A major high severity vulnerability, CVE-2014-6271, has been spreading quickly and impacting a wide range of businesses! The vulnerability, also known as “bash,” involves a UNIX type command shell that’s included in most distributions of Apple OS X and Linux. So how does the vulnerability work? An attacker is able to exploit the vulnerability, then…

In today’s increasingly mobile business environment, many employees use consumer grade file sync services to access and share files wherever they’re located; however, the adoption of consumer grade file sync services presents a huge security risk. Unfortunately, a mobile workforce inspired by the BYOD trend makes it difficult to protect sensitive data. While there’s significant…

Yesterday, Apple did a complete 180 on their recent update to the iPhone and iPad Operating System. Just after a week of launching their iOS 8 update as part of their iPhone 6 release, Apple pulls the plug on 8.0.1 and promises 8.0.2 in the next few days. What do you do in the mean…

We all have that one person on our friends-list. You know who I’m talking about – that person who posts everything including the kitchen sink to their Facebook page. Pictures of what they have for dinner and check-ins at the corner store. But they ARE your friend, and you don’t want to hurt their feelings….

It’s easy to laugh at stories you see online about someone dropping their iPhone in the toilet, but you certainly won’t be laughing if it ever happens to you. It happens all the time, and no matter how careful you are, you might one day find yourself staring down at the phone at the bottom…

Don’t Fall Victim to the Latest Malicious Attack Spreading on the Internet – Keep Your Computers Up-to-Date or Face Costly Data Theft & Irreparable Reputational Damage! You’ve heard about the importance of keeping your computer updated time and time again, however, a lot of business owners and employees continue to neglect the latest patches, fixes,…

That’s a dumb question, isn’t it? After all, the answer is, “Who doesn’t?” But you probably see little teaser ads like that all the time on the less reputable sites, and you know that it sounds way too good to be true, so you pass it by. Luckily for you, we’re not kidding. Here is…

Passwords – the necessary evil in the information technology world. If you have one that is simple, it will be easy to crack and just doesn’t seem safe. If you have one that’s safe and complex, you’ll never remember it. It’s a frustrating conundrum for everyone. As your team of trusted IT professionals in {city},…

Technology systems don’t last forever. No matter how good a computer or a server is, it will need to be fixed or replaced at some point down the road. Unfortunately that’s lead to some business owners treating their information technology like disposable razors: whoops, this one’s dull – better go buy a new one. If…

Do you have a recovery plan for common-place mishaps that could set your business back? These days, business owners use mobile technology for everything. Your cell phone isn’t just to call people when you’re on the go – it’s your lifeline to your business, letting you not only stay connected with your employees and clients,…

Many businesses have started to use services like Dropbox or Google Docs to share files among their staff, and it’s easy to see why. Using cloud services to share files online is an easy way to make your project files available to your team members at any time from any place they can access the…

You hear a lot of chatter these days claiming that hackers have managed to pull your confidential information out of Google. There will always be rumours like that floating around. THIS IS NOT A RUMOR. Google wasn’t hacked. What happened is that hackers appear to have leaked accounts and passwords from over 5 million GMAIL…