Tag Archives: IT Security

Bye, bye Flash: Controversial software reaches end of life

July 12, 2020 Flash, the software that originally powered online videos, gaming, and other dynamic content on websites, will be retired by Adobe this December. “Few technologies have yielded such divisive and widespread passion as Flash,” writes Ars Technica in a look back over the software’s history. “Many gush over its versatility and ease of use as a … Continue reading "Bye, bye Flash: Controversial software reaches end of life" Read More

New IT Support professionals join ImageQuest

June 29, 2020 We recently welcomed four new hires to the ImageQuest team. Some of them have been with us for a few months but the coronavirus kept us from getting their snappy new photos. Now that we’ve taken care of that, read on to meet them! Jason Zumbro came to us from our client, Churchill Mortgage, and … Continue reading "New IT Support professionals join ImageQuest" Read More

Enhance Data Security with Multi-Factor Authentication

June 25, 2020 As cases of pandemic-related phishing attacks, brute force attacks, ransomware, and credential stuffing increase, the greater the chances of your organization’s networks and data being compromised. One of the easiest – but often neglected – ways to reduce your exposure to these attacks is to require Multi-Factor Authentication on all accounts where log-in credentials are … Continue reading "Enhance Data Security with Multi-Factor Authentication" Read More

Improve Your Tech IQ: Never store passwords in your browser

June 22, 2020 These days, any browser worth its salt boasts of its security measures. It may even force you to see all the security improvements first after an update before you move on to your regularly planned Web surfing. Yet, at the same time, they ask you, over and over, if you’d like to save a site’s … Continue reading "Improve Your Tech IQ: Never store passwords in your browser" Read More

Multi-factor Authentication: Time to implement it

June 1, 2020 With the surge in pandemic-related phishing attacks, ransomware, and business email compromise, you must ensure your email and networks are protected. One of the easiest steps you can take to reduce your exposure is to require multi-factor authentication on all accounts where a log-in is required. Ask any cybersecurity expert – multi-factor authentication halts most … Continue reading "Multi-factor Authentication: Time to implement it" Read More

Did you take these security steps during #WFH?

May 2, 2020 The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned this week that the rush by many organizations to work-at-home might have left security vulnerabilities unaddressed, specifically with Microsoft Office 365. “Due to the speed of these deployments, organizations may not be fully considering the security configurations of these platforms,” the agency said in an alert … Continue reading "Did you take these security steps during #WFH?" Read More

Zoom video conferencing faces more security concerns

April 6, 2020 Zoom faces more negative headlines with reports that it’s been banned by the New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas school systems – as well as Elon Musk’s companies, Tesla and SpaceX. The popular videoconferencing software company admitted late last week that it has been routing some traffic through two data centers in China, … Continue reading "Zoom video conferencing faces more security concerns" Read More

ImageQuest clients experience smooth transition to remote work during COVID-19

March 16, 2020 To date, we have helped nearly 3,200 end users employed by our clients work remotely. Monday was a big stress test for remote work technology systems – many, many more people logged on remotely than ever before. We did hear of brief outages – but Microsoft and other large technology providers quickly fixed them. We … Continue reading "ImageQuest clients experience smooth transition to remote work during COVID-19" Read More

COVID-19 to test technology for working remotely – and securely

March 15, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has sharply focused attention on working remotely. Dozens of articles now offer advice on how to stay focused, how to battle feelings of isolation. Just a few discuss the technology needed to do this. Many of our clients work with protected data, so it’s not as simple as setting aside some space … Continue reading "COVID-19 to test technology for working remotely – and securely" Read More

ImageQuest following disaster recovery plan after major tornado hits Nashville

March 3, 2020 We are relieved to report all of our team members are OK following a major tornado that hit Nashville overnight. A few suffered damage to their homes. Most of us are working from home, per our Disaster Recovery Plan and Gov. Bill Lee’s request that non-essential workers stay off Nashville’s streets. Some of our team … Continue reading "ImageQuest following disaster recovery plan after major tornado hits Nashville" Read More

Federal allegations against Huawei could disrupt 5G development in U.S.

February 17, 2020 The controversy over a leading 5G technology firm, Huawei of China, intensified last week whenthe U.S. Department of Justice accused it of racketeering and stealing trade secrets. The federal indictment accuses Huawei and several of its subsidiaries of a decades-long effort to “misappropriate” intellectual property, such as source code and user manuals for internet routers, … Continue reading "Federal allegations against Huawei could disrupt 5G development in U.S." Read More

5G: More than self-driving cars and smartphones

January 21, 2020 There’s certainly a lot of hype around 5G. This coming mobile data technology promises high speeds, high data capacity. and negligible lag. A typical promise: 5G will enable you to download an entire 4K movie in 25 seconds. Other promises: So fast cars will use it to avoid colliding with each other. Stadiums full of … Continue reading "5G: More than self-driving cars and smartphones" Read More