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| Warning: Facebook Virus! |
If the picture above looks familiar, you have been sent a spam email, and not actually from Facebook. If you have a spam service like Postini (Google Apps) or AppRiver, then your chances of getting these emails are decrease, however, these emails do get through and can often come from a phishing company. Phishing: sending an unsolicited email to a user in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering information that could be used for identity theft, such as credit card numbers and bank account information. Phishing has been popular for more than 10 years now and has led to millions of dollars being stolen from innocent users. Ebay and Paypal are popular phishing targets by these thieves. Microsoft and other spam protection companies have tried their best to thwart these companies and educate the users. Websites such as PhishTank, http://www.phishtank.com, track and report on phishing practices. Antivirus applications such as Vipre and AVG can also help protect your workstations from being compromised by phishing or being redirected to a malicious site. Proactive Networks is a reseller for Vipre and AVG if you would like more information. Thankfully the Facebook email above recommending you reactivate your account is primarily a spam trick to redirect you to an online pharmacy. The site is reported to be harmless by Sunbelt Software, the makers of Vipre. Keep in mind that sites like eBay, Facebook, and Paypal will never send you an email directing you to click on a link and provide all of your account details. This will be done from a website only, not email. To help future spam or virus emails from getting through to your computers, call Proactive Networks at 626-685-7195. |
| Disaster Recovery—An Increasingly Important Aspect of Your Business |
Is yours good enough? According to Jon William Toigo, the author of Disaster Recovery Planning, 15 or 20 years ago a disaster recovery plan might consist of powering down a mainframe and other computers, disassembling components, and drying circuit boards in the parking lot with a hair dryer. That’s because a disaster, in those days, was usually a fire that set off a company’s sprinklers. |
As networks and devices become increasingly complex, more and more things can go wrong. As a result, disaster recovery plans have also become more complex.| How Managed Services Can Help You Weather the Recession |
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Industry analyst IDC predicts that the global economic recession will have a dramatic impact on small and mid-sized companies. But that doesn’t means these companies will stop spending on information technology (IT).| Your Copy Machine: A Serious Security Risk? |
It seems that even the most innocuous machines in the workplace can serve as a security threat to companies. According to this report from CBS News, many office copiers save the images they copy on a dedicated hard disk installed inside them. This means that everything from mundane memos to your most sensitive information such as financial statements and contracts are stored – and could potentially extracted. |
| Access your Favorite Websites Quickly |
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You can create a keyboard shortcut for your favorite websites using Internet Explorer. | 5 Business Uses for a Digital Frame |
http://www.inc.com/tech-blog/5-business-uses-for-a-digital-frame.html?partner=newsletter_Goods Published with permission from TechAdvisory.org. Source.
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Inc.com posted five business uses for your digital frame, including using it as a presentation tool at tradeshows or as an ice breaker before a meeting. 
