Year: 2015

In recent months, Microsoft has put out well over 100 patches for its Windows 7 operating system (the old OS is supposed to be dead, but more than 25% of businesses in Canada and in Vancouver are still using it). Although most have been good, the odd one is faulty when deployed. Take for example […]

On October 21, 2012 Microsoft released it’s latest operating system known as Windows 8. However, to their utter dismay, the fanfare was substantially less than what they were hoping for. This downturn in IT managed services customer approval was partially due to the fact that Microsoft took customer relations for granted and stripped the start […]

If you are like most people, you typically turn your phone off at night before you go to sleep. Well, if you happen to be one of the unlucky ones… you might be getting a phone bill for some calls you don’t even remember making. This is because AVG recently discovered an Android trojan virus […]

Recently, we posted a piece titled Ransomware Viruses – Retaining control of your Data. This nasty little piece of malware has now lept onto the Mobile Android platform as well. This virus, simply known as Simplocker , first appeared in June of 2014. However, the developers left a nice size whole in the programming allowing […]

With malware developers looking for new and creative ways to steal data and your information, it begs the question “How secure is your smartphone?” Malware is a constant, yet changing threat in our daily lives. On average, there are roughly 160,000 new strains of malware being developed every single day, according to Panda Security. That […]

Over the past year, ransomware viruses have been front and center. They have infected computers in all sectors (Residential, Public Services, Emergency Services, Technology Managed Services, Commercial, Not-For-Profit, etc). There just doesn’t seem to be a way to stop it, or is there? Most viruses can be removed without a lot of damage occurring (if […]

The latest in computer scams involves a harmless piece of software that you probably already have on your computer… the Adobe Flash Player. The most recent vulnerability is referred to as a drive-by-attack, or drive-by-download. You don’t have to click on anything or download anything on purpose. You simply visit the infected page, and the […]