IT Solutions – Stay Secure

Yes, It’s Okay to Shut Down Your Computer With the Power Button – Reposted from HowtoGeek.com

Posted on February 10, 2014 by

We saw this article posted by HowtoGeek.com by Chris Hoffman and thought that it was worth sharing. Many computer users were trained never to turn their PCs off by pressing the power button on their desktop PC’s case. This used to cause problems in the previous millennium, but it’s now perfectly safe to shut down

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Microsoft is Pulling the Plug on Windows XP’s Life Support

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

Microsoft has announced on April 8th, 2014 they will no longer support Windows XP. Many may not think that ending technical support and security updates for a thirteen year old operating system would be of concern, but a suprising 29% of worldwide computers are still running XP, making it the second most widely used OS

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What Do You Do When Your Cloud Provider Goes Out of Business? Lessons Learned from the Demise of Nirvanix

Posted on January 16, 2014 by

When discussing data cloud storage with business owners, one of the most common questions we are asked is how secure is my data in the cloud. While most who ask this question are thinking about possible data breaches from cybercriminals, they also should be asking 1) is this a turn-key solution that has been developed

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Protect Yourself from Ransomware | Don’t Become a Phish Tale

Posted on November 21, 2013 by

The term Ransomware has now become part of our everyday lexicon with the proliferation of CryptoLocker, a particularly nasty malware variant that encrypts the contents of your computer and demands payment to unlock the files. CryptoLocker is predominantly spreading via various email phishing campaigns, including some from legitimate businesses, or through phony Federal Express or

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10 Reasons to Avoid Using PST Files – Reposted from TechRepublic

Posted on November 15, 2013 by

The following post was written by Brien Posey for TechRepublic. Our Client Solutions Managers often counsel our clients about the dangers of using Outlook’s PST files. We thought Brien’s article was very informative and wanted to share it. The use of Outlook’s PST data files have the potential to cause serious problems from data loss

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