Channel Data Systems

09/29/2023

You're Welcome!
For the past 3 days any texts sent from an AT&T Wireless account that contained a word that started with a number (ie: 1, 2PM, 4.0, 3:00) was not delivered. Even though it appears to have been sent, it was filtered and not delivered. Happy to report that this has been fixed!!

05/05/2022

This World Password Day, upgrade your cybersecurity with 20% off LastPass Premium, Families, or Business. The time is now to protect yourself, your family, and your business from cybersecurity threats. Also, take the time to setup Multi-Factor authentication on ALL of your accounts and ALWAYS use unique passwords!

Go beyond saving passwords with the best password manager! Generate strong passwords and store them in a secure vault. Now with single-sign on (SSO) and adaptive MFA solutions that integrate with over 1,200 apps.

08/24/2020

Windows 95 is 25 years old today!

The classic promotional launch video and then commercial for the first 32bit operating system for PCs by Microsoft (not the first overall though. IBM OS/2 ca...

03/31/2020

Our AntiVirus. If only the world was digital, we could scan, clean or restore from backup! Stay well.

01/05/2018

A simple, dumbed-down, step-by-step article on how to get these updates and navigate Microsoft's overly complicated announcement.

12/21/2017

MarVac has always been a great resource.

Ken and Andrew Alker purchase MarVac Electronics and set up shop near Santa Barbara Airport

12/08/2017

Channel Data Systems. 2pm Friday.

10/17/2017

This is why it is important to keep up with updates and patches. Happily, most of our clients were already patched before the KRACK was made public. 🤓

A serious Wi-Fi vulnerability was revealed today, affecting nearly every Wi-Fi network and device using WPA or WPA2 security encryption. The Wi-Fi exploit, first reported by Ars Technica, takes advantage of a particular security flaw in the WPA2 wireless security standard, allowing attackers to inte...

08/01/2017

06/27/2017

Phishing has evolved from the days of the Nigerian prince, taking on many forms and mediums. Learn how to detect today's sophisticated phishing attempts.

03/16/2017

Hello Neighbor!

Over 128,000 communities across the U.S. are using Nextdoor to strengthen their neighborhoods.

05/24/2016

So much for our "Stealth Advertising". Yes, we now have an Ad, but we were built by referrals from happy clients like you! Thank you!

Whether you are a home user, or a business network, Channel Data Systems has the answers to your Computer and Network needs. Since 1975 Channel Data has been serving the Santa Barbara area with local professional IT Support. Whether it’s a repair, network issue or general question, Channel Data Syst...