UniComData Blogs

Instead of copying files to multiple locations in your hard drive to make sure you can find it easily, consider using shortcuts instead.
Shortcuts are simply links to the original file, folder, or programs from which it was created. You can distinguish a shortcut by the arrow in the lower-left corner of the icon. To create [...]

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Apple has recently released a slew of product updates, some timed to coincide with the release of its new OS X 10.7 Lion operating system. But illustrating the rapid pace at which malware evolves, on Monday security researchers began reporting seeing a new, remote-controlled Trojan application now targeting Apple OS X.
The malware, known as the [...]

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RSA’s SecurID token users recently have been targeted with fake emails, supposedly coming from the US National Security Agency, urging them to update their token code.
The address from which the emails are sent has been spoofed and says “protection@nsa.security.gov“, but the offered malicious links take the victim to the national-security-agency.com domain which, according to Cyveillance, [...]

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From SECNAP Alerts:
A researcher who has been scanning the Internet for months looking for unsecured, embedded Web servers has found a bounty of digital scanners, office printers, voice-over-IP (VoIP) systems, storage devices, and other equipment fully exposed and ripe for attack.
 
At Black Hat USA 2011 next month, the security researcher will demonstrate his findings: Ricoh [...]

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As support engineers, we are often called upon to work at an end-user PC under the user’s profile, or under a local administrative account.  Naturally, these profiles will not have bookmarks, stored login information, popup blocker settings, and various other browser settings that make tech support easier. Customizing the profile for your needs on one [...]

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(Note: This is the fourth part in a series. Read the first three parts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.)
Cost savings are usually important to small businesses even in the best of times. New technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth, however—and they may not be as expensive as you think when [...]

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The Pentagon has unveiled a new U.S. cyber security strategy four months after one of its biggest losses of sensitive data in an attack on a defense industry contractor. Outlining the strategy, which formally declares cyberspace a new warfare domain, William Lynn, deputy US defense secretary, said about 24,000 files containing Pentagon data were stolen [...]

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Dell announced today that it intends to acquire Force10 Networks. This purchase furthers Dell’s goal of expanding their network solutions to fit the needs of data center and enterprise customers.
Force10 Networks, with operations in over 60 countries, specializes in high-performance, high-density networking equipment for data centers and other environments that require high-performance data management systems.
This acquisition will [...]

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Six out of every 10 users of Adobe Reader are running unpatched versions of the program, leaving them unnecessarily vulnerable to a variety of malware attacks.
A recent study of users found that 60.2% of those with Adobe Reader were running a vulnerable version of the program, and only 40% had the newest Adobe Reader X [...]

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While the cloud can be a good place to store data and backups, you need to make sure you can quickly get it when you need it. Restoring data is a critical component of any disaster recovery planning initiative. In case of a disaster or unforeseen occurrence that requires you to recover your data, you [...]

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