Patch Tuesday
Microsoft released nine security updates Tuesday, four critical; five important, fixing 21 different holes in various applications with its February patch release. The four critical fixes deal with vulnerabilities in the company’s Windows, Internet Explorer, .NET Framework and Silverlight programs that could allow remote code execution if left unpatched. (more…)
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