Today has been interesting… I received an email from a long-time friend saying he had the strangest phone call, from MICROSOFT… They informed him that his system was vulnerable and that they wanted to help him fix it if he would give them access to his system by visiting a website. This guy was born at night, but he wasn’t …
Stuxnet virus possibly biggest threat to industry ever
An article from the Associated Press published on news.yahoo.com on Wednesday outlines the threat that the Stuxnet virus poses to industry around the world. The malicious computer attack appears to primarily target the Iranian nuclear plants, but according to the article, it can be modified to interfere with industrial control systems around the world, and “represents the most dire cyberthreat …
Don’t forget leasing as an option for your next IT renews
As the end of 2010 draws near, some businesses are planning to refresh and renew tired old hardware such as desktop and notebook computers, as well as servers. Driving the updates are security requirements, new versions of operating systems, company rotation policy, depreciation schedules and more often than not, a need to overcome bottlenecks in performance and insure trouble free operation …
Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment in Greenville / Upstate SC
Is your company looking to buy new network gear, such as a firewall, switch, etc, and being held back by the cost? Maybe you really want to use a Cisco product, but have determined that it may be more cost effective to purchase another brand such as WatchGuard or maybe SonicWALL. Well hold on a minute, before we go much …
Use protection! Power Protection that is… and save your computers and electronics! #Greenville
Last night’s storms in Greenville played havoc with the sensitive computers, servers, network equipment, CCTV systems, VoIP systems and even alarm systems! At 10pm we received a call from the alarm monitoring company saying that we had multiple zones activated at my wife’s business, including a door, and several interior motion sensors! Police were dispatched, and Pamela and I rushed …
Are you spending too much on your Cisco SMARTnet, Trend Micro, Symantec or Microsoft Licensing?
If you own or maintain your own business phone or computer network, you are probably renewing your licensing yearly for everything from your Cisco VoIP phone system & ASA 5500 network security appliances to Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security, Trend Office Scan, to Microsoft Software Assurance or purchases of new seats. Chances are also good you are buying your …