Monthly Archives: January 2015

Tech Support Phone Scams

Several of our clients have recently received “unusual” phone calls from cybercriminals operating phone scams. The callers claim to be from Microsoft, and then offer to help solve computer problems or sell software to solve a computer problem. Once the cybercriminals have access to a computer, they can do the following:…


Fast and Secure VPNs

Phase 1 of our ongoing project to integrate and upgrade YMCA Black Country group’s IT systems was completed last week, with the installation of fast broadband services with secure VPN connections between all sites.

What Is a VPN?

Put simply, a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, is a group of computers securely networked together over …


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