• IT Services That Meet Your Business Computing Needs

    IT Services That Meet Your Business Computing Needs

    In our ever-changing world, you need IT services that match up to the rapid-fire changes in telecommunications and business computing interconnectivity. And, you want those services to be flexible, yet pro-active and responsive to your IT network’s particular design and demands. That’s why Compunet InfoTech is in business – to deliver you and your enterprise the […]
  • USB “Kill Drive” Will Literally Meltdown Any Computer It’s Plugged Into

    USB “Kill Drive” Will Literally Meltdown Any Computer It’s Plugged Into

    It sounds like the premise for a bad horror movie, but it’s not. The USB Kill Drive can reportedly fry an entire laptop or PC utilizing some kind of “worse-than-ransomware” nightmare program. It’s also known colloquially as a “kill stick,” and there are verified reports of this malicious USB drive being able to kill any […]
  • 5 Ways to Get Cyber Risk Assurance and Protects Your Assets

    5 Ways to Get Cyber Risk Assurance and Protects Your Assets

    Proper and careful cyber risk assessment and management allows you and your SMB enterprise the long-range assurance needed in order to plan and fulfill your business goals. Optimum security as well as performance tend to walk hand in hand with most IT networks, either because one is an outgrowth of the other, or because it […]
  • Useful Tips for Fighting Mac Malware

    Useful Tips for Fighting Mac Malware

    Mac owners have perhaps grown a bit complacent with cybersecurity over the years, the general thinking in the Apple-user camp being that Macs are safer from cyberattack than PCs. Though it may be true that Apple’s OS X has for the most part kept Mac users safer from cyberattack than their Windows/PC counterparts, that state […]
  • Black Hat Conference Discloses “Best” New Hacking Ideas to Be Afraid Of

    Black Hat Conference Discloses “Best” New Hacking Ideas to Be Afraid Of

    A Black Hat conference that took place in August in Las Vegas further underscored the need for everyone everywhere to have cutting-edge cybersecurity. Attendees consisted of more than 11,000 (well-meaning) hackers, who were there to display their best hacking skills and tricks in the name of better network security. The overall goal of the show […]
  • Is It Still Possible to Get a Free Windows 10 Upgrade?

    Is It Still Possible to Get a Free Windows 10 Upgrade?

    According to an August 3rd, 2016 article in ZDNet.com you can still reportedly get a free Windows 10 upgrade by using your Windows 7 or 8 product keys. Apparently Microsoft is so gung-ho about having all Windows users on board with their latest iteration of the Universally-popular operating system that they are willing to take […]
  • Preparing For World Architecture Day In 2016

    Preparing For World Architecture Day In 2016

    World Architecture Day is celebrated each year on the first Monday of October. According to the Union International des Architects (UIA), the day is to “remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.” While many architects look forward to a day that celebrates their architectural achievements, not many as […]
  • The IT Implications of Hijacked Texas Traffic Signs

    The IT Implications of Hijacked Texas Traffic Signs

    In May of 2016, someone repeatedly hacked digital traffic information signs on a freeway under construction in North Dallas, Texas, infuriating TX DOT officials and entertaining motorists with such perplexing tidbits as: “Donald Trump is a shapeshifting lizard” and “Bernie Sanders for President”. The hacker-induced messages also included, “Party Hardy, Y’All” and “Work is Cancelled”. […]
  • What You Need to Know About Microsoft’s Office 365 Upgrade

    What You Need to Know About Microsoft’s Office 365 Upgrade

    The fascination and utility of cloud-based services continue unabated for individuals and organizations looking to cut down on work time and increase productivity. Perhaps nowhere is this embodied better than in Microsoft’s Office 365 platform, which bundles all the utility and features of Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and other Microsoft favorites into one data management center. […]
  • 3 Reasons Enterprises Need Email Encryption Today

    3 Reasons Enterprises Need Email Encryption Today

    Virtually every enterprise transmits some sensitive data via email at some point during the year. This data might have been accidentally sent or it might have been intercepted, which could result in a costly data breach. This unwanted result, combined with the all-too-common knowledge that human error is the top reason for a data breach, […]
  • Beware eBay Scams!

    Beware eBay Scams!

    It appears that, sadly, there has been a proliferation of eBay scams occurring as of late. Although it’s not shocking or surprising that the online auction site is being abused by some users, it’s dismaying nonetheless. We should come to expect it, however, as such a huge database is bound to attract bad apples, just […]
  • How to Have Transparency and Security in the Workplace

    How to Have Transparency and Security in the Workplace

    A workplace that experiences a high level of transparency and security may not seem possible, but if the right social environment and work standards are applied, your business can at least get that much closer to such a state. According to a 2013 Gallup poll, there are literally millions of workers in the U.S. who […]