Yesterday morning we noticed some problems with email delivery with a couple of our clients. The caused was determined to be unreachable DNS records. Many of you have your DNS records hosted with the largest DNS hosting solution, Network Solutions. Being the largest they are a favorite target but fortunately […]
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Harbor Computer Services is being featured by Symform for our expertise in offsite Internet based backup services. We have been involved with Symform and other online backup companies since the concept first came to light. Over time we have refined the process for moving data offsite for secure storage. Owing […]
This week has brought forth the following security breaches. Sony LockHeed Martin RSA SecureID International Monetary Fund CIA Citibank An excerpt from yesterday’s hearing: Testifying before members of the U.S. Congress in confirmation hearings to become the next Secretary of Defense, Panetta said a large-scale cyber attack on critical infrastructure […]
Many of your have had an opportunity to meet our new technician, Matt. He’s been with us for about a month now. Today Matt and his wife welcome a new addition to their family, Dominic Matthew DeNoyer. Congratulations to Matt and Shawna!
This morning NASA reported that the sun has released an enormous flare that will disrupt satellite communications and cause the rerouting or cancellation of air flights. Solar flares release magnetic energy which when it collides with the Earth’s magnetic field causes electrical interference. Should you expect these possibilities for the […]
I am pleased to welcome Matt DeNoyer to Harbor Computer Services. Matt started with us a little over a month ago now and has been making great strides in learning the high standards to which we adhere. You may have met him already. He’s been shadowing Ted and Diana in […]
Yesterday Microsoft released a video showing a preview of Windows 8. This is the first time that a preview of the user interface has been released to the public. It’s a WOW. It’s also scary. It’s the kind of leap that we made when we went from Windows 3.1 to […]
Mobile Device Security Stance Change Following recent notification from one of the servers we manage that an attempt was made by a rogue mobile device to connect to it we have changed the default security stance of all Exchange and Small Business Servers when it comes to Mobile devices. By […]
For a lot of years now archiving large amounts of data was handled by storing it on tape or storing it on CD or DVD. Of course this is when we considered large to be a few hundred megabytes or a small number of gigabytes. My how times have changed. […]
Phones, phone systems (PBX) have changed dramatically and we’ve been watching carefully. Phone systems have changed from the blackbox that hangs on the wall that you never touch into true computers that operate on the network on the same Ethernet cable as your computer. Computers are our expertise, which is […]