Adobe Flash has reached its end of life on December 31, 2020. At the end of January 2021, powersolution will ensure that Microsoft patch KB4577586 is installed on eligible clients’ computers. powersolution will also be creating and remotely running a script that detects and removes Flash from managed systems. Adobe’s technology for fancy interactive graphics […]
Microsoft has announced an extension regarding their support for the older versions of their Windows 10 software. Initially, Microsoft had planned to stop technical support for Windows 10 this past week. However—due to the Coronavirus pandemic—the company has now extended the support up until October 13, giving IT administrators an extra six months. With IT
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As most SMBs know, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a popular way for organizations to allow their employees to use personal electronic devices in place of company-supplied equipment. It is convenient to let employees use their own mobile devices instead of carrying extra items, especially when they work remotely. This policy can surely make
There is a great deal of discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of the policy of allowing employees to use their own mobile devices, primarily smartphones, instead of employer-issued devices that are to be used solely for work purposes. This policy, known as “bring your own device” (BYOD) can make employees happy, but it also
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In the last several years, the concept of Work From Home (WFH) has become increasingly more popular. Though some still remain skeptical, it has been gaining in popularity and become more widely accepted among management circles. That said, the pandemic event in 2020 essentially set the debate entirely aside, at least for the time being,
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The New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC), in which powersolution is a member of, issued an alert around a new email threat. Cyber criminals are using fake business productivity suite emails to harvest credentials. Emails are mimicking SharePoint Online, One Drive, Drop Box share notifications as well as an awaiting message in Teams
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Downtime is not a question of it happens, but when it happens. Is your business a downtime statistic? 24% of companies said they experienced a full data disaster? 44% of small businesses have been a victim of a cyber attack? Do average midsize companies have 16 to 20 hours of network, system, or application downtime
If your company identifies as a financial service business that doesn’t have the IT resources to effectively recover from a major outage, make sure you’re weighing all of the factors around the costs of downtime. Here are the facts: US businesses lose $12 billion annually due to data loss. 93% of companies that lose their
While you may be taking some precautions, such as securing and backing up your sensitive data, sometimes that’s not enough. There is a common misconception that data is safe if backed up once a day, but this outdated practice is no longer sufficient for several reasons: If you forget to perform the backup or the
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A consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic will be an accelerated ramp-up of partial and/or full remote workforces after the pandemic has passed There are advantages and disadvantages to utilizing a remote workforce in lieu of the in-office work experience. Much of traditional management thinking has been that having employees in the office on a daily
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As previously indicated, it is not necessarily intuitive for many organization leaders to appreciate the benefits of a remote workforce. An immediate perceived loss is the lack of ability to see workers at their desks putting in their scheduled hours. Also, not having the opportunity for in-office face-to-face collaboration, creativity, and socializing can be an
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Many home offices do not maintain the same technology standards, including IT security, that are provided at the employee’s office building. The remote equipment and network should be evaluated and documented for functionality and security. A prevalent technology for securing remote connections is the use of virtual private networks (VPNs). VPNs create an encrypted tunnel
On Tuesday, 4/28/20, the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) published an advisory that cited certain cyber vulnerabilities associated with the Zoom platform. This follows a more detailed publication of those vulnerabilities by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released on 4/27/20, which was referenced by the NJCCIC. The DHS publication recommends that
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Communication during and following an emergency presents a variety of challenges. So, crafting an employee safety and communication plan that works is absolutely essential. The specifics will vary widely from company to company, but your emergency safety and communication plan must address the following: Address the methods that will ensure employees are safe during a
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We deliver a set of services that helps keep you on track with the latest developments, both what to watch for and what to keep away from. It’s good to know what effect technology has on your business. 1. Social Media 75% of security breaches are staged by external actors. When your employees interact
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Businesses must prepare the front line of defense against ransomware attacks: your employees. Today’s companies must provide regular and mandatory cybersecurity training to ensure all employees are able to spot and avoid a potential phishing scam in their inbox, a leading entrance point for ransomware. Businesses must leverage multiple solutions to prepare for the worst.
A “spoofed” email is essentially a “pretend” email when the sender deliberately manipulates the email’s headers to make the message appear as though it was authored by someone else. For example, you receive an email that looks like it came from your boss, from your bank, or from the government – and the sender’s address
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) is the Nation’s flagship cyber defense, incident response, and operational integration center. Its mission is to reduce the Nation’s risk of systemic cybersecurity and communications challenges. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a statement indicating that an email phishing campaign is in the wild that
The Oregon DHS recently disclosed that the personal health information (PHI) of over 350,000 clients had been compromised in data breach. A phishing URL embedded into the spear-phishing email was clicked by nine employees, resulting in granting cybercriminals the access mailboxes of nearly 2 million of employee accounts. On January 28, Oregon DHS confirmed that
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Sextortion, yes that is correct, is a new twist on an old email scam in which the scammer has indicated that they have compromised you by accessing your computer via malware and recorded you or your household members in an intimate setting. They may threaten to have the video they made of you uploaded to
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There are many important numbers in the universal math. Primal, odds, evens, irrational. And then there is one to rule them all. A mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter… what we all know – or should know – as pi. The Babylonians estimated pi to be roughly 3.125, while the Egyptians estimated it
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Normally, regular small and local businesses are focused on selling their services and products on a local area. Small businesses are often made of about 3 to 10 employees and the management of the whole business volume is not that complicated, if you consider that larger companies have a specific professional who handle the entire
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People seem to be able to fear anything. Pick an item – and chances are, there is a phobia that is designed just for that. Nomophobia – one of the latest to join the rank of human conditions – is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. In fact, this term it is
Emails and Spam Facts: 60 billion emails are sent daily, 97% of which are spam. Spam generates 33bn KWt-hours of energy every year, enough to power 2.4 million homes, producing 17 million tons of CO2. 9 out of every 1,000 computers are infected with spam. Spammer get 1 response to every 12 million emails they
