Beware Windows or Mac user, the FBI has issued a warning that you’ll clearly not want to ignore.  If you do not have your computer malware free from the DNS changer virus by July 9,2012 you may no longer have internet access. Here’s what happened: Months ago, the FBI was informed of a cyber-crime ring [...]

In our line of work we’re often asked to take over for a client from another IT vendor. For the ill-prepared client this can create problems with the soon-to-be-ex IT vendor. We have seen this transition run the gambit from a seamless transition to an all out booby trap filled ordeal. Because we’ve seen it all, we’re [...]

Here’s a common scenario in the world of tape backups: you walk into the server room Monday afternoon, only to find a tape labeled “Thursday” sticking out of the drive. The person who was supposed to change the tapes; maybe she took off early for happy hour on Friday; maybe she went to Vegas for [...]

…okay, maybe we’re being a little harsh there. But a recent ScanSafe report indicates that malicious PDF files accounted for 80% of all web-encountered exploits in 2009. Flash exploits, on the other hand, dropped from 40% of all exploits in 1Q09 to 18% in 4Q09. (By comparison, web-encountered exploits in Word and Excel comprised less [...]

Wireless Security in 2008 by Stephanie Spino | www.everonit.com To most people, wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers using wireless networks. Most companies do their best to enhance security levels, taking preventive measures to nip security breaches in the bud and keep their businesses up and running smoothly and [...]

The 5 Critical IT Needs Of Today’s Small Business by Josh Clifford | www.everonit.com Without question, technology is transforming today’s small business landscape; it vaguely resembles the small businesses our parents once knew. Websites, computers, and email have replaced the need for storefronts, cash registers, and memos. Advances in technology bring with them efficiencies, increased [...]

4 Tips For Hitting The Hot Spots by Christopher Elliott | www.everonit.com Before a recent JetBlue Airways flight across the country, I sat in the Long Beach, Calif., airport and waited. And waited. And waited. For at least a few minutes.Not so much for the flight to take me back to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., mind [...]

5 Tips For Avoiding Laptop Theft And Losing Sensitive Company Information by Dave Liniado | www.everonit.com According to a recent article in the Boston Globe a Fidelity employee had a laptop stolen that contained retirement account information for 196,000 customers. Oops- there are definitely going to be a few worried and unhappy people. If a [...]

by Josh Clifford | www.everonit.com In today’s information economy, linear and individual-centric ways of working have given way to team-based working and lightning-fast flow of information across different states, regions, countries, and time zones. Relationships once based on proximity now extend to a web of people in formal and informal networks who are dispersed around [...]

by Greg Williamson | www.everonit.com I’m sure many of us have been there before: You’re on a business trip or in your backyard with your laptop. “Wireless network detected” flashes on your screen. You know you’re not in range of your company’s wireless network or your home network, so you look left and right for [...]