There are alot of security vulnerabilities lately.

Please get all Windows Critical and Important updates from http://update.microsoft.com

and

Run the free online scanner at http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ to ensure other important software is update and where to get the updates. Media Players, Flash, Java and others have their own vulnerabilities that can put bad things in your system. I suggest following these steps once or twice a month.

Posted: April 27th, 2008 under Security.
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http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/5/9/55924D6D-9454-4431-8C21-53418CA45FC5/tips_and_tricks_ultimate.pdf

Posted: April 17th, 2008 under Windows Vista.
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This is another fine reason to teach employee’s about safe Internet surfing, keeping your Operating System, Web Browser and Media Players updated with the latest security patchs.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9914896-7.html?tag=nl.e501

Posted: April 12th, 2008 under Security.
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Companies that outsource are most vulnerable to hacking
Posted by Benny Har-Even at 2:02PM, Monday 7th April 2008

Organizations that admit to being frequently hacked outsource large chunks of their code, a report claims.

A report from leading analyst firm Quocirca has revealed that 90 per cent of companies that fall victim to computer hacking outsource more that 40 per cent of their code.
ITPro: Security: News: Companies that outsource are most vulnerable to hacking

Posted: April 10th, 2008 under Security.
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This artical explains what is going on and how to prevent it.
HP USB Keys Shipped with Malware for your Proliant Server

Posted: April 8th, 2008 under Security.
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The upgrade was successful!!

WordPress is the name of the blog software BTS LLC uses. BTS LLC can setup a WordPress blog and teach you how to use it. This service is offered nationally, as I can visit in person (locally only) or come into your computer remotely to show you how!

Posted: April 8th, 2008 under BTS News.
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  The blog will be down for 10-15 Minutes. Sorry for any inconveniences.

Posted: April 8th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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There will be some suddle changes for the blog readers, and a bunch of changes on the Administration side. When this happens the blog will be offline for a bit.  I will post when the upgrade will happen.

Posted: April 8th, 2008 under BTS News.
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http://www.beacontechsolutions.com/sbsummit.htm!

Posted: April 7th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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A caller was looking at Windows Vista Business, and was questioning why the Microsoft employee said to go with Windows Ultimate. The Microsoft employee said, Because of BitLocker. You can use it to secure your laptops data from theives and it is unbreakable.

There are other 3rd party programs out there such as TrueCrypt (free) and PGP Whole Disk Encryption (fee), that will do the same thing. Some will not have a TPM (Trusted Protection Module) chip support (Meaning you take the hard drive out of the laptop and put it in another, and no one can access your data). A thief will more than likely not want to take your laptop out of your bag, take the hard drive out and put it back in. They will take the whole thing.

Is BitLocker unbreakable? Nope! Students at Princeton figured it out! Visit their website to see a video demo of how you do it: http://citp.princeton.edu/memory/

You can also read more in their FAQ: http://citp.princeton.edu/memory/faq/ Please note the third FAQ question for the BEST WAY to avoid foil the thieves, as it is time sensitive for them.

What is BitLocker?BitLocker is a program the encrypts your entire hard drive to protect your data from thieves. It can use a TPM chip or a USB Drive as an added layer of protection. To read more: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/bitlocker.mspx

Posted: March 25th, 2008 under Security, Windows Vista.
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