Trend Micro Titanium 2012

Trend Micro has unveiled their Titanium update for 2012!

Keep your identity, data and social network protected from a new generation of threats. Staying safe online these days is about more than just avoiding malware. You have to protect your device, your privacy, your personal data, your social network, and your family against an army of new threats. Given that abandoning the Internet completely isn’t really an option, how do you accomplish all these goals at once? The new Trend Micro Titanium 2012 is packed with powerful new and enhanced features to help you protect the many aspects of your digital life-and can do it in a way that’s fast, simple, and easy to manage.

Nobody wants security software that hogs disk space, presents constant pop-ups and alerts, or that’s complicated to install—so Titanium 2012 provides automated security with a small footprint that anyone can use. Titanium 2012 offers the strong, fast security that gave Titanium its name—but this new version includes powerful features and enhancements to keep you protected from the next generation of threats:

• New social networking protection
• New easy to customize console
• New fake AV cleaner
• New proactive botnet protection
• New proactive PE virus protection
• New method to detect packer-encrypted malware
• Enhanced virus and spyware detection and cleaning
• Enhanced behavioral monitoring
• Enhanced rootkit detection and removal

The new Titanium 2012 is still powered by the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ infrastructure, our cloud security infrastructure that stops threats in cyberspace or “the cloud.” Smart Protection Network monitors the Internet 24/7, worldwide. It gathers and analyzes threat data, blocking viruses and other malware before they can reach your PC. And because processing is done in the cloud, Titanium 2012 uses less of your PC’s memory and disk space.

If you would like more information about Trend Micro’s Titanium 2012 Maximum Security product or any of the other Trend Micro products, from endpoint to server, from home to enterprise, please call us at 864.990.4748 or email info@homelandsecureit.com.

We specialize in providing Trend Micro licensing, sales, consultation, installation and support to Greenville / Upstate SC small, medium and enterprise business clients. We offer and recommend Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security as the primary line of defense for small/medium businesses! From one computer to 1000!

Homeland Secure IT Alert

Homeland Secure IT Alert for Thursday, February 23, 2011

Microsoft has released Security Advisory 967940, titled “Update for Windows Autorun”, and it covers an issue that has long plagued Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. When you insert a USB flash drive, or USB hard drive, Windows has attempted to treat them like CD/DVD material and perform an autorun on it. While most IT professionals and tech savvy individuals have disabled that feature, and anti-virus developers such as Trend Micro have provided an option to disable that function, as gaping hole has been there for everyone else.

How has it affected people? Many ways, from a person inserting their USB flash drive from home into a business computer and the autorun functionality automatically installing the malware that was on the home system directly onto a network computer, creating a huge network security issue, down to malicious people dropping a flash drive containing malicious software on it in the parking lot of a large company they wanted access to. This resulted in workers at said company picking up the flash drive and inserting it into a computer on the corporate network in an attempt to see what was on it or find the owner to return it, and unknowingly permit software that would allow remote access to the network.

So, finally, after years of this, Microsoft has addressed it!

Microsoft has also published MS10-077, a revision to a bulletin posted in 2010 for a change to the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 update package. And MS10-070, which is yet another revision to .NET Framework 4.0. These are labeled “Critical” and “Important”, respectively.

Keep your systems up to date, and be sure you have current anti-virus… We recommend and sell Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security and Titanium. In Greenville / Upstate, SC please call 864.990.4748 or email info@homelandsecureit.com for more information…

Homeland Secure IT Alert

The next time your business needs to purchase new or renewal Cisco SMARTnet services, Trend Micro Anti-Virus, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Server, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Office, Microsoft User / Server CALs, or Microsoft Software Assurance, please remember Homeland Secure IT…

We offer sales of licensing and renewals for these and many other great companies…  Just call 864-990-4748 ext 201 or email info@homelandsecureit.com – We serve Greenville and the Upstate of SC, as well as nationwide licensing sales

Homeland Secure IT Alert

 These are from CERT and affect Microsoft & Oracle. There are patches available.

Microsoft Releases July Security Bulletin

added July 13, 2010 at 01:25 pm

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2010. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the bulletins and follow best-practice security policies to determine which updates should be applied.

NOTE: To summarize, these updates Microsoft Windows desktop and server OS, and Microsoft Office – Please apply updates ASAP.

Oracle Releases Critical Patch Update for July 2010

added July 13, 2010 at 04:03 pm

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for July 2010 to address 59 vulnerabilities across multiple products. This update contains the following security fixes:

• 6 for Oracle Database Server
• 2 for TimesTen In-Memory Database
• 5 for Oracle Secure Backup
• 7 for Oracle Fusion Middleware
• 1 for Oracle Enterprise Manager
• 7 for Oracle E-Business Suite
• 2 for Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite
• 8 for Oracle PeopleSoft and JDEdwards Suite
• 21 for Oracle Sun Products Suite

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the July 2010 Critical Patch Update and apply any necessary updates to help mitigate the risks.

If you require assistance applying these patches / updates, please do not hesitate to call us at 864-990-4748 or email info@HomelandSecureIT.com

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Stop the spam with Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security Advanced

Businesses using Microsoft Exchange 2007 and 2010 have many opportunities to stop spam dead in its tracks!

Microsoft expanded spam filtering with the release of Exchange 2007 over the previous Exchange 2k3 release and it does an admirable job once configured correctly and a few RBLs (Real-time Block Lists) are setup, but don’t stop there for sure. By using Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security Advanced, or Trend Micro Scan Mail on your Exchange server, the flow of spam can turn to a trickle!

Trend Micro’s anti-spam products are amazing. Our clients enjoy near spam-free inboxes without purchasing costly Barracuda or other anti-spam appliances. Viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, malware, spam are all stopped before they reach your inbox…  You can also block content, such as profanity, certain phrases, and even the transmission of social security numbers, and other important data. Stop chain-mail. Block attachments and more…

Now if only the Old Spice Guy would make a commercial for us..   “John M. Hoyt & Homeland Secure IT can install Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security and stop your spam problems, while I stand here and look good”…

Call us at 864-990-4748 or email info@homelandsecureit.com for more information about Trend Micro products! We offer national sales. Service & installation is available to Upstate / Greenville businesses and individuals.

Sure Homeland Secure IT is based in Greenville, SC, but we service the entire UPSTATE of SC.

Our service area includes: Greenville, Easley, Anderson, Simpsonville, Duncan, Greer, Taylors, Travelers Rest, Spartanburg, Piedmont, Pendleton, Clemson, Pelzer, Six Mile, The Cliffs area, Fountain Inn, Welcome community, Seneca, and the entire Upstate of South Carolina.

If you require computer repair, service or support and live in any of these great cities, call us! Services performed in our office, your office or your home. Everything from simple virus removal and cleanup, to system installations, software / application installations, Microsoft Windows & Server updates.

864-990-4748 or info@homelandsecureit.com – http://www.HomelandSecureIT.com/

Save money on computer service and repair

Homeland Secure IT is looking forward to celebrating our Nation’s Independence Day in July, and to help you celebrate, we are still honoring our 75.oo an hour bench rate for computer service and repair on PCs you bring into our office!

So, stop worrying bout how much to fix that annoying problem, slow laptop, virus or malware infection, or to install some piece of software or upgrade current software. Heck, at this rate, you could have someone else handle putting all those Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Office updates on your computer for you!

Most viruses can be cleaned up in only one hour of time and Trend Micro anti-virus installed. Be sure to take advantage of our low bench rate through the month of July!

For more information, email info@homelandsecureit.com or call 864-990-4748.  Most fixes can be accomplished the same day if brought in before lunch!

Homeland Secure IT has more fun giveaways coming!  We are going to be giving some silly stuff and some spiffy stuff away to those who are on our mailing lists…

You have to play the game to win… To play, you need only sign up for our mailing lists and/or subscribe to this blog. While everyone in the USA is eligible (except where prohibited by law) our mailing lists are primarily of interest to computer and technology enthusiasts, business owners, entrepreneurs, our clients & future clients of course, friends, family and individuals, mostly in and around the Greenville and Upstate South Carolina area. If you live outside of the local area and cannot pick up the cool stuff you win from our office, then you will be responsible for the shipping and handling costs.

WHAT CAN YOU WIN? Just what are we planning to give away to those who subscribe? In no particular order: A wireless network / IP surveillance camera complete with night vision, Trend Micro Anti-Virus, APC & Eaton UPS, free computer service & support, gift cards to various places around the Upstate and more! (Who knows, maybe a cool Android device, or netbook, etc)

We will announce the giveaways as we start them. The next one will be for July 2010.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? Because we want to increase awareness of our products and services, but we also want to have fun and to give something back to those who support us!

HOW TO ENTER: On our blog simply enter your email address & click on the subscribe button on the right-hand side where it says “Follow Me” to subscribe to this blog, which will be emailed to you each day there is new content, or you can sign up for either one or all of our mailing lists. There are currently two mailing lists, the “NewsBytes” ML which has minimal traffic, no more than once per week, and the “Secure IT Alerts” mailing list, which has only postings that regard to security, such as vulnerabilities and patches – traffic varies on that list. (There is a form below)

HOW WE SELECT A WINNER: At the time of the drawings, ALL lists are combined together and a name is selected randomly using a random number generator to get a number that corresponds to a name on that list.

LOOPHOLE ALERT: There is one flaw that can be used in your favor… If you are on multiple lists and subscribed to the blog, your name is going to be in the list multiple times, increasing your chances of winning.

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Time to replace that old computer? Wanting the latest and greatest? Bigger (or smaller), faster, cooler? Are you just looking for a good excuse to treat yourself? I know I am! Late Father’s Day gift to yourself? Early Christmas? How about an Independence Day gift? That sounds good!

In any case, if you are planning on buying a new notebook or desktop computer, don’t forget to protect that investment with the purchase of these items:

Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware:There is no way you can survive these days without proper anti-virus on your computer! Regardless of your platform, you need this protection. Our favorite is Trend Micro Anti-Virus, which we sell and install. However, if you are truly replacing your computer and not just adding another one, you may already own current anti-virus software. If you do, then you can download and install on the new computer, using the same activation code. Getting a Mac and think you can run “bareback” because they are immune to viruses, trojans, etc… Think again. More and more malicious software is targeting Apple Mac OS X.

Uninterruptable Power Supply / UPS: You are buying an expensive piece of hardware, and then trusting that the power company is going to deliver a good clean source of power to your system. A surge protector can help, but an UPS will not only protect the hardware, it will keep you from losing documents you are working on should the power go out. Our favorite brands of power protection products are APC and Eaton. They make an UPS for every situation, whether you need to protect a single computer, a complete system with monitor, modem, printer, etc or you have to protect a server or a data center.

Backup Solution: You now have an awesome system, with lots of room to download music and store thousands or tens of thousands of photos, movies, etc… What happens in the event of a hard drive failure? These days, you can use online backup solutions such as our Servosity service which will automatically backup your data to the cloud (the internet) in a safe and secure (encrypted) data center. You can then restore your data in the event of a loss. We also offer physical backup solutions, such as USB drives, tape backup systems, Symantec Backup Exec, and we do work with other backup providers as well.

Insurance Rider: Your insurance policy may not cover an expensive computer system. Check with your insurance carrier to make sure you are properly covered in the event of a loss to fire, flood, theft, lightning strike, etc. Many times a rider can be added to your policy for only a few dollars a month that will protect your hardware, and even software.

If you have any questions about these solutions and what may be right for you, please do not hesitate to call us, we can provide computer repair, consultation and sales.  We are authorized resellers for APC & Eaton power protection products, Trend Micro anti-virus / anti-malware, Servosity, Mozy & Symantec backup solutions and more! Call us at 864-990-4748 or email info@homelandsecureit.com to find out how we can help you in the Greenville / Upstate SC area…