Many of the businesses that Homeland Secure IT serves are using Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security as their weapon of choice against malware and even spam. Once the product is loaded on their server and installed on their desktops, it will generally automatically download the security updates required to keep it current. However, every once in a while, Trend Micro …
Watch out for fake Microsoft Windows 10 update email – Malware Warning!
With all the excitement about Microsoft Windows 10 being a FREE update, some people signed up for the “Get Windows 10” promotion as prompted in their taskbar, to be put on a waiting list. So it’s not surprising that when an email comes in that looks legit, that someone might follow the link and attempt to install it. Unfortunately for …
We’ve been voted Best of the Upstate for Best Computer Services! We are humbled!
Pamela & I attended the Greenville News “Best of the Upstate” award ceremony last night after receiving an invitation stating we were one of two finalists in their Reader Choice Awards. We were in the Best Computer Services category and we were up against a well established and respected business machines & computer sales & service provider. We sat on …
Adobe out of band patch fixes flash vulnerability (Windows / Mac / Linux)
Adobe has released an out of band patch that corrects a flaw in Flash player which could permit an attacker to take control of an exploited system. This is actively being exploited by hackers and we recommend that the patch be applied immediately. More information about this security issue can be found on Adobe’s security website. If you require any …
UPDATE: Greenville News Best of the Upstate – Best Computer Service
Whoops! Yesterday’s post had an error in the URL for the vote link for “Best Computer Service”. Here it is again, this time, I hope it is correct: BEST COMPUTER SERVICE VOTE Thank you to those who notified us that the link was not working in the original post!!!!! You have our appreciation for taking the time to vote for …
Thank you for the Best of the Upstate nomination for BEST COMPUTER SERVICE!
The Greenville News has a yearly “Best of the Upstate” program where people nominate businesses, organizations and individuals who they feel are the best our area has to offer. This year, someone (or multiple someones?) nominated us, Homeland Secure IT, in the category of “Best Computer Service”! I don’t know who this kind stranger was (or kind strangers), but we …
Greenville Computer Virus Cleanup and Removal Experts
If you see mention of “Greenville Virus Experts”, that’s us! We have created a new website especially designed to attract the eye of someone who might be experiencing a computer security issue such as a virus, worm, trojan or other malware. Searching for “Greenville virus cleanup” might result in a person finding the Homeland Secure IT site, but our home …
Upgrade paths for Microsoft Windows 10
It was announced recently that the Microsoft Windows 10 release will feature several upgrade paths and licensing options… Here’s a summary of what was posted on the Microsoft Australia Partner Network site a couple days ago: The new Microsoft Windows 10 editions are Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education, Mobile, and Mobile Enterprise. Microsoft will offer a free upgrade to Windows …
PSA: The Annual International Internet Spring Cleaning Day is once again upon us!
Spring has sprung and with it comes Annual International Internet Spring Cleaning Day! This year ISPs (Internet Service Providers) around the world are increasing their efforts to keep our networks in tip-top shape so that they perform as fast as possible. Perhaps you may have missed the stories on the news and the endless emails flying around for the last week …
A Plethora of Patches for Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday – March 2015
On Monday 2015-03-09, Apple released a slew of updates to address security issues, and on the regularly scheduled “Patch Tuesday” 2015-03-10, Microsoft made a rather large bundle of security updates available. Many security experts did not believe Microsoft would correct the FREAK vulnerability during this batch of patches, however it appears that they did. It is estimated that the FREAK …