We are thrilled to announce that Intercept X received a 100% total accuracy rating in the enterprise, SMB, and consumer protection tests by SE Labs. Whether you are protecting your employees at work, or them and their families at home, you will get outstanding...
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WFH security issues
We remain very concerned about recent security issues related to work from home, including: Proper anti-virus and anti-malware software installed on home systems Patch management and updates of home systems VPN’s allowing additional paths for...
Kaspersky AntiVirus Notice
SpireTech has been monitoring developments relative to security questions being raised about Kaspersky Anti-Virus software, including the US federal government’s restrictions for federal agencies announced on September 13, 2017. SpireTech is currently...
Ransomware: 5 Do’s And Don’ts
used with permission from Norton by Symantec By Kevin Haley, Director, Symantec Security Response I despise all forms of bullying. Perhaps the one I hate most of all is where the bully takes a personal item, snatching it from you, and refuses to give it back. It's...
Government warns IT professionals about Cybercrime
We've had the privilege over the last couple of months to attend a couple of IT and tech industry conferences. The NSA, FBI, and Homeland Security had speakers at these conferences and they are sending a message: US Businesses are the target of...
Avoid Hackers, Spammers, and Identify Thieves With 5 Simple Tips
used with permission from Microsoft at Work Whether at work, home, or mobile, keeping your computer and other devices secure is important. There are any number of threats to security on the web, but keeping your personal and work data safe is relatively easy. It may...
Chat With a Hacker
Researchers at AVG got an interesting visitor while analyzing a virus. The virus programmer popped in for a chat. In the AVG labs, they had installed a virus (that impostors itself as an instructional video for the new video game, Diablo 3) to take a look at what it...
Flashback Virus Takes Apple by Storm
Security researchers are trying to get the word out to mac users that the cat is out of the bag: Mac users need to be concerned with viruses as much as anyone else. April saw the largest saturation of mac virus activity ever witnessed, infecting an estimated 600,000...