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Shame on AVG
http://www.zdnet.com/article/avg-releases-transparent-privacy-policy-yes-we-will-sell-your-data/ As Charlie Osborne puts clearly in her excellent article linked above over at zdnet.com, AVG, the leading free anti-virus in the world, hit their goal of a one page privacy policy. However, it contains information that should be dreaded by each of their users and the cybersecurity community at large. AVG confirms that data…
Read MoreDigital Trends for Business
http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-digital-trends-for-business/ Check out this great article over at zdnet.com by Sven Denecken for UberTech. In it, he touches on the recurring theme that we at Monarchy IT have been pushing to our clients, which is business technology/digital transformation. The four main pillars of business plans for tomorrow are customer-centricity, operational excellence, global networks of commerce,…
Read MoreMonarchy IT Security Tip #2: Don’t use bad passwords!
At Monarchy IT, the security of our clients and their data is our #1 priority. That’s why we’ve started this security tip series; to help inform the public, which might not otherwise know of these steps that can be taken to secure their computing use. Today we’re looking at one of the biggest culprits: bad…
Read MoreMonarchy IT Security Tip #1: Don’t be an Administrator!
At Monarchy IT, it’s our goal to help you succeed in today’s technological landscape; whether it’s in your business or at your home. The biggest headache today to both computer users and those that help with computers, (that’s us), is providing a safe and secure environment for computing to take place. While we’re confident that…
Read MoreTeradata CAO: “Businesses cannot afford to wait until they’ve been breached to act.”
http://www.zdnet.com/article/combining-analytics-and-security-to-treat-vulnerabilities-like-ants/ Check out the link above to an awesome article by Asha Barbaschow over at zdnet.com. In it, Teradata Chief Analytics Officer Bill Franks goes over new big-data driven methods being used in protecting and fighting back against hackers. Using the banking industry specifically, he mentions how they’re now monitoring bank employee/customer interactions and products…
Read MoreBusiness technology driven companies on top, according to Forrester Research
http://www.zdnet.com/article/business-technology-focused-companies-win-in-the-age-of-the-customer/ Check out the link above to a nice, concise article on zdnet.com about the newest aggregation of Forrester Research in the Business Technology implementation realm. The highlights include those companies who are considered BT-Leaders grew in double digits in 2014, use their technological advantage as a competitive differentiator, and had more focus on customer…
Read MoreBitdefender gets perfect scores in latest round of test results from AV-TEST!
Recently, av-test.org released their findings on anti-virus products for the March-June period of 2015. To no surprise, Bitdefender received perfect scores in all 3 categories, (6 out of 6 in each category for a total of 18 out of 18). As we mentioned previously in our recap of the av-comparatives study, which also had Bitdefender…
Read MoreBitdefender at the top of recent AV-Comparatives independent test-as usual
AV-Comparatives test At Monarchy IT, we’re proud partners with Bitdefender, the #1 independently tested anti-virus on the market today. AV-Comparatives, one of four major independent labs that regularly tests anti-virus products on a regular basis, recently released their findings for the March to June testing period. To no surprise to those in the know, Bitdefender…
Read MoreWindows Server 2003 is officially DEAD!
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/windows-server-2003/ If your business hasn’t already done so, Monarchy IT strongly recommends that you upgrade your Windows Server 2003 device immediately. As of July 14th, Microsoft has officially ended its extended support of the operating system, meaning it will no longer be releasing security updates for ANY version. This leaves your network and other PC’s…
Read MoreCheck out our recent appearance on Podnutz!
http://www.podnutz.com/podnutz137 Our managing partner, Matt Anciaux, was recently on the Podnutz professional podcast! Click the link above to hear his discussion with hosts Jeff Halash, Chris Carruthers, and fellow tech entrepreneur Don Jagoe.
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