Hicks Technology Services

03/27/2019

Hicks Technology Services has merged with TTJ Netcom and is now known as Petra Technologies. Follow our new FB page@ https://www.facebook.com/PetraTechIT/

Petra Technologies provides IT processes and management for business networks with 20 to 200 computers

12/21/2018

We have exciting news! We are merging our operations with another local IT provider. TTJ NetCom has been providing IT services in Salem to a variety of customers since 1980. TTJ brings a strong customer service philosophy as well as…

10/17/2018

We are sad to hear of Paul Allen’s passing. It’s astounding to think of what he and Bill Gates set into motion, which truly transformed and shaped the world that we live in today. Quite a few obituaries and stories…

09/26/2018

The term “Cyber Crime” conjures up television and movie imagery of hoodie wearing criminals with glowing hexadecimal characters cackling in a dark basement somewhere. A quick Google search returns a flood of sinister stories and imagery to reinforce the danger.…

08/03/2018

Mobile devices and IoT appliances are everywhere now (riding along in nearly everyone’s pockets), and if the device doesn’t have an embedded operating system it likely soon will. And of course these devices tag along with employees into the office.…

07/16/2018

Since Summer is here you’re probably eyeing the nice weather and planning your escape – but wait! Before you go running out the door with your clothes and laptop, consult our handy list to keep yourself safe and worry free.…

06/12/2018

The Malware known as “VPNFilter” has infected over a million routers and can manipulate your internet traffic, harvest personal information, and serve as a launch point for various internet attacks. More information on the report from Cisco can be found at this link. AndroidCentral.com also has ...

05/30/2018

The General Data Protection Regulation becomes law last Friday in the EU, a sweeping regulation that changes how companies handle user data in the EU. They’re now required to disclose what data they are collecting, how long it’s retained and…

05/14/2018

In the 1960s, Gordon Moore made a prediction that said computing would increase in power at an exponential pace, and at the same time the relative cost would go down. Cell phones are one of the best examples of this…

04/16/2018

We talk a lot internally and with clients about deploying business IT security in a complete stack that works together, and DNS can often get overlooked from the security side of things. But controlling and securing your DNS traffic has…

01/17/2018

Intel and ARM processors are vulnerable to two exploits revealed earlier this month, see the “official” Intel release here: Intel Responds to Security Research Findings We’ve been following the hysteria developments closely and are deploying OS and system patches as…

12/05/2017

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