Category: Security
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Ransomware Successfully Targets Mac Computers
Apple Computers, known for not being as susceptible to viruses as PCs, have been successfully targeted by Ransomware. Ransomware is malicious software that infects a computer like a virus, and then encrypts and locks user files, asking the user to pay a ransom to return their files to normal. The program in question, dubbed keRanger,…
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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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The Risky Business of Outdated Technology – Infographic
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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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Heartbleed Explained
There has been a lot of media attention given to a new computer exploit, nicknamed “Heartbleed”. Heartbleed is not a security flaw of a business network, or a users workstation, but of a website. Heartbleed is a security flaw discovered in OpenSSL, used by a vast majority of websites on the internet, including Google (including…
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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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No Seriously, Windows XP End of Life is Here!!!
Earlier this month, we told you that Microsoft’s Windows XP and Office 2003 End-of-Life is coming, April 8, 2014. Microsoft will no longer support, or update, Windows XP or Office 2003, including bug fixes and patches against malicious threats. You need to upgrade now! If you are in the health care industry, heed this warning, because…