Scam Alert: Microsoft supposedly calling and offering to help fix security issues from remote
Today has been interesting… I received an email from a long-time friend saying he had the strangest phone call, from MICROSOFT… They informed him that his system was vulnerable and that they wanted to help him fix it if he would give them access to his system by visiting a website. This guy was born [...]
continue readingSECURE IT ALERT: Adobe addresses vulnerabilities in Reader, Acrobat & Flash Player
Homeland Secure IT Alert for Friday, November 19, 2010 This week, Adobe released additional updates that cover Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player… The existing bulletin published on October 28th was updated to cover the changes… I have attached the updated security bulletin below, but in short, if you are using Adobe products, it is [...]
continue readingStuxnet virus possibly biggest threat to industry ever
An article from the Associated Press published on news.yahoo.com on Wednesday outlines the threat that the Stuxnet virus poses to industry around the world. The malicious computer attack appears to primarily target the Iranian nuclear plants, but according to the article, it can be modified to interfere with industrial control systems around the world, and [...]
continue readingUn-complicate your life by using a remote backup solution for your laptop
If you are using CDs, DVDs, flash drives, external hard drives, or other physical media to backup your notebook computer, you are doing 100% more to protect your data than the majority of all PC owners! However, you are also spending time connecting devices or inserting backup media and likely are manually starting the backup, [...]
continue readingSECURE IT ALERT: Huge OS X Update Closes 134 Security Holes
Homeland Secure IT Alert Homeland Secure IT Alert for Friday, November 12 2010 Apple Mac OS X users received some lovin’ in the security department this week with, count ‘em, 134 security vulnerability fixes… These “holes” can allow an attacker to gain full control of your machine. The most common of which seems to be [...]
continue readingSix MILLION dollars for computer virus cleanup? That’s what one man paid!
A New York Times article that was tweeted yesterday by @randomlycb really caught my attention… It involves a well-to-do gentleman who takes his computer to a local (New York) computer repair facility for a simple virus cleanup / removal in 2006, and things go horribly wrong. The owner of the computer service center tells the [...]
continue readingSECURE IT ALERT: Microsoft Patch Tuesday Brings Critical Office Updates
Homeland Secure IT Alert for Wednesday, Nov 10, 2010 Welcome to another exciting episode of Microsoft Patch Tuesday! In this batch of updates, Microsoft has focused on critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft office. I have included WatchGuard’s description of the updates below since it is a LOT more understandable than the Microsoft version. If you require [...]
continue readingG-20 Summit is latest spam attack subject
A post today on Trend Micro’s TrendLabs Malware blog pointed out how spammers will use the upcoming G-20 Summit as a way to distribute their content. It works like this: The spammer sends emails out, they appear to come from the Japanese finance ministry and contain comments on issues related to the Summit. Should you click [...]
continue readingTrend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 7.0 is here! Adds Mac Protection & More!
Our number one selling security software to protect small business servers, endpoints (desktops), mobile notebook computers, and Microsoft Exchange email is Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Advanced. There’s a good reason for this… Our clients get the most bang for the buck from this product! It even filters SPAM! Trend Micro products always rank in [...]
continue readingTrend Micro Competitive Upgrade makes switching anti-virus more attractive!
Is your business currently using Symantec, McAfee, Microsoft or Kaspersky for corporate anti-virus protection? If so, and you are unhappy with the current level of protection and would be interested in trying Trend Micro but the cost has been prohibitive, then maybe the Competitive Upgrade offer will encourage you to make the move! Trend calls [...]
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