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Good News for the Construction Industry
Good News for the Construction Industry It’s enough to make you tear your hair out. The unique challenges that face the construction company that manages remote labor work forces on a jobsite are as many-headed as a hydra and just as hard to kill. In fact, with the addition of technology the potential for disruptive
Read MoreCYBERATTACK 2019!
Oh, my gosh, it’s getting worse. You know, the fragility of your data. Or if you don’t know, you need to. We at CrafTech want you to understand this situation, which can harm you as a private person as well as a workplace administrator. Technology has given us a whole new range of options, whether
Read MoreMalware Alert: IPStorm
As if there wasn’t enough to worry about, another threat is looming on the horizon: IPStorm (not to be confused with the European virus protection package announced on the internet). It’s a very newly discovered Trojan Horse virus, so cunningly crafted that nobody knows what it does. So basically, what we have is the equivalent
Read MoreWindows 7 and Server 2008 end of life in January 2020
Windows 7 and Server 2008 Well, we can’t say we didn’t know it was coming. Windows 7 will reach the absolute end of its support life on January 14, 2020. And with it goes Windows Server 2008 R2. There will be no new features and no fixes to this software once these products reach the
Read MoreEmail Safety Tips
Phishing, Malware, Crypto-Jacking and Ransomware – the potential of incautious behavior with regard to emails. You, sitting at your computer right now, might be a threat to the well-being of your organization if you are not very well informed about the potential of incautious behavior with regard to emails. Your emails. If phishing sounds like
Read MoreBah Humbug CYBER ATTACKS Season!
Holidays are here and everyone is browsing the internet shopping and giving the bad guys opportunities to infect your computer. Do not open anything you don’t recognize in your browser to prevent cyber attack. One of the biggest ongoing trends is Cryptominers and crypto-related threats as a whole. Cryptominers have greatly improved their capabilities as
Read MorePCI Compliance- Fraud Prevention
Imagine this scenario: Your business has been moving steadily toward accepting credit card payments, but the bank has declined your PCI Compliance application and you don’t know why. It’s almost as bad as having your credit card declined in front of a line of irate shoppers, isn’t it? Well, no, it isn’t. Especially if you
Read MoreEyes on the Prize: What it’s crucial to focus on in 2018
Eyes on the Prize: The solutions CrafTech can offer its forward-thinking customers in the coming year. Cloud computing, the Internet of Things, advanced cyber-security, information and data protection. This is where the internet is going; in fact, it’s already there. Can you accurately envision all the technologies that could define the success or failure of
Read MoreCould this be for you? – Managed WiFi
Could this be for you? – Managed WiFi If you’ve got customers or clients who spend valuable time on your premises, the answer is yes. Managed WiFi provides WiFi Internet access for guests, students, customers and employees throughout the property. The design will typically include devices such as wireless access points, wireless controllers, switches and
Read MoreMeltdown and Spectre. How can they affect you?
Breaking News: Meltdown and Spectre. How can they affect you? First, what are they? Both Meltdown and Spectre are attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in computer processors. They break down barriers between two parts of your system (user applications and the operating system) and between different processes that are running on it, so that another malicious
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