We’re weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, and I know you’ve been receiving a lot of communications from your vendors about this, so I’ll just briefly outline some of the solutions we have for some problems you might be facing. We continue to be fully up and running and able to serve you. Our remote tools [...]
Keep Your Workspace Safe—Even From Home We know many of you have started working from home, or need to, almost overnight. The move to a remote workforce for many has happened almost instantaneously. Many do not realize they’re no longer protected within the firewall perimeter secured by their IT service provider. But you’re STILL expected [...]
Dear Clients, As we are all carefully watching the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation, Symphony Systems is actively taking steps to ensure the safety of our team and the continuity of our operations. We've had disaster preparedness and business continuity plans in place for events such as natural disasters and pandemics for some time, and we’ve designed [...]
Could you really lose one of your most important cyber assets because of something that you receive in the physical, postal, paper mail? Yes. No, we’re not talking about the recent ransomware attack against Pitney Bowes. We’re talking about one of the potentially most devastating cyber-attacks your business could suffer. It all starts with a [...]
We’ve noticed that after being hit by ransomware, there are generally two possible outcomes experienced by most organizations: inconvenience and devastation. Did you know you can choose which one happens to you? We’ve noticed a trend among the countless news stories about ransomware you’ve no doubt been exposed to recently. The contrast between how organizations [...]
Yes, it can. Let’s prevent it. The weekend’s local TV news headline read, “‘Felt so violated:’ Milwaukee couple warns hackers are outsmarting smart homes.” I’m sure it wasn’t pleasant. Someone was talking to them through their own security camera and cranking their thermostat up to 90 degrees. That’s beyond creepy. If you have any smart [...]
Apps I download from Apple’s iTunes or Google’s Play Store are safe, right? Well, usually. However, here at Symphony Systems we’re always on the lookout for the exceptions, and here’s the latest one. Who discovered what and when? Security researchers at Kaspersky announced no more than 24 hours ago the discovery of malware in [...]
