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01/03/2022

I was recently the key-note speaker at the Quincy Chamber of Commerce on the topic of Cyber-Security Attacks & Ransomware. Please watch the webinar to learn more about cyber-security awareness & ransomware prevention and contact me for any questions you have.

https://www.facebook.com/112957045387280/videos/1335828960186862

I was recently the key-note speaker at the Quincy Chamber of Commerce on the topic of Cyber-Security Attacks & Ransomware. Please watch the webinar ...

09/13/2021

Apple Issues Emergency Security Updates to Close a Spyware Flaw

Researchers at Citizen Lab found that NSO Group, an Israeli spyware company, had infected Apple products without so much as a click.

05/13/2020

Wordpress web site developers and Web Sites developed with Wordpress. You might want to read this attack warning from wordfense.

The Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team has just published details of a critical vulnerability in Google Site Kit, a plugin used by 300,000 WordPress sites. This vulnerability allows attackers to access Google Search Console.

The impact of a compromise in Search Console is profound. We cover the full story and how to protect your site on the official Wordfence blog.

04/03/2020

Over the past few days, there have been reports that Zoom has some significant security concerns. I am sure if you are using Zoom for any video conferencing at work or your families are using Zoom you will want to read this. The article tells you how to improve the security using Zoom and other alternative solutions to use until zoom resolves the issues.

Please read the article:
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/safety-and-security-while-video-conferencing/

With much of the world shifting to working from home due to public health concerns with COVID-19, video conferencing is booming. Businesses, and even schools, are turning to platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google hangouts and other technologies to stay connected. Zoom has come under fire in...

01/13/2020

Firefox users alert

Just in case you allow this browser in your environment, please be advised that the Dept. of Homeland Security has asked users to upgrade to version 72.0.1, as there is a major vulnerability in older versions of the Firefox browser. Mozilla has come out with Advisory CVE-2019-17026 and warned that there are targeted attacks actively exploiting this flaw.

08/11/2019

The Robo Scams and Ransomeware viruses continue to grow dramatically. These types of issues can be dramatically reduced simply by making sure you have updated anti-virus software on your computer and that you follow some simple best practices like not opening email attachments and click on links when you don’t know the source. I realize that people are busy but you have to take the time to review emails before exposing your business or computers and network to potential disaster. It only takes one bad click to make your life miserable and risk exposing your personal and business data to cyber
Criminals. Let start making it tough on them instead of vice versa and you can start by following the simple best practices mentioned here. If you need help or are not sure your computer(s) are properly protected please call me at Simpletek 617-201-1721. Don’t wait until it’s to late be proactive.

07/04/2019

Collaborating with Jerry O’Dwyer CEO Wave Technologies to offer new Healthcare IT Services. We have both had IT Services businesses in Quincy for over 15 years and are excited about this new venture. Offering Healthcare IT Services fits nicely into our existing IT Services which we are experts in. We believe that small-medium sized healthcare medical providers, surgical centers, medical labs, dental offices, ect that all deal with PHI (protected health information) using Various EMR (Electronic Medical Record) systems like Epic, eCinicalWorks, 3m, AthenaHEALTH neeD and will benefit from our EMR services. Please check out our website for more information
(www.waveiton.com\healthcare) or contact me at [email protected].

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04/11/2019

Every Small Business needs to think about this, its critical:

According to Symantec SMB, 50% of SMBs (small-medium sized businesses) admit to having no backup and disaster recovery plan in place. 41% of those surveyed confessed that they had never even given much thought to implementing a disaster recovery or business continuity plan. If you are one of them, then you really need to think about whether you can afford the downtime . Answering these questions will help you decide.
1. How often is employee productivity and customer accessibility or service stalled each day from a downed network or system?
2. How much downtime can your business truly afford and what kind of backup or recovery solutions are in effect when systems are unavailable?
3. What level of IT support can be accessed? Can it be accessed quickly enough to minimize damage? Are you confident that your business can either be back online or be able to access lost data with minimal disruption, no matter what?
4. Is your most critical data frequently backed up? Are all backups stored in a location off-site and quickly accessible in the event of theft, fire or flooding? Are you using any custom installed software and is the supplier still in business should this software need to be re-installed or updated? Are account details, licensing agreements, and security settings somewhere on record, and is it duplicated off-site?
5. Are your systems truly protected from theft, hackers, and viruses? Are passwords to sensitive data changed whenever employees leave the company or business unit?
6. When was the last time you tested backup processes to ensure they are working properly? How quick were your back-ups?
Answering these questions will help you understand if you are needlessly spending money every day by subjecting your business to the high hourly rates, service charges, trip fees and wait times of on-call IT support. If you are an SMB, you don’t have to fear technology failure. A trusted MSP can help you resolve these challenges in a more effective and efficient manner.

04/04/2019

It’s tax time again. Lots of people do their own taxes and submit them electronically. Before you submit all your personal information electronically make sure your Computer is free of malware, viruses, ect. Be safe not sorry. Give us a call and we can do a professional cleanup of your pc.

07/08/2018

So finally the next generation of wireless security has arrived. Is this important. YES!
Read on

What is WPA3 and what are the driving factors for its evolution?

04/20/2018

As technology continues to move to cloud based computing the concerns regarding security continues to grow as well. How secure are these hosted systems? Where is are data being stored? Is our data secure? Is our data backed up? All of these questions are real concerns and need to be answered prior to a business turning over then keys (sort of speak) to some hosted service. So how to decide whether to host or not host my systems. You should get written documentation answering all the above questions prior to signing with a hosted solution provider no matter who there are. If you don’t get the answers to your concerns then simply don’t switch to a hosted solution. Find a business that answers your questions and has great customer references. Do your due diligence and don’t accept answers you do not feel comfortable with. You business may depend on it.