Windows 7 End of Life is 15 Months Away
Microsoft held their annual conference in Orlando last week and one of the breakout sessions focused on ensuring that customers are on track to replace Windows 7 by January 14, 2020. Now is the time to…
Trust, But Verify
Doveryay, no proveryay is an old Russian proverb which Ronald Reagan used frequently when discussing relations with the Russians. It translates to “trust but verify” and was used to emphasize the extensive verification procedures both sides…
Preparing to Change Your IT Support? Read This First!
IT happens, pun intended… there comes a time when we are forced to change our IT support. may be that an employee must be released, or the IT support company being used is not fulfilling your…
Secure the Humans!
The SANS Institute is one of the most trusted resources for IT professionals and they provide many resources for free. Some of these resources include posters in their “Secure the Human” section that can be displayed…
Cities and Counties Forced to Cope with Tax Breaks Changes
Florida legislation such as HJR 7105 and 7107, which passed last year, provides some homeowners with tax savings. This is great for taxpayers, but what does it mean for IT Departments in affected cities and counties?…
Invigorate Your Next Meeting with The Hot Seat
I take part of several networking groups, each with a different subject than the others. Throughout my travels I have found that it is best to vary the association of the groups you network with to…
The Cobbler’s Children Should Have The Best Shoes!
Every couple of weeks, one of our client’s backup service would fail on one of their server and we would receive an alert. We would then manually restart the service, so their hourly backups could continue.…
IT Security Solutions
How to Keep an Old Email Account Secure
I received a call from a childhood friend recently who stated that their AOL account had been compromised and that everyone in their contact received a spam email. I know many people who still have legacy…
The Best Argument for Using Layered Security
I called Spectrum last week for a client who had a computer breach. The client's password was non-operational, and we needed assistance from their support. By simply providing their name, email address, and address I was…
All organizations that accept cards on their network must be compliant.
Here is the Best Way for Your Business to Accept Credit Cards.
We had a potential client approach us recently about performing a PCI compliance audit. They are a smaller operation that accepts credit cards, so their processor requires that they maintain compliance. A PCI audit is an…