Security
91% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email. Phishing remains the most common and successful way for hackers to get their foot in the door before infecting an organization with malware. Often, those phishing emails contain counterfeit links that will lead a victim to a file or site that
Security
Phishing is a cybersecurity attack where the perpetrator pretends to be a trusted source through an email. The thief may masquerade as your bank or your favorite place to shop and try to trick you into entering your username and password into their fake sites. Phishing emails are typically sent
Security
On Friday, a vulnerability called "Log4j" that effects a large variety of consumer and business applications was revealed. This threat effects a tool that many closed and open-source applications use for logging purposes. This vulnerability is rated at 10, which is the highest rating on the severity scale.
Certifications
Recently I passed the Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) exam. Wow what a mouthful! With the current generation of Cisco certs, the ENCOR exam is the first step in the CCNP certification path. Having gone through the old regimen of CCNP certs I found many differences
Infrastructure
Within the past several weeks we've witnessed an unusually high number of outages that have impacted our clients in WNC. Some have been weather related and others due to system issues, but the end result is that businesses can't reach their necessary services! 1. 1. August
Certifications
I just passed the Fortinet NSE7 SD-WAN certification! I prepared by using the self-paced training courses on the Fortinet Training Institute (FTI). As with all material currently on the FTI, the courses are prewritten scripts read by voiceover talent. This is as dry as training can get, especially when compared
Uncategorized
Applying a DoS policy on a WAN interface is a good practice that will help prevent flooding or abusive behavior from the internet. However, there is an undesired side-effect of choosing a WAN interface as the source for a DoS policy: If there are any VPN tunnels bound to the
3CX
UPDATE: 3CX version 18 has discontinued Exchange voicemail support. The steps outlined in this article will enable 3CX v18 to work with Exchange UM voicemail! The Problem A client needs to be able to use two different voicemail systems simultaneously on the 3CX phone system. Hurdles 3CX has two mutually
Cisco
We ran into an issue where a Cisco 3850 switch (3850-12X48U) lost the ability to use the its C3850-NM-8-10G network module after a firmware upgrade. The module had been working for a few years prior to the upgrade. We upgraded from 16.03.07 to 16.12.05 and upon
Security
Changing Landscape of Cyber Security Cyber Security has always been a moving target. In the past, bad actors would hunt and search for their targets. Due to the time it took to research, plan, and execute attacks, larger businesses were chosen to maximize the reward if they were successful. It
Certifications
Advanced Data Encourages Certifications If you read our 3 part series on "Why We Love Continuing Education and Certifications" you'll understand why we get excited whenever one of our staff passes one. To us it doesn't matter which certification as long as the tech
Security
Kaseya VSA Hack On Friday, a popular IT tool called Kaseya VSA was hacked. The exploit was a "zero day" vulnerability, which means it was previously unknown by anyone in the cyber-security industry. Kaseya VSA is a Remote Monitoring and Management tool (RMM) that is used by many