Prevent CEO Fraud With Employee Education
When it comes to cyber security, there are a lot of threats that could plague your business. Some of these threats, such as malware and viruses, can usually be detected and dealt with by using a high quality antivirus or antimalware software program. Some cyber threats, however, aren’t as straightforward . . .
3 Ways to Prevent CEO Fraud
CEO fraud is one of the rising cyber security threats that businesses are faced with. This type of fraud is called a Business Email Compromise (BEC) incident because hackers usually first make contact with the victim via email. In it, the cyber thieves impersonate a high-level executive, such as the . . .
Windows 8- Too Advanced for Us?
IT Consulting and Tech Support Companies will want to know about this. It's not even two years since the Release of its Windows 7 operating system, and already Microsoft is showing off Windows 8, which should be released next year. Here's some information about Windows 8 that we found interesting . . .
Mobile IT – Ever hear of it?
IT Consultants of Boston are you listening? It was less than a week ago when we posted information about the "take your own device" to work trend starting to take flight. According to an article in GigaOm, it seems 2011 is the year Mobile IT was born. “2011 was the . . .
Hacking for Mac? Oh yes they can.
Here's more about hacking for our Boston Tech Support Customers. A recent article in Network World today warned Mac users of a new Trojan horse that masquerades as a PDF document. The malware, which was spotted by U.K.-based Sophos and Finnish antivirus vendor F-Secure, uses a technique long practiced by . . .
Twitter Hacks on the Prowl
I.T Tech Support businesses of Boston have you heard about this? The group known as “The Script Kiddies” has hacked USA Today’s Twitter over the weekend. The group was quite clever and used the USA Today Twitter account to solicit requests for future targets and even to promote its own . . .
Bluetooth Device Security Risks On The Rise
Boston Tech Support businesses need to hear this one. According to an article in Reuters, there are big software faults in some Bluetooth devices that are putting users at risk. Bluetooth radio technology is widely used to link cellphones to their accessories, and its security has not been considered a . . .
Are I.T. Departments Losing Their Clout?
Boston IT Consultants get ready for this. Previously, employees had little choice of laptops and mobile phones in the workplace. That's changing today because of a gradual loosening in company policies, employees have far greater say. There's kind of a "bring your own device" trend going on. It's kind of . . .
Windows and Linux: Boston, We Have A Problem
Listen up Boston IT Consultants and Technology Officers: there may be an issue with Windows 8 pcs that will be available for shipping soon. As reported on September 22, 2011 in CIO, it may not be possible to load the Linux operating system on the new Windows PCs. Turns out . . .
Cynical About How Organizations Protect Data?
We thought our Boston Tech Support friends would be interested in this. Are we way to cynical about protecting our data? Back in July an article in Network World asked, "Who's stealing your data?". Seems like a reasonable question. The point the article was trying to make is that it's . . .
Mitsubishi Isn’t Even Safe From Hackers
Seem as if hacking and IT Security are hot topics today. I just read an article about Japan's largest defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Just yesterday they acknowledged that scores of its servers and PCs had been infected with malware. They did however deny that any confidential information had been . . .
