Be glad Ransomware isn’t again on your computer system ArsTechnica article headlines, “Wave of business websites hijacked to deliver crypto-ransomware.” Fairly warning and justifying yet another article on the subject. Or perhaps you’d prefer the fact that Google was forced to blacklist over 11,000 domains in a single day after a botnet compromised their websites. The ploy was…
Ransomware criminals seem to Recent Ransomware criminals decided they should voluntarily (although secretly) provide the encryption key FREE for everyone affected by the TeslaCrypt version of Ransomware. Amazing! And… (gasp) they apologized! “Who was that masked rider?” you ask. No one knows. But the fuzzy cloud around them has lifted. Just a little bit.
We have not heard the last of the Panama Papers Two assumptions form a necessary beginning: 1) the leak did not happen by itself but was encourged by human intervention; and 2) the person managing the leak decides what to do with the data. What does he want to do with the data? He alluded…
To Cloud or not to Cloud – the SMB question. Does it seem that everyone is moving to the cloud? It is an undeniable general direction which the Internet world seems to be taking users and businesses. What can be done? Jump on the bandwagon? Resist to the final outdated computer or software? Is it really…
Ransomware on the Increase Are you prepared? Ransomware is not a sequel anyone would want to see at the door again. It is a predator on the increase. And 80% of those vulnerable are unprepared. Ransomware has become the favorite attack of cyber-criminals for 2016. The statistics show that from minimal use in 2010-2012, the…
Are you ready for 2016? A new year is for many a time to set goals. The cycle of days and months on the calendar repeats and it is as though the slate is wiped clean, the computer is rebooted, the document is fresh with nothing but a blinking cursor facing you. What are your…
Managed Services Providers, do. As a teenager one of my favorite jokes was to snap my fingers and then have a pretend friend ask, “Why are you doing that?” I’d answer (still snapping), “Because it keeps away the tigers.” The friend would incredulously say, “But there aren’t any tigers here!!” Still snapping I’d reply,…
Gartner Gives a “Go.” But they were shocked! Apparently, Windows 10 has been well received in the corporate world. Good news for Microsoft and the final testimonial saying Windows 10 is safe for the common user. We can confidently say that this Operating System (OS) is a real improvement, a step forward from previous versions…
Do your preparations for business continuity include a robust backup recovery service? Business Continuity rests upon the foundation of Back-up, Disaster Recovery (BDR). As your Managed Service Provider, Alliant’s goal is to maintain the infrastructure of your technology so that, “Your business stays uninterrupted.” Alliant monitors thousands of elements to maintain 99% up-time that prevents…
A serendipity is a happy surprise or coincidence. When you are looking in one direction and unexpectedly discover what you did not anticipate. Like trying to find a new way to work and coming up with an easy access Starbucks with a drive through. Or making a new friend at an event you really didn’t…