by devTeam Ironistic | Jul 16, 2014 | Blog, Business IT, Computer Security, IT Quick Tip
Research says 50% of people do not change their passwords and 61% of people reuse their same passwords for different sites. This is great news if you are a hacker, and bad news if you are among those with poor password habits. Fear not, because creating strong...
by devTeam Ironistic | Jun 11, 2014 | Blog, Business IT, Computer Security, Virus Protection and Security
There is now an updated variation of Cryptowall, please see this article for updated information. Cryptowall is an imitator of the ransomware, Cryptolocker. Cryptolocker is typically passed through emails that appear to come from legitimate sources and is it executed...
by devTeam Ironistic | May 9, 2014 | Blog, Business IT, Computer Security, IT, Virus Protection and Security
Data loss, file encryption, stolen identities, compromised financial information…and the list goes on further. Malware becomes more complex every day, however, the ways that it enters our systems remains persistent. Here are the most common ways that computers get...
by devTeam Ironistic | May 7, 2014 | Blog, Business IT, Computer Security, Internet, Virus Protection and Security
Malware creation and deployment are a global, multi-billion dollar industry. Your computer can either be compromised by criminals to obtain your own financial information, or your computer can be used to aid criminals in illegally gathering information or resources to...
by devTeam Ironistic | Apr 11, 2014 | Blog, Computer Security, IT, Managed Services, Microsoft, Virus Protection and Security
Windows Updates allow for fixes to known flaws in Microsoft products and operating systems. The fixes, known as patches, are modifications to software and hardware to help improve performance, reliability, and security. The types of updates are Security Updates:...
by devTeam Ironistic | Feb 28, 2014 | Blog, Computer Security, Microsoft
The Home Depot and Target breaches reportedly could have been avoided by upgrading to Windows 7 for Embedded Systems. Read here. XP End of Support: What does this mean? Microsoft no longer invests any resources to maintain or update XP. What will you experience if...