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Security

Link Lock Phishing Protection

91% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email.  Phishing remains the most common and successful way for hackers to get their

Security

Hackers targeting HR with direct deposit change requests

Phishing is a cybersecurity attack where the perpetrator pretends to be a trusted source through an email.  The thief may masquerade as

Security

New zero-day threat - Log4j

On Friday, a vulnerability called "Log4j" that effects a large variety of consumer and business applications was revealed. This threat

Certifications

Thoughts on the Cisco ENCOR 350-401 Exam

Recently I passed the Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) exam.  Wow what a mouthful! With the current generation

Infrastructure

Recent regional and cloud outages

Within the past several weeks we've witnessed an unusually high number of outages that have impacted our clients in WNC.

Certifications

Thoughts on the Fortinet NSE7 SD-WAN certification

I just passed the Fortinet NSE7 SD-WAN certification! I prepared by using the self-paced training courses on the Fortinet Training Institute (FTI)

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Fortigate - DoS policy on WAN blocking VPN traffic

Applying a DoS policy on a WAN interface is a good practice that will help prevent flooding or abusive behavior from the

3CX

Configure 3CX to use both internal voicemail and 3rd party voicemail (like Exchange) simultaneously

UPDATE: 3CX version 18 has discontinued Exchange voicemail support. The steps outlined in this article will enable 3CX v18 to work with

Cisco

Network module missing after Cisco 3850 switch upgrade

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

Security

Strengthen Your Human Firewall

Changing Landscape of Cyber Security Cyber Security has always been a moving target. In the past, bad actors would hunt and search

Certifications

Congrats - Quintin Reineccius Passing Linux+ Cert

Advanced Data Encourages Certifications If you read our 3 part series on "Why We Love Continuing Education and Certifications" you&

Security

How to Secure RMMs

Kaseya VSA Hack On Friday, a popular IT tool called Kaseya VSA was hacked.  The exploit was a "zero day"