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New ‘Jigsaw’ ransomware is insidious, deletes files exponentially in punishment
Beware of Jigsaw, the newest ransomware trojan. It does not wait for you to pay a ransom. Within the first 24 hours it deletes files and then accelerates the process exponentially to show you they [...]
Without IT process documentation, companies risk being held ‘hostage’ by IT
As cybersecurity breaches surge, it's important that company leadership know what IT is up to. Kevin McDonald explains why IT process documentation is a must-have best practice. It seems that not a day passes without [...]
Orange County Register Opinion Column on “Ransomware: Pay now or pay later”
Ian makes several very important points including, “Whether it is your home computer or a large organization’s network, ransomware does not care. It will block access to the computer, encrypt your data and if that computer has access rights to the network, then it will lock down the entire network and hold it all hostage.” Additional he says “The threat of ransomware will continue to grow because cybercriminals recognize it as a profitable business model and the online payment methods afford anonymity.”
If you want to read more about ransomware and how to protect you and your company, check out these links:
1) Attend free our live lunch and learn on How to Protect You and Your Company from Ransomware. Whether you have already gotten ransomware or have yet to be infected, this is a must attend event. In 90 minutes you will come away with a rich set of action items to be better prepared. Ransomware Lunch & Learn
2) Here is the Ransomware defense framework for P-D-R, Protect, Detect and Recover.
What the heck *&#@ did you say about custom software development?
Here is a guest article from Tim Martin of Action Point (www.action-point.com ). I asked for permission to run his blog because it is a very important message. The only thing missing is his unique Irish accent. Tim writes:
What the *&#@ did you just say?
This was the reaction I got from a potential client after our initial meeting to discuss their need for a customized software. Two days later we signed a contract and they have become one of our most valued clients.
It’s about time for a little straight talk around here…
As the head of business development in the US for Action Point I’ve never been accused of being indirect or subtle. In the technology industry in general but especially when dealing with custom software companies, straight talk is a rare commodity. So what did I say to the client?...
What is it like to upgrade to Windows 10?
I finally got around to upgrading my Lenovo notebook from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. I can tell you in short it was a relatively fast and easy upgrade. My Lenovo is fairly quick and I have all solid state drive storage so that probably helped make things go fast.
Here is how my upgrade went:
- I did the pre-download option of Windows 10 so all the files were already on my system when I started the upgrade.
- Once launched the Lenovo ran for about five minutes with a green screen of...
Here’s the ransomware cybercrime scenario that has many business owners worried
Here is a news column featuring Alvaka/Noloki EVP and security expert, Kevin McDonald. It’s a business owner’s worst nightmare. You arrive for work, sit down at your computer and find that you can’t access any [...]