Where do I need to back it up to? I’m just going to guess that you don’t have a tape backup drive, you may not even have an optical drive. But, if you do, there is nothing wrong with keeping a backup, or more, on a disc. I don’t think I would do things that way, older technology slows the process down a lot. Some broadband connection has enough upstream bandwidth to backup data through […]
What do I need to back up? You will need to know what you would want/need backed up before you can know how you should best be backing up. You have the choice, there is no right or wrong choice here, but I would recommend protecting anything you may want or things you can’t re-create like; tax and business stuff, anything that you have scanned and destroyed the hard copies), things that your kids drew […]
What is the ultimate rule??? There is three basis rules making sure you have everything backed up. To lower the risk of loss data, you should have three copies of the files and things you don’t want to loss: the original copy (that flies that you have on your computer already), a backup of that original, and a backup of the backup (so that you will have two). It’s ideal to not that the both […]
The Simple Guide To Backing Up Your Computer: First thing to know and to remember: Always, always back up. Thankfully, it’s an easy task to backup your most important data. The hard part actually doing most people, myself included. You have many storage options to use, I will be walking to you through them. You will see just how simple it is to back up all your information, files and photos right now – before […]
Lenovo rootkit binaries persisting via BIOS/Windows Platform Binary Table (WPBT) will make your systems vulnerable to any 3rd parties capable of intercepting your web traffic! Affected models with “patch” linked below – but I would investigate before using. I’ll be looking more into this soon. https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lse_bios_notebook https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lse_bios_desktop More Info: WPBT info (Microsoft, PDF download) Other Sources: http://firmwaresecurity.com/2015/08/11/lenovo-lse-wpbt-and-wpbbin-exe/
How to stay safe? You would restrict write permissions on the file servers as much as possible. Make sure to educate the users to contact IT if they encounter any suspicious pop-ups. Use advanced endpoint protection that can identify any and all new malware variants and detect any malicious traffic. Make time for regular offline backups; test backups to ensure that they can be restored from reliably. Use web and email protection to block access […]
Remember d7 Premium users WITH a valid dCloud account can still get the complementary d7II upgrade! www.d7xtech.com/upgrade Notes from this show: We actually did some Foolish IT product support in here for d7II and more, so check it out! Windows 10 stealing your bandwidth to take the burden off their update servers New KB article on cryptoprevent bulk/resale – command line parameters for deployment Virtual Audio Cable – routing audio from one application to another – someone needs to RTFM so […]
How it works? A ransomware attack will go through five stages from the time it is installed on your computer, until you see the warning on your computer screen. Step One: INSTALLATION – After a victim’s computer is infected, the ransomware will installs itself, and sets keys in the Windows Registry to start automatically every time your computer boots up or restarts. Step Two: CONTACTING HEADQUARTERS – Before ransomware can affect you, it contacts a […]
Download Windows 10 as an .ISO here! Just a day into my recent marriage (to my one true friend and love for over 24 years,) we discuss the wedding ring philosophy (why have just one?) Super Mario Bros mystery box ring FTW! My team pep talk started with this article on Steve Jobs insult response. There is too much good info in there, and as much as I don’t like Apple and their products, I can’t help but respect […]
We just uploaded our recent HFFH #7 (full show) with Michael Lierman, founder of Invise Solutions! In this show we talk tech with Michael Lierman, founder of Invise Solutions (aka he who does NOT use d7II !) Michael has a lot to say in response to our question about finding the original point of infection, as well as general malware behavior. He also discusses how he juggles a company of 8 “employees” composed entirely of interns […]
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