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Microsoft has patchy goodness this coming Tuesday!

Here it is… Strap in for this coming Tuesday’s updates. Looks like they will address a zero day vulnerability too, but I don’t see mention of it in this bulletin. Please, update your computers and servers!   Critical Security Bulletins ============================ Bulletin 1 – Affected Software: – Windows XP Service Pack 3 – Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack …

Microsoft Patch Tuesday for June offers updates for Windows XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003 & 2008, Office and more!

Microsoft’s June Patch Tuesday bring the individual and IT professional a number of updates to keep your day from being boring. You will find fixes for Critical issues in Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003 and Server 2008, protecting you from Remote Code Execution, and for Microsoft Explorer 6-9 Remote Code Execution & Elevation of Privileges vulnerabilities. But wait, …

Immediate opening for computer service technician in Greenville

Job Title: Computer Service Technician Location: Greenville, SC Full/Part Time: Full-time Regular/Temporary: Temp to hire About Homeland Secure IT Homeland Secure IT is a Greenville, SC based company providing service and support to Upstate based small, medium and enterprise businesses. We offer sales, service and support of computers, servers, network equipment, VOIP, security camera systems and more.  Services provided are …

No need to wait, buy a Microsoft Windows 7 PC now and get Windows 8 Pro for only $14.99

Some of you are thinking you might hold out on a new computer until Microsoft releases the new Windows 8 operating system, however, there’s really no need to wait! If you buy a computer that comes with Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Ultimate loaded on it now (between June 2, 2012 …

Hard drive stolen from Miami’s Upper Valley Medical Center #encryption #dataloss #privacy

Here’s another case of a missing device from a medical facility… “Computer hard drive missing from UVMC hospital” A man walked into a medical center, and apparently stole a hard drive that from a computer in a patient admitting area near the main lobby. The quote that gets me was “The hospital does not believe any patient personal information is …

Microsoft May Patch Tuesday brings updates to Windows, Office and more

It seems like only last month we were talking about Microsoft updates… The updates for May 2012 will include three critical bulletins aimed at plugging holes which allow remote code execution in Microsoft Windows, Office, .NET Framework and Silverlight. There are four additional security bulletins rated as “important” and a total of 23 security issues to be addressed. Read the …

SECURE IT ALERT: Technical Cyber Security Alert TA12-101A covers MS patches

Homeland Secure IT Alert for Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 This is from the US-CERT team, reposted as received. If you require assistance with these Microsoft security updates, or any others, please call upon us at 864.990.4748 or use our handy CONTACT form. — —–BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE—– Hash: SHA1     National Cyber Awareness System   Technical Cyber Security Alert …

Microsoft Small Business Specialist Partner

Microsoft Registered Partners are closely aligned with Microsoft to stay current with the latest Microsoft technology and serve customers more effectively. Microsoft Registered Partners encompass a broad range of expertise and vendor affiliations and their real world perspective can help you prioritize and effectively deliver your technology solutions. As a Microsoft Small Business Specialist, we are specially positioned to help …

SECURE IT ALERT: Microsoft to unleash updates for April that address 4 critical vulnerabilities

Secure IT Alert for Thrusday, April 05, 2012 Coming your way right after Easter – Security updates from Microsoft! This information is from the Microsoft Security Advance Notification for April 2012: ******************************************************************** Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for April 2012 Issued: April 5, 2012 ********************************************************************   This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release …

SECURE IT ALERT: Using RDP / Remote Desktop Protocol on your Microsoft Windows desktop or server? Patch it – NOW!

Homeland Secure IT Alert for Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Welcome to another exciting edition of Microsoft Patch Tuesday! This one is so exciting, it gets two posts dedicated to it. This bunch of patches contains one very important fix for a flaw so serious, according to some security experts, you can’t patch it fast enough (read here). Critical update MS12-020. Of course, …