Westfield Streetfest 2010
Last weekend, Unicom participated in a Street Festival
known as Festifall in Westfield, NJ. We decided to
give back to the community by offering advise on protecting our
kids from the internet. Our primary mission was to
hand out flyers. The flyers directed everyone to a specially
designed web page. On this page is a collection of links and helpful hints on how to protect our kids from the internet.
The event was a total success. Several parents approached us
asking questions. We were so glad to pass the information along
as many are simply not familair with the technology and how vulnerable
kids are to undesireable content. Several conversations took
place with school teachers. We were invited to speak at
their functions.
The raffle prize was sponsored by
Microsoft. The lucky winner of Microsoft Office 2007
Ultimate was Carolyn Pietrucha from Cranford NJ. Congratulations!
Stepping Up Security
Scorpion Software Corp provides the premium solution for SMBs
to reduce the risks associated with the use of weak static reusable
passwords and provide a higher level of confidence that only authorized
users can access their company's most important business assets - their
proprietary information. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada,
Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while
offering unprecedented password protection.
Unicom is in the process of implementing security measures
based on Scorpions security product Auth Anvil. Our techs will be
provided physical token keys which are required to access any of
Unicom's systems or client systems.
More information about this is available and please contact Roman Sawycky at 908.654.0900 x203
Fake Antivirus Software
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 are designed to trick people into paying to remove
threats from their computer that may not really exist. Once a user’s
system is infected with the fake antivirus software, it gives bogus
warning messages encouraging them to pay for non-existent threats to be
removed. Another danger involves users potentially revealing sensitive
financial information such as credit card numbers to the hackers.
To avoid such threats, users are advised to never open suspicious
emails, and to only use legitimate, well-known security providers and
consultants in case they suspect something wrong with their computer
systems.
Working with trust-worthy vendors gives you peace of mind knowing your systems are safe.
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