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Latest Internet Explorer Security Flaw
On Saturday night, Microsoft reported a new security flaw in Internet Explorer (versions 6 through 11) which when exploited can allow an attacker to have access to anything that the user account accessing the website has access to. As of now, the flaw is unpatched. Microsoft has not yet announced if they are going to…
Keep Prying Eyes Away from Data in the Cloud
In a previous blog post, we pointed out that your data in the cloud may not be as safe as you thought it was. As many of the stakeholders at the organizations where our IT Consultants serve in the role of virtual CIO read the post, they asked us how they could still take advantage…
Widely Reported Internet Security Flaw – What You Need to Know
Reports of a flaw in one of the basic building blocks of Internet security have hit the press this morning, and in typical fashion there is a lot of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) and sensationalism happening. We have already been contacted by a number of our customers about their exposure, so we wanted to…
Moving Data to the Cloud? Hope You Trust Your Provider…
Most small and mid-market companies these days have had some type of discussion around the cloud. Many are even using the cloud or are developing their strategy to take advantage of what the cloud has to offer. In the IT consulting strategy sessions we hold with our customers, trying to figure out how to use…
The Internet of Things – Part 2 of 2
In my last post, I opened a discussion on the Internet of Things, and loosely defined the category by breaking the devices down into two categories. This post is about the second of those two categories – those devices that are connected directly to the Internet. My favorite example from my own experience in this…