STRATEGIES FOR REMOTE WORK While all of us at DSG certainly hope that the COVID-19 coronavirus won't become a major health event in your local community, the reality is that businesses are already considering every contingency plan with a close eye towards avoiding serious disruption of their operations. In order to help our clients be better prepared for a surge in remote workers as the coronavirus story unfolds around the world, DSG has put together [...]
End of Support is quickly approaching for Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008 (and 2008 R2), officially ending on January 14, 2020. When January 14 arrives, Microsoft will end official support with Windows Server 2008, meaning there will no longer be security patches or bug fixes. With the lack of updates and security patches, Windows Server 2008 will become a sitting duck for bad actors to catch up to and establish serious exploits with. End of Support [...]
PCI Compliance The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of security standards designed to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store, or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. The security standard consists of 12 requirements that a business needs in order to be PCI compliant. If your company is not compliant then your business may face significant fines, increased transaction fees, and negative publicity. As part of [...]
Aleksandr Andreevich Panin and Hamza Bendelladj were sentenced last week for developing and selling malware that enabled cybercriminals to steal sensitive data and access bank accounts. Panin received a 9 and a half year sentence and Bendalladj was sentenced to 15 years in prison. SpyEye, the notorious malware that they created, caused $1 billion in losses in the finance industry around the world. Panin and Bendelladj used the aliases Gribodemon and Bx1 online, so you [...]
Announced today, June 1, 2015, at Microsoft’s Windows blog: “Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29” What are the basic facts of the Windows 10 upgrade? Microsoft is making Windows 10 available as free upgrade for qualified Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1 devices*. It will be available starting July 29, 2015; people can reserve their free upgrade today. As a starting reference, see Microsoft’s Windows 10 Q&A (ß This provides REALLY [...]
Windows Server 2003 support is ending July 14, 2015 What does end of support mean for you? After July 14, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates for any version of Windows Server 2003. If you are still running Windows Server 2003 in your datacenter, you need to take steps now to plan and execute a migration strategy to protect your infrastructure. By migrating to Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Azure or Office 365, you [...]
The end of Windows XP support means Microsoft will no longer provide hot fixes, product updates, technical support, and—most importantly—security updates. This could put your business at risk for any new vulnerabilities discovered after April 8th, 2014. Learn more about what this means for your business, and how to ensure a smooth transition. The new Windows is the familiar made better—you'll still get the desktop you’re used to with the same folders and icons, but [...]
National Cyber Awareness System: TA13-309A: CryptoLocker Ransomware Infections 11/05/2013 10:58 AM EST Original release date: November 05, 2013 | Last revised: November 06, 2013 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows systems running Windows 7, Vista, and XP operating systems Overview US-CERT is aware of a malware campaign that surfaced in 2013 and is associated with an increasing number of ransomware infections. CryptoLocker is a new variant of ransomware that restricts access to infected computers and demands the [...]
Did you know? Over 40% of all companies that experience a disaster never reopen! Over 25% of the remaining companies close within two years! Learn More What should I do? While every year we hear this is going to be the year and to be prepared, most businesses actually do little or nothing to actually prepare for hurricane season. When do most business think about Hurricane preparedness? Yes, you guessed it, after a disaster happens [...]
SMBs are creating and use more data than ever before; and the value of that data is ever-increasing. So the cost of losing that data is higher than ever before. Dynamic Solutions Group understands today’s small businesses need backup and disaster recovery (BDR) solutions that are efficient, reliable, and cost-effective. We understand the importance of your business data. In a recent survey, commissioned by Hewlett Packard, it was discovered that as many as 31% of [...]
