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The Computer Repair Podcast #323 – What Does CyberSecurity Mean to You?

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Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNut Computer Repair

John Dubinsky from Maven Group

Jeff Grenier from FireLands Computer Services

Computer Repair Podcast #323 Video

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Topics: CyberSecurity: The state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.

 

2019 ANNUAL – TECHCON UNPLUGGED

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Sept 20th-22nd 2019

Grand Rapids MI

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God Bless Eric Arduini and his family.

Rest In Peace Eric.  Keep up the good fight.

Help Eric Arduini and family

Arduini loses battle with cancer: Services set for popular city clerk

 

Links:

Free Forms to help you in your I.T. Business

Hello Jeff and CRP Show!

여보세요 – Hello  Yo Bo Say All (Korean)

John Tips

10 Things About VoIP You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know

Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone systems add flexibility, lower costs, and provide numerous other capabilities. But they can also hurt your business if you’re not careful. Here are 10 potential pitfalls to avoid.

*Cherry pick the tips as a guide to prepare yourself and your customers as there are differences between analog and VOIP systems.  The idea is to minimize unpleasant surprises for you and your customer.

 

FreedomVoice – (will be at Techcon – Silver Partner – new sponsors)

Blackport Solutions – (who John uses)

 

Password Manager (Tom Wilmot and Paco Lebron)

New password manager on the block myki (5 Years Old)

MSP Voice Webinar Series #13: Myki

I like LastPass

Low Cost Alternative – SafeInCloud Password Manager

System Restore Tip

From the I have been doing this long enough that I should know this category.

  • Before an upgrade, from RMM I push a Restore Point Command.
  • Had an instance were an 2  installations that went bad and would not boot.
  • System restore from F8 and from bootable media is different.  Try both.

Office 365 GoDaddy Tip (Paco Lebron)

Customer has Office 365 with GoDaddy (so sad).  User had account compromised.  Could not find a way to disconnect user after password change.  Had to call GoDaddy to get this link to log out.

LOG OUT ALL

BONUS: Microsoft Issues Warning on Spam Campaign Using Office Exploits

**This is where DNS filtering, a good firewall or something like Zorus can help.

 

Cybersecurity

Is it Cybersecurity, Cyber-Security, or Cyber Security?

A comprehensive, ongoing business mission that allows for

Identification (see)

Protection (control)

Detection

Response

and Recovery

of cyber (IT) equipment, materials, data and reputation.

 

GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit

CIS Controls

Global Cybersecurity Standards

 

Music By Jim Holley