January 9, 2012 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Cyber attacks are quickly becoming a very serious threat to internet users all over the world. Every day we are hearing more and more about big businesses and government websites that are getting hacked by different groups and causing mayhem for everyone involved. The bigger problem is, however, that it is extremely ha
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January 4, 2012 · Cybersecurity & Malware
If you are a big corporation or a big enterprise company, you probably already know that you need powerful computers to handle the sheer amount of information that is used to make tasks simpler and less expensive while also enabling knowledge to be shared more easily in order to benefit the company. An increased depend
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December 21, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has just released a new draft computer security publication that provides guidance for vendors, as well as security professionals, while they work on protecting personal computers as they start up. Computer safety is becoming an increasing priority around the wo
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December 12, 2011 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
Transactions at the postal services in the United Kingdom were affected today as issues in the Post Office network’s computer system caused problems on what is considered to be the busiest day of the year for U.K. postal services. The Royal Mail expected 131 million items to enter the postal system today and some trans
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December 9, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Unfortunately, issues involving cybercrime are only expected to increase in the coming year which is leading many technical support companies to advise users on how to be proactive and protect their PCs. These firms are developing new hacker protection plans designed to help protect your computer from these viral attac
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December 1, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Cloudcor has just announced that CumuLogic, one of the leading providers of Java Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings, has just been named a Premier partner for UP 2011. UP 2011 is a hybrid format conference on cloud computing that runs from December 5th through December 9th at the Computer History Museum, located in
Read more →November 23, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
At Tuesday’s CNN-sponsored GOP debate, three Republican Presidential candidates stated that cyber attacks pose an emerging national security threat to the United States of America. In his closing comments during the debate, GOP hopeful and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said that he views cyber attacks as on
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November 10, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
There are many services out there that cater to the specific needs of people. Whether it be food, cleaning services or childcare, the catering business is quite profitable. However, there are some services that are catered that you would never in a million years expect, like an underground calling service that caters t
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October 31, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
The one thing about computer viruses that is the worst is that they are always evolving. No matter how fast anti-virus companies make new software to protect you it seems there is always something that they can’t defend against. However, the fact that anti-virus products certified by ICSA Labs can protect users from a
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October 28, 2011 · Computer Repair
Whenever there is a computer problem involved, the average user is about as useful as a snowball in Miami. Computers are complex pieces of machinery and the slightest wrong move could take your troubles from bad to worse in no time. Many PC “repair specialists” use this as a way to jack up prices and install a lot of u
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October 18, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
You’ve probably all heard by now about the computer virus that was affecting the Pentagon’s drone program last month. Well, in a recent development, the Pentagon has announced that the computer virus was not directed at the military systems but was, in fact, common malware used to steal login names and passwords used i
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October 14, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
The recently released SpyEye banking malware is continuing to affect computers across the world and is also proving to be more difficult to detect and remove from infected Windows PCs, according to researchers from EMC’s RSA Security Division.
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October 4, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Satyam Computer Services Ltd., formerly Mahindra Satyam, has had it rough over the past year and a half, especially considering the fact that the company was dragged through a painful law suit for fraud. And while you would expect some good news to come from the company it just isn’t so as the most senior sales executi
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September 29, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
If you thought that you only needed virus protection software on your computer or laptop, then think again. IChimp and other computer security companies, are now starting to offer smartphone protection to concerned customers as the rising fad of cell phone hacking (mainly on celebrity phones) is becoming a more feared
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September 20, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the largest defense contractor in Japan, has just acknowledged that a plethora of its servers and PCs have been infected with malware. However, the company did deny that any confidential information that may have been stored in these systems was, in fact, stolen.
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