Category: Disaster Recovery
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January 2016 Virus Backup Update
Regular data backups: The only sure way to knock out threats from Crypto-style viruses One of the biggest data security threats of 2013 – CryptoLocker – has brought the term “ransomware” to new levels of awareness. That’s because CryptoLocker is one of the most infamous examples of a virus that renders data files unusable unless…
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What You Need to Know about CryptoWall 4.0
It has a new name. help_your_files ransomware. Threat watchers discovered the resurgence of CryptoWall after receiving and examining multiple complaints from concerned users who hadn’t heard of the strain of ransomware. It literally snuck up on them. The attack vector is still email. CryptoWall 3.0 relied heavily on naive end users opening unfamiliar attachments in…
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March 31 – World Backup Day
ST. AUBIN TECHNOLOGIES ONLY SUPPORTS CARBONITE ONLINE BACKUP AS A PRIMARY BACKUP TO PROTECT YOUR DATA. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT OFFSITE DATA BACKUP, CONTACT A ST. AUBIN TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORT SPECIALIST FOR A DATA USAGE REVIEW. “What would you do if you lost everything?” San Francisco, CA — March 31st has been declared…
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Ransomware is threatening your network
Fall 2013, the Cryptolocker malware made its debut and terrified computer users worldwide with its ability to hold whole computers for ransom, encrypting the files on infected devices and refusing to unlock them unless the victim paid a fee. Throughout 2014, Cryptolocker mutated into RIG, Game-Over Zeus (GOZ) and OphionLocker, getting more and more nefarious…
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Notice to Our Clients: HIPAA Compliance for Backups
Please note, this message was sent to our Clients via email this morning, and contains important information about HIPAA compliance and backups. As a valued St. Aubin Technologies client in the health care industry, we would like to let you know that Carbonite is a great backup solution for HIPAA compliance. Medical Offices are required…
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A Hard(ware) Lesson Learned
Article Originally Posted to Spiceworks after the recent storms and ensuing disasters in the western United States: Mactrekr writes: Down in southern Arizona, we get some very, very wild thunderstorms. During the monsoon, they hit suddenly and can be exceedingly violent. Usually these deluges are out in the desert, away from town, and are fun to watch…
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Backup Databases and Live Applications Easy!
As you know, St. Aubin Technologies is a proud partner with Carbonite online backup. Carbonite Online Backup is an inexpensive way to backup your files safely and securely to the cloud, protecting you from disastrous data loss. Carbonite was founded in 2005 and already has helped restore over 20 billion files that would have been…
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Putting the Cloud to Work for You
The cloud is a valuable asset for small businesses with vast responsibilities, but minimal resources. With cloud solutions, SMBs can solve IT dilemmas that they might otherwise need to outsource, often at a high cost. This Wall Street Journal article highlights companies that have turned to the cloud and reduced their third-party IT costs by thousands of…
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avast! Business Protection
AVAST Software has launched avast! Business Protection, its comprehensive IT security software for small and medium-sized businesses. avast! Business Protection uses the award-winning 6.0 antivirus engine and includes a new browser-based central management console, giving IT administrators and service providers the ability to remotely manage protected desktops and servers in their network via the internet.…
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Are Your Passwords on the Naughty List?
If you thought that cybercrimes weren’t a worldwide problem, we have some numbers that may quickly help you to change your mind. Worldwide, Norton estimates that cybercrime costs the global economy $338 billion a year; ZDNet says that’s more lucrative than the underground drugs market.And when you consider that more than two-thirds of us, according…