Would you drive a car without a spare? Why would you not want a backup?

Would you drive a car without a spare tire in the trunk?  Auto makers are selling cars without spare tires! How about operating your computer without a backup? Not a week goes by that we don’t hear some horror story about computer owners losing data. It could be from a virus, a failed hard drive, a dropped notebook, even a …

SECURE IT ALERT: Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for June 2011 #patches

Homeland Secure IT Alert for Thursday, June 09, 2011   Microsoft Patch Tuesday will soon be upon us again, and Microsoft has not let us down!  A little something for everyone…. The following is directly from their Advanced Notification for June 2011, released today:   ******************************************************************** Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for June 2011 Issued: June 9, 2011 ********************************************************************   This …

Trend Micro SafeSync cloud storage and sharing solution

Trend Micro is offering a service called SafeSync which allows you to access and share your files anywhere, anytime. For as little as $39.95 a month, you can store your data online, instantly and share it between multiple devices, including iPhones, iPads and Androids. You can even share with friends and family with complete permissions! You can get more information …

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Been a long time since we gave something away… What shall it be????

I was asked by a client why we haven’t been giving away stuff…  That’s a good question! I don’t know, we just got distracted with work or something. If you remember from a while back, we gave away a Cisco Flip Mino HD camera that we won in a contest, and we also gave away a really cool wireless network …

Your smartphone could lead to identity theft, if it doesn’t give you cancer first…

The WHO (World Health Organization) proclamation that cell phones could, maybe, possibly, some way somehow, cause cancer has a bunch of people up in arms.. There are now groups of people swearing off cell phone usage, and now places declaring they are a “cell phone free zone” all in a matter of hours after the WHO announcement. Sure, they may …

How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware #mac #malware #apple

It seems that Apple has finally acknowledged that there is a need to protect their users from malicious software, in particular the “Mac Defender” (also known as MacProtector, MacSecurity as well as MacDefender). In an article titled “How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware“,  posted yesterday on the http://support.apple.com site, you can find out how to avoid this inconvenience …

Apple Customer Service: Don’t Help Our Customers with Malware (from Gizmodo)

I’m going to just post this link…..   I leave it up to you to read it, or not. Believe it, or not. http://gizmodo.com/5803498/apple-to-customer-service-dont-help-our-customers-with-malware There is a further link from that page: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/apple-to-support-reps-do-not-attempt-to-remove-malware/3362 If you happen to feel your Mac is infected – seek a professional computer service provider’s input.  

SECURE IT ALERT: Usama Bin Laden Death Email Scam Warning Issued by the FBI

  Homeland Secure IT Alert Homeland Secure IT Alert for Friday, May 13 2011   On May 04, the FBI issued a warning about links related to the death of Usama bin Laden. The text from the FBI site follows:   Malicious Software Features Usama bin Laden Links to Ensnare Unsuspecting Computer Users  The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) urges computer users to …