Microsoft Word and Adobe Reader are probably the most used document editing / viewing applications out there, and documents and PDF files can be used to introduce viruses and malware into your system.
It might be common knowledge that Microsoft Word and Adobe Reader are probably the most used document editing /viewing applications out there, but [...]
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Beware of Documents Containing Viruses!
November 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security
Tags: Adobe·Foxit Reader·Gmail·Google·Managed Services·Microsoft Word·PDF Studio·Security
National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign Challenge a Huge Success
November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Firewalls, Managed Services, Security, Uncategorized
The United States Homeland Security Department’s National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign Challenge was a huge success, with more than 80 security proposals submitted with the goal of increasing awareness regarding threats to cyber security.
Out of the over 80 submitted entries, seven were chosen to receive awards at a ceremony at the White House recently. One [...]
Tags: Cyber Security·IT
Fake Antivirus Software Gaining Ground
October 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Dedicated Servers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security, Uncategorized
Campaign to trick users into installing fake antivirus software gaining ground.
Beware: a massive email campaign is underway to trick users into opening an HTML file attachment that redirects users to a hacked website containing links that further lure victims into launching a fake antivirus software package. According to security firm Sophos, the email messages [...]
Hackers Use JavaScript To Infiltrate Your System
October 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Dallas Data Center, Dedicated Servers, Disaster Recovery, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security, Uncategorized, Virtualization
JavaScript is a very popular programming language used in many websites, making your web experience more dynamic and interactive. However, hackers can exploit JavaScript and use it to infiltrate your system.
It makes the web experience very dynamic, enhancing the interactivity of many websites – you’ll see it everywhere, from Facebook to the most obscure sites [...]
Tags: Adobe·data center security·Firefox·Hackers·JavaScript·Mozilla·Safari
Tabnabbing Poses a New and Significant Security Threat
October 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Dedicated Servers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security, Uncategorized
A new threat to computer security has been discovered in which tab browsing vulnerabilities are exploited to fool users into divulging passwords and other sensitive information.
Dubbed as “tabnabbing”, the vulnerability was discovered by Aza Raskin, the creative lead for the Mozilla’s Firefox browser and co-founder of Songza, a music search engine and jukebox. Tabnabbing fools [...]
Tags: Google·Mozilla Firefox·Phishing·Security Threat·Tabnabbing
Site-to-Site VPN Between Cisco and Juniper
October 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Dedicated Servers, Firewalls, Managed Services, Servers, Uncategorized
I was recently faced with configuring a Juniper SSG320M Firewall for one of our client’s remote offices in China. I was also faced with creating a site-to-site IPSec VPN between the Juniper (in China) and the Cisco ASA 5505 that was here in their Dallas office. If you’re unsure of what a site-to-site VPN or [...]
Tags: Cisco·Firewalls·Juniper·Site-to-Site VPN·WAN
October is CyberSecurity Awareness Month
October 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security, Uncategorized
You’re Invited
October 2010 is an important month for IT and cyber security, and you are invited to join us in advancing the cause of online security.
To Support National CyberSecurity Month
The cyber threat has become one of the most serious challenges we face. America’s competitiveness and economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on effective [...]
Tags: CyberSecurity·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Security
MicroSoft Alert — Critical Product Vulnerability
September 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Dedicated Servers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security, Uncategorized
Yesterday, as part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to protect its customers with security updates and the latest guidance on the threat landscape, the company released MS10-070 as an out-of-band security update. The update addresses a vulnerability in ASP.NET, as described in Security Advisory 2416728, and carries a maximum severity rating of Important and an Exploitability [...]
Network Security
September 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Dallas Data Center, Disaster Recovery, Firewalls, Managed Services, Security, Uncategorized
No matter what the size of your organization, securing your network should be one of your key initiatives. I’ve recently discussed the importance of Disaster Recovery Planning and having a Managed Audit Process, but ensuring network security is equally important. Plus, for all you techies out there, researching and implementing network security is a lot more [...]
Tags: Disaster Recovery·Firewalls·Managed Audit·Network Security
Protect Your Company From Social Engineering Attacks
September 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security
Threats to the security of your organization can not only come from malware, hacks, and network attacks, but also in more subtle ways. One such method is called “social engineering”.
Be aware that hackers have another tool in their toolset that employs a particularly subtle, insidious way of compromising the security of your systems and network. [...]
Tags: IT Management·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Security
Dallas Data Center Partners With The Planet to Deliver “Colo By The U”
September 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Colocation, Consolidation, Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Dedicated Servers, Disaster Recovery, Firewalls, Green IT, Linux, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Routers, Security, Servers, Storage, Switches, Uncategorized, VMware, Virtualization
HOUSTON, September 7, 2010 – The Planet, the global hosting leader, today announced that Dallas Data Center (http://www.DallasDataCenter.com), a provider of Colo By The U, is the company’s newest referral partner, and joins its growing portfolio of referral agents within the Partner Plus program. Through the partnership, The Planet provides colocation services from its wholly [...]
Tags: Cloud Computing·colo by the u·Colocation·Dallas Data Center·Disaster Recovery·Managed Hosting·The Planet·Virtualization
Common Vulnerabilities in Many Common Applications Still Exploited by Hackers
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security, Servers
The continued exploit of many vulnerable applications that have been fixed by vendors for over a year highlight the need to keep software updated with the latest versions and patches.
A new report released by security firm M86 Security reveals a trend toward more sophisticated forms of malware in taking advantage of vulnerabilities in common software [...]
Tags: Firewalls·Hackers·Malware·Managed Security Services·Phishing·Vulnerabilities
Mozilla Firefox Releases Fixes for Several Major Security Holes
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security
Mozilla implements new initiatives to ensure the security of its browser to fix the main security holes, and this brings Firefox’s latest version to 3.6.7.
The Mozilla foundation, the organization behind the Firefox browser, announced recently that it has released a patch to fix many major security holes found in its software, as well as the [...]
Tags: Firewalls·Hackers·Malware·Managed Security·Mozilla Firefox·Phishing·Security·Vulnerabilities
Fantasy Football — The Importance Of Technology
August 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Dallas Data Center, Firewalls, Routers, Security, Servers, Switches, Uncategorized
Admittedly, I’m a total nerd. I don’t pretend to dispute it. My wife and my son might disagree, but he’s only 6 months old. I say he still counts, but you might not agree. That being said, I love being the nerdy guy and when it comes to having fun at the house, it can [...]
Tags: Cisco·Cisco Switches·Firewalls·LAN·LLQ CBWFQ·Routers·Security·Skype·Switches·WAN
Palo Alto Networks Selected as Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year!
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Security
Palo Alto Networks was just awarded the “2010 Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year” in the Firewall Market by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. The following criteria were used as a benchmark for all competitors:
Growth Strategy Excellence
Growth Implementation Excellence
Degree of Innovation with Products and Technologies
Leadership in Customer Value
Speed of Response to Market Needs
Frost & Sullivan [...]
Tags: 2010 Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year·firewall·Frost & Sullivan·Managed IT Services·Palo Alto Networks·Security
Palo Alto Networks: ‘Read-Only’ Facebook
July 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Security
Palo Alto Networks recently released their ‘read-only’ Facebook functionality that can be implemented with the next-generation firewall and is available now at no cost to their customers. The ‘read-only’ Facebook allows companies to enforce their Facebook policy by having finer-grained controls over their employee’s access to the popular social networking site. This functionality lets companies [...]
Tags: 'Read-Only'·Facebook·Firewalls·Managed IT Services·Palo Alto Networks·Security·Social Networking
DDC Puts Cloud in Motion
June 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Dedicated Servers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security, Servers, Switches
Dallas Data Center is proud to announce that Motion HR has put their trust in us by choosing to host their SaaS offering, CloudHCM, at DDC. We are running their SaaS offering using some of Dell’s new R710 servers, firewalls from Palo Alto Networks, and Cisco switches. Their environment is set up in a full [...]
Tags: BPO·Cisco·CloudHCM·Dallas Data Center·Dell·Firewalls·HCM·HRIT Consulting Services·Human Capital Management·Motion HR·Oracle·Oracle Human Resources·Palo Alto Networks·SaaS·SaaS Offering·Server·Switches