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Ransomware has received unprecedented popularity, and healthcare organizations are ripe targets . Criminals know it. In just a few short years, Ransomware has dominated the market, prompting a response from the federal government last week….
The FBI on Monday confirmed that it has opened an investigation into allegations that the WikiLeaks email dump of nearly 20,000 Democratic National Committee emails over the weekend might be linked to the Russian Government….
A presidential cybersecurity commission wraps up its information-gathering phase with a hearing this week in Huston, where they are requesting public comments. Another event is planned for next month in Minneapolis with the hopes to…
The Economist Intelligence Unit has released a study sponsored by Google that focuses on the benefits of the cloud. That being said the validity of the study might be called into question considering that google…
Protek continually insures that our clients have the latest security solutions to ward off the next generation of cyber-attacks; this includes your email. Protek has moved away from our previous email solution, replacing it with the…
Wireless mice and keyboards have been a staple for any office space looking for a clean cut look, and has been increasing in popularity steadily over the years. But it seems that even this innocent…
Facebook has found itself back in court surrounding allegations of violating federal privacy laws by scanning private messages. According to the class action lawsuit filed last Wednesday in North California District court. The…
April saw the largest increase in Ransomware attacks in the history of the malware, an increase of 159% from just the previous month. But the prevalence of Ransomware is not a new occurrence; the malware…
Calls for renewable energy sources are getting louder, and they seem to have acquired a few more heavy hitters to back the movement. Silicon Valley wants to go green, with the tech giants: Google, Apple,…
The Internet is a fascinating and wonderful place full of great, informative resources and websites, but it’s also home to online markets for illegal and unethical practices; known as the dark web. These hotbeds of…
Your business takes advantage of several different types of technology every day, but there comes a time when your tech needs to either be upgraded or replaced with more efficient equipment. This is part of…
Modern ransomware is exceptionally dangerous, even by malware standards. Ransomware is capable of locking down important files on a victim’s computer, presenting a massive threat to both business professionals and their networks, as well as…
It’s clear that your IT department should have administrator privileges with your business’s technology, but the average employee is another story altogether. Administrator privileges provide users with the ability to do many things, such as…
Choosing the right Managed Services Provider is key, as we all know a managed service provider (MSP) is the best outsourced IT model a business can have. But like many things, the devil is in the…
With 2016 here, is it time you rethought your IT strategy?