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Entries from December 2011

5 Benefits of Managed Services

December 29th, 2011 · No Comments

With IT’s ever-changing and ever-evolving demands, it’s important that businesses, especially those with fewer resources, be able to keep themselves up to date – and there’s no better, more efficient, and more cost-effective solution than Managed Services.
Many large businesses prefer the use of Managed Services to meet their IT needs, but many smaller organizations continue [...]

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Tags: Managed IT Services

Is Your Online Banking Safe?

December 28th, 2011 · No Comments

With more and more businesses using online banking for its convenience and ease, more and more hackers and cyber-thieves are also making it their mission to infiltrate and manipulate these transactions for their benefit. More than ever, it is important for businesses to ensure that they have the proper security protocols in place to prevent [...]

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Tags: Security

Avoiding Four EMR Implementation Mistakes

December 27th, 2011 · No Comments

Electronic medical record (EMR) implementation has the potential to be an arduous process, in part because medical practices tend to make four major mistakes when transitioning from paper-based records: mismatching IT, misplacing resources, ignoring accountability, and mismanaging logistics. Below we outline those mistakes and explain how you can avoid them.
Mistake #1: Mismatching IT. According to [...]

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Tags: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Set which Desktop Applications will Open on Mac OSX Lion

December 23rd, 2011 · No Comments

The Mac introduced the concept of using multiple “Desktops” (previously called “Spaces”) using Lion’s Mission Control application. Using Mission Control, you can specify which desktop applications will automatically open in which desktops by default.
To set your preferences, select and right-click (or ctrl+click or two-finger click) on an application in the Dock, then select the [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Online Scams Already Spreading Malware After Kim Jong’s Death

December 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

From SECNAP Alerts:
UPDATED Tuesday Dec. 20 8:45 a.m. ET:  The first instances of Kim Jong Il malware have been confirmed, as spam emails purporting to be about Kim’s death have begun to appear, according to Trend Micro. The subject lines may vary, but the emails have PDFs or Word documents attached, which of course hide malicious [...]

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Tags: Security

Remote Wipes, Factory Resets Don’t Disable Data on Smartphones

December 21st, 2011 · No Comments

From SECNAP Alerts:
Victims of iPhone theft have discovered that remotely wiping their device will not stop iMessage content being delivered to the thief, who can continue to respond under the owner’s name. The flaw was spotted by a man whose wife had her iPhone stolen and promptly deactivated the mobile number, remotely wiped the data, [...]

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Tags: Security

Palo Alto Networks Positioned in Gartner’s Leaders Quadrant

December 20th, 2011 · No Comments

In Gartner, Inc.’s recently released Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls, Palo Alto Networks has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant. Palo Alto Networks entered the Magic Quadrant in 2010 in the Visionary Quadrant.

Gartner based its positioning on two major elements: the ability to execute and completeness of vision. In the 2011 report, Gartner positioned Palo [...]

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Tags: Network Solutions · Security

Set Switch Preference to Orientation Lock or Mute on Your iPad

December 19th, 2011 · No Comments

If you use an iPad, there is a switch conveniently located at the right side of the device which you can set to either lock the orientation of the screen or to mute the audio when you slide the switch—depending on your preference.
To set your preference, go to Settings > General, and under the “Use [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Palo Alto Networks in Gartner’s Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls

December 16th, 2011 · No Comments

Santa Clara, Calif., December 15, 2011 – Palo Alto Networks, a leading provider of Enterprise Network Firewall solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls.
In its analysis, Gartner evaluated the Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall (NGFW), based on its “ability [...]

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Tags: Network Solutions · Security

Why LinkedIn is Good For Business

December 16th, 2011 · No Comments

With social networks like Facebook and Twitter on the rise, businesses must be able to utilize them to their advantage. One social network, LinkedIn, offers unique benefits since it is specifically targeted toward professionals and businesses.
Among the many social networks on the World Wide Web today, one stands out from the pack: LinkedIn. It stands [...]

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Tags: Social Networks