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Windows XP Shops and Tough Choices Ahead

November 26, 2023March 5, 2009 by Daniel Ihonvbere

The news coming in now is that Microsoft is definitely on the path to pulling the plug on support for Windows XP, Office 2003, and Exchange Server 2003 come April 14, 2009. With the end of support for these products, patches and fixes for flaws found on these software will end also, although Microsoft says … Read more

Technology and your business

March 5, 2009 by Daniel Ihonvbere

In a down economy like we are experiencing now, there is a silver lining for business owners in the area of technology and how it benefits business growth. Like everything else, buyers have an edge. There are a few things you can do to make technology work for your business 1. See money on technology … Read more

Adobe issues critical security alert for Acrobat and Reader

February 26, 2009 by Daniel Ihonvbere

A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. This vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that this issue is being exploited. Adobe is planning to release updates to Adobe Reader … Read more

Spammers using Yahoo to bait phishing hooks

February 26, 2009 by Daniel Ihonvbere

Times are tough in a recession, which means you, the reader, are more likely to be enticed by spam e-mails advertising deep discounts or one-day sales. That’s the line of reasoning the spam industry is using, at least—botnets are busy churning out recession-themed e-mails and possibly exploiting a flaw in Yahoo’s search engine to do … Read more

How Perverse Incentives Drive Bad Security Decisions

February 26, 2009 by Daniel Ihonvbere

An employee of Whole Foods in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was fired in 2007 for apprehending a shoplifter. More specifically, he was fired for touching a customer, even though that customer had a backpack filled with stolen groceries and was running away with them. I regularly see security decisions that, like the Whole Foods incident, seem … Read more

Proactive steps for the small business owner

February 25, 2009 by Daniel Ihonvbere

Every small business owner has experienced it – the dizzying speed at which technology is evolving, the myriad of solutions out there, the outrageous cost of so-called “solutions” proffered by self-confessed experts, and the tendency to “In-Source” I.T. responsibilities to a technology-savvy employee who quickly becomes frustrated, overworked and under-utilized. The outcome of this scenario is the overwhelming number of small business environments with ill-maintained computer networks that are out of date in terms of security patches, backups, updates and a coherent licensing structure.