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Consultant, school system officials say hackers pose common woes for institutions
Original article by The Joplin Globe While Joplin officials continue to mostly remain mum, a failure of the city government’s computer and telephone systems more than a week ago could have been the result of a ransom demand, a Joplin information...
7 useful tools for a quick and easy digital spring cleaning
After a year mostly spent at home channeling Marie Kondo, I bet you're like me, and every drawer, closet, and room is organized. Now, let’s tackle your digital life. Start with Google search results. Look yourself up, and I bet you will find a lot...
Breach Victims File Class Action Lawsuit Against Einstein Healthcare
In January 2021, Einstein Healthcare began its public notifications for a weeks-long email hack that occurred nearly six months earlier. The breach victims have since filed a class action lawsuit. Einstein Healthcare Network is facing a...
Missing Emails in Outlook? Check your junk folder.
Sometimes, seemingly for no apparent reason, Outlook or Outlook Web App (OWA) will put genuine email into your Junk E-Mail folder. Usually some feature of the message will have caused it to be treated as junk. This can even happen to email from...
IT Security Tips
Privacy Settings and Cell Phones
A camera, microphone, and GPS are important functions on your cell phone, but you may not know just how much apps are...
Don’t just close your browser!
When online accessing a banking site or any other application containing sensitive data, make sure you log out of the...
Make THIS password different from everything else
You know you’re guilty of it: using the same password for everything. Believe me, I understand how annoying it is to...
Shortage of microchips causing delivery delays for many products
If you want to buy a car, microwave, refrigerator, or anything else that contains a particular type of electronic...
Set up bank alerts – NOW!
Here’s a tip that just might save your bacon: Set up withdrawal alerts on your bank accounts. Many banks will send you...
Don’t do THIS on your work laptop or PC
The ONLY thing you should use your company’s workstation or PC for is…WORK! Never mix personal web surfing and social...
Justgetmydata.com shows site where personal information may be listed
You probably know there’s a lot of your personal information out on the web and there’s an easy way to see just how...
DON’T use public WiFi until you read this
We’re all guilty of it: connecting to free public WiFi. Whether it’s at the coffee shop, hotel or airport, the...
The DANGERS of Dropbox and other file sync apps
If you’re using Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive or other consumer-grade file sync and sharing cloud applications,...
Benefits of recycling electronics
The holidays are a popular time to upgrade devices like cell phones, laptops, and tablets, leading to old devices...
What to do BEFORE you go to Starbucks
So you’re in the car on the way home from Starbucks, basking in the glow of consuming your triple-shot, low-foam,...
REMOVE these from your laptop, tablet or smartphone
Like it or not, device manufacturers LOVE to stuff your brand-new PC, tablet or phone full of “free” applications...
If you installed it, you must update it!
There are thousands of hackers who get up every morning with ONE goal in mind: to find a new vulnerability in a...
Bookmark the LEGITIMATE websites you frequently visit
Here’s a sneaky trick used by many hackers: they purchase and set up a fraudulent website that is a close misspelling...
What is the “Dark Web” anyway?
The “Dark Web” or “Deep Web” is a part of the World Wide Web we know and love that is ONLY accessible via a special...
How to spot a phishing e-mail
A phishing e-mail is a bogus e-mail that is carefully designed to look like a legitimate request (or attached file)...
How to avoid being a victim of ransomware
Not too long ago, the WannaCry ransomware attack was all over the news, infecting over 400,000 computers. The threat...
If this type of alert pops up, DON’T click on it!
You’re working at your computer when all of the sudden – BAM! – you get a pop-up notification that your PC is infected...
The #1 way a hacker will get you is…
A weak password is still one of the most common ways hackers break in. Thanks to sophisticated brute-force-attack...
Working from home? DON’T DO THIS!
If you plan on catching up on some work from home AND you’re using a personal device such as a smartphone or personal...
The shocking truth about bank fraud
Did you know your COMPANY’S bank account doesn’t enjoy the same protections as a personal bank account when it comes...
3 ways to improve your internal IT’s efficiency
IT has been completely overwhelmed by Covid-19. Setting up employees to work from home has many technical and security...
Is your IT guy drowning in mundane stuff
The economic uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 epidemic has put businesses in an extremely difficult position. With...
How to increase your IT efficiency while capping costs
Cybercriminals are using the Covid-19 pandemic as an unprecedented opportunity to hack into business networks, steal...
Overloaded with projects?
See how to get them completed without breaking the bank. “Overwhelmed” seems to be the new normal. IT staff are...
Need temporary skilled tier 3 engineers?
Get a whole team for less than the cost of 1 employee. More and more companies are outsourcing the day to day mundane...
Cyber attacked triggered by phishing email
Read John Motazedi's interview about a local university phishing email cyber attack.
Here’s What To Do Because You Can’t Trust Hotels With Your Personal Data
From Forbes | Susan Rowan Kelleher Image by Getty It’s become painfully clear that hotels are not doing enough to...
How to make Windows 10 recognize an external hard drive
Jaki has 11,000 photos on a USB drive but Windows 10 won’t recognize it. What can she do? The Universal Serial Bus...
‘Can You Hear Me?’ Phone Scam Hooks Victims to Utter ‘Yes’ to Make Money Off Them
From The Epoch Times | Robert Jay Watson We all know the famous Verizon commercials from the 2000s with actor Paul...
IT Infrastructure: How to Keep Up
Original article by David Scott Brown on Techopedia Information technology management has come of age – though still...
I Lost Everything and I Didn’t Back it Up: The Risk of Ransomware
56% of Health Providers Still Rely on Legacy Windows 7 Systems
Posted on Health IT Security by Jessica Davis While most organizations in other sectors have steadily shifted to...
Equifax agrees to settlement of up to $700 million over 2017 data breach
Posted on The Verge By Jon Porter@JonPorty Jul 22, 2019, 8:19am EDT Equifax has agreed to a settlement over its 2017...
AT&T signs $2 billion cloud deal with Microsoft
Posted by TechCrunch While AWS leads the cloud infrastructure market by a wide margin, Microsoft isn’t doing too...
Vulnerabilities in Servers Behind Majority of Healthcare Data Breaches
Phishing attacks on healthcare organizations have increased and email is now the most common location of breached...
Top 4 Ways Hackers Will Attack Your Network And They Are Targeting You RIGHT NOW
Most small and midsize business (SMB) owners exist in a bubble of blissful ignorance. They focus on the day-to-day...
Router malware worse than experts realize
In May, security experts discovered one of the most widespread malware infections in history. Now, they’re warning...
CFO – Hampshire Pet Products
I used to spend hours and hours setting up back-up jobs... Thanks to SNC and the services they provide, the work...
Executive Director – Choices Medical
Knowledge of the medical field As a new client of SNC Squared, one of the things we really appreciate about SNC...
Pediatric Associates of Southwest Missouri
I don’t have to worry about security threats or downtime Thanks to SNC Squared and the Managed Services Program they...
Owner – Kennedy Insulation Group
SNC Squared is vital for peace of mind I can tell you that SNC Squared has never let me down. I rest assured if it is...
President – PRG Prototyping
Our crucial data is 100% backed up. In my 15 years in business, I have never been so happy with my computer network....
Compliance Officer – Ortho Four States
Achieved all of our Electronic Medical Record goals The staff at SNC Squared has helped our business achieve all of...
MD – Family Health Center Direct
We have changed servers, software, wireless routers, a VPN tunnel, remote access... John has helped us with our...
Office Manager – M&T Dermatology
Internal HIPAA compliance policies & defining computer/network deficiencies SNC Squared was extremely influential...
IT Manager – Jasper Products
Always pleased with the reliable, competent and friendly service We have been working with John and SNC Squared from...
CPA – Schmidt Associates
They noticed I was having a problem, even when I didn’t. The other day I was working on my computer and I got a call...
President/CEO – Joplin Metro Credit Union
Joplin Metro Credit Union was looking to revamp their current website After getting acquainted with SNC Squared we...
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