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The Concern for Email Security Continues to Grow

April 9th, 2014

While email is extremely convenient for collaboration and communication, employees tend to use email folders as a personal storage center. When this happens, mass amounts of the organization’s sensitive information resides in an inbox. Does this sound secure to you?

Ponemon Institute’s Study on The State of Email Encryption

Ponemon Institute conducted a study to review concerns regarding the risk of unencrypted email.

Today Is “Zero Day Forever!” Microsoft Has Stopped Publishing Patches for XP

April 8th, 2014

(April 8, 2014) — As of today Microsoft has stopped publishing Windows XP patches.  They’ve named today,  “Zero Day Forever.” Zero-day refers to vulnerabilities hackers use to attack your operating system.

Microsoft will continue to provide anti-malware for Windows XP through July 14, 2015. However, as of today:

Microsoft will technically stop supporting the Windows XP operating system.

Warning: Your Emails Must Be Encrypted to Prevent Unauthorized Access

April 8th, 2014

Here’s a little surprise for you: your email isn’t as private as you’d like to think! Sure, we don’t expect the Internet to be very private, but most of us would like to believe our emails are private. But in reality, your unprotected emails can easily be intercepted during transmission to the recipient.

Why Outsourcing Your IT Support Is The Best Decision You’re About To Make

April 8th, 2014

If you’re still keeping your IT support in-house, you might want to change your mind after reading why that’s a bad idea. By outsourcing your IT support, you will be choosing first class IT service providers, to keep your data private and protected, and to always have your technology kept up-to-date.

Data Backup and Disaster Recovery Planning Is Imperative For Manufacturing Companies

April 7th, 2014

Manufacturing companies create and store extensive amounts of business-critical data, including sales documents, drawings, project documentation, accounting information, employee payrolls, and purchasing orders. It’s critical to ensure this data is backed up and recoverable in the event of a significant data loss.

Have YOU Taken Extra Precaution When It Comes To Keeping Your Client Financial Information Safe?

April 7th, 2014

With more and more companies refusing to report any breaches, computer crimes just keep rising and rising. People are becoming more and more comfortable to share their information via the Internet with it being the biggest form of information exchange. Do you see a problem? Well, we do! With people relying on emails as their primary source of personal information exchange, there should be higher security measures put in place.

Is Your Confidential Business Information At Risk? The Answer Is YES!

April 4th, 2014

If you send emails and you fail to encrypt them, your business is at risk!

Have you:

Sent proposals and quotes as an attachment in email?
Sent login and password information in an email?
Sent your banking information or credit card information through email?
Discussed confidential projects through email?

If you answered YES to these questions, your business is at an IMMEDIATE risk?  You must take action NOW and get a reliable email encryption solution.

6 Tips to Save the Battery Life on Your iPhone with iOS 7

Apple iPhone with iOS 7 offers an extensive amount of features, however, there’s been a lot of complaints about the mobile operating system’s battery life. Here’s 6 ways to keep iOS 7 devices powered for a longer amount of time:

1.     Stop Background Motion

Apple’s iPhone with iOS 7 has a neat feature called Background Motion, which subtly moves your app icons and background image.

6 Tips to Save the Battery Life on Your iPhone with iOS 7

April 3rd, 2014

Apple iPhone with iOS 7 offers an extensive amount of features, however, there’s been a lot of complaints about the mobile operating system’s battery life. Here’s 6 ways to keep iOS 7 devices powered for a longer amount of time:

1.     Stop Background Motion

Apple’s iPhone with iOS 7 has a neat feature called Background Motion, which subtly moves your app icons and background image.

Most Medical Clinics & Healthcare Organization Break This One Cardinal Compliance Rule!

April 3rd, 2014

Working in the Healthcare Industry Requires Email Encryption

If you are working in the Healthcare Industry, you probably already know how important encrypting your emails is. Email is a very important business communication tool in all organizations. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), has complicated implementation options and government security regulations you must oblige by.