by Michael Sullivan | Apr 22, 2020 | IT
Most of us don’t really think about our files. We just put them on our hard drive, or on DropBox, or we just leave them on our cameras, flash drives and other devices. But what happens to your business-critical information after a disaster? If your company is... 
by Michael Sullivan | Mar 22, 2020 | Compliance, IT
You’ve probably heard of ransomware. Your business may have even been affected by it. Even government services have been hit. Basically, it infects your computer and asks (or demands) that you pay to have it removed. Ransomware goes all the way back to 1989,... 
by Michael Sullivan | Mar 15, 2020 | IT, Security
It feels like every day there is some new email scam making the rounds. It’s difficult to keep up. The latest scam going around is the Email Spoofing Scam. While this isn’t technically a new scam, there has been a major uptick in scam attempts. ... 
by Michael Sullivan | Feb 22, 2020 | IT, Security
Most jobs come with an email address. Usually it’s your name + the website domain address of your company. But just because it has your name on it, that doesn’t mean it’s yours. It’s tempting to start using this convenient new address everywhere. Need to... 
by Michael Sullivan | Feb 15, 2020 | IT, Security
My high school English teacher would break my legs if she knew I was going to start a blog post with a “The dictionary defines…” statement, but in this case I feel that I must. ‘Pwn’ is an internet slang term that refers to winning or... 
by Michael Sullivan | Jan 22, 2020 | IT, Security
Scammers pretending to be from Microsoft are using fake virus warnings to gain access to user’s computers to steal credit cards and private information. This scam has existed for many, many years, but it seems to be gaining popularity, again. This is a variation...