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Entries from May 2011

SECNAP Security Solution Wins at Network Products Guide 2011 Awards

May 13th, 2011 · No Comments

SECNAP came out a winner from the 2011 Network Product Guide Awards last week, with their email encryption security solution winning best product in the mobile solutions category. The press release follows:
Boca Raton, Fla. – May 11, 2011 – The Rule18 Email Encryption solution developed by SECNAP Network Security was named Best Product of 2011 [...]

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Tags: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery · Network Solutions · Security

Twitter Turns 5 and Continues as a Powerful Social Networking Tool

May 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Twitter is now five years old, and the social networking website famous for its 140-character “tweets” continues to make waves as both a powerful social networking and social marketing tool.
Social networking and “microblogging” site Twitter turned five years old recently, a testament to how effective this kind of approach to social networking is. And in [...]

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Tags: Social Networks

Why Go Paperless?

May 11th, 2011 · No Comments

Businesses are constantly looking for ways to maximize productivity and minimize costs without compromising the quality of their output. One of the simplest ways you can go about this is through creating a paperless office.
As companies are not only being more conscious of the environmental impact of how they do business but also of how [...]

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Tags: Backup and Storage · Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery · Security

New Scam Email Claims To Be From FDIC

May 9th, 2011 · No Comments

One of the safest ways to protect yourself from phishing and other email scams is to avoid clicking on unknown or unfamiliar links, or opening messages from an unknown sender. However, a glance at the sender may not be a sure bet of security. A current email scam making the rounds looks like it’s from [...]

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Tags: Security

Tech Deals at the Swap Meet

May 6th, 2011 · No Comments

For the computer and electronics shopper, finding just the right parts at the right price is the ultimate technology shopping goal. Many hours can be spent digging through the shelves of electronics stores, scouring online message boards, and faithfully watching eBay auctions. For those of us living in North Texas, however, the hunt gets a [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Protecting Yourself After Sony’s Hacker Attacks

May 4th, 2011 · No Comments

On April 20th, Sony’s online gaming service – PlayStation Network, or PSN – abruptly went offline. After days of confusion, it was revealed that the service had been attacked by hackers, who had not only crashed the servers but had managed to gain access to the account information of the 77 million PSN subscribers. At [...]

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Tags: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery · Security

Fake Osama Bin Laden Death Photos May Contain Malware

May 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

Last night’s news of Osama bin Laden’s death has taken the world by storm. However, scammers are taking advantage of this event with a wave of malware attacks.
Within hours of the announcement of his death, Osama bin Laden “death photos” were circulating around the web. These photos and links are unverified and likely fake, and [...]

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Tags: Security