Tag Archives: ImageQuest

Clinging to Windows 7 into 2020? You’d better be OK with security risks

October 6, 2019 If you’re a Windows 7 user (and you’re also one of our customers) you’ve heard that Microsoft will stop supporting it after Jan. 14, 2020. This means no more security patches and updates. 2020 is also an election year and Microsoft already is seeing evidence of Iranian hackers trying to get a pathway to disrupt … Continue reading "Clinging to Windows 7 into 2020? You’d better be OK with security risks" Read More

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a great time to review your online habits

October 3, 2019 October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Sponsored by the U.S.Department of Homeland Security, it’s a national campaign to encourage U.S. citizens to be aware of the serious threats foreign hackers and other criminals present to our online life. Today we’re endorsing the idea of “If you connect, you must protect.” Most of us have been … Continue reading "National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a great time to review your online habits" Read More

Don’t take our word for it – read our customer reviews!

September 29, 2019 Every week we publish the latest comments from our customers on our Customer Reviews page. While we are not perfect, we work very hard to help our customers get back to work promptly with our Live Answer Help Desk. Our Help Desk team understands the stress and frustration you feel when your technology is keeping … Continue reading "Don’t take our word for it – read our customer reviews!" Read More

New client Sunrise Services needed IT Compliance help

September 25, 2019 From time to time we highlight clients who hire us to help them out. Recently we talked with Kelly Meeks, of Sunrise Services LLC, who asked ImageQuest to help Sunrise improve its IT Compliance posture. IT Compliance is important to Sunrise as it works with physician practices to ensure their billing systems results in timely … Continue reading "New client Sunrise Services needed IT Compliance help" Read More

ImageQuest, Dex Imaging and Kofax host Predators event

September 16, 2019 Tickets to a pre-season Nashville Predators game was a highlight of an event hosted Monday afternoon by ImageQuest, Dex Imaging and Kofax. Participants heard brief talks about how they can improve their information security measures then attended an NHL pre-season game between the Predators and the Florida Panthers. Networking and discussions continued in the Dex … Continue reading "ImageQuest, Dex Imaging and Kofax host Predators event" Read More

ImageQuest participates in GLAHU Fall Forum

September 9, 2019 Our CEO Milton Bartley presenting as the fictitious CEO of “Ransomware, Inc.” Our Jay Mallory staffed our booth at the event. The “CEO” of fictitious “Ransomware, Inc.” presented today at the Greater Louisville Association of Health Underwriters’ Fall Forum. The presentation by our CEO, Milton Bartley, was part of ImageQuest’s participation at this professional education … Continue reading "ImageQuest participates in GLAHU Fall Forum" Read More

City hit with ransomware. Doesn’t pay. Recovers.

September 7, 2019 The city of New Bedford, Mass., recently revealed it experienced a ransomware attack over the Fourth of July holiday. However, unlike other recent stories of cities getting hit with ransomware, New Bedford had a relatively happy ending. A greedy crook demanded an eye-popping $5.3 million to decrypt the city’s systems. New Bedford countered with its … Continue reading "City hit with ransomware. Doesn’t pay. Recovers." Read More

ImageQuest adds chat function to website

September 4, 2019 Do you have a question for us?Are you a customer not sure you’re doing something correctly? Or a client needing another device installed? Now it’s easy to get those questions answered! Simply come to this website, click on the little chat icon, and our team will get you to the right person to get your … Continue reading "ImageQuest adds chat function to website" Read More

Avoid ransomware shutdown with a good data backup process

August 20, 2019 Ransomware is back in the news, with multiple attacks on cities, schools and smaller municipalities. But while you’re hearing about publicly funded entities being shut down, private firms and organizations also getting hit. You may not hear about them, but we do. Private businesses generally aren’t keen to publicly talk about a data breach or … Continue reading "Avoid ransomware shutdown with a good data backup process" Read More

Your cell phone number can reveal a lot of information about you

August 17, 2019 If you follow our CEO, Milton Bartley, on LinkedIn, you’ll know he warned a few days ago about providing your cell phone number as part of your account, especially on the web. As he noted, “your phone is rich with other data that can be mined by clever hackers.” Here’s what he’s talking about: You’ve … Continue reading "Your cell phone number can reveal a lot of information about you" Read More

Use public Wi-Fi safely when out of the office with these tips

August 15, 2019 With the fall business travel and conference season approaching, we thought we’d remind you about safe public Wi-Fi use with a few tips. For starters, we recommend you use your company’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) or a paid VPN if your company doesn’t provide a VPN. A VPN will encrypt your communications – but beware, … Continue reading "Use public Wi-Fi safely when out of the office with these tips" Read More

Who’s in your room? Researchers find smartphone room keys easily hacked

August 11, 2019 Does your favorite hotel load your room key onto your smartphone? If so beware – researchers presenting at last week’s Black Hat USA 2019 conference said they easily hacked the room key system at an unnamed European hotel. The German researchers said at the conference a hacker must be local to the hotel because the … Continue reading "Who’s in your room? Researchers find smartphone room keys easily hacked" Read More