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Archive | ReThink IT – Proactive Alert
Partner Alert – Hardware Shortage
The technology industry is continuing to experience the affects of a hardware inventory backlog that originated last spring and has recently been exacerbated by a high demand for laptops to accommodate remote learners as the new school year begins. As a result, the current availability of electronic hardware […]
Protect Yourself from Wire-Transfer Fraud
The Team at Design Data Corporation has seen an increase in Wire-Transfer Fraud. Read our Proactive Alert and learn how to avoid falling victim to these devastating phishing scams.
Meltdown and Spectre Security Flaws
Important Alert from Design Data Corporation PLEASE READ! Proactive Alert #011018 On January 3, 2018, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) became aware of a set of security vulnerabilities known as Meltdown and Spectre. Meltdown and Spectre exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors. These hardware vulnerabilities allow programs to steal data which is currently processed on […]
If you are using QuickTime for Windows, uninstall it today!
Last week US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, part of the Department of Homeland Security) released an alert that Apple is ending support for QuickTime for Windows, and that new vulnerabilities were found. Since Apple will no longer be issuing security updates for the software QuickTime for Windows, it is recommended to uninstall the program. To read the […]
Preventing Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system. This type of malware forces its victims to pay the ransom through certain online payment methods in order to grant access to their systems, or to get their data back. In many cases ransomware encrypts files (called Cryptolocker, Teslacrypt, […]
