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Torian Group Times
“Technology with Integrity”
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IPad Fever – Hold off on that IPad for now. No USB port, no support for Flash, Wi-Fi only.
www.apple.com/ipad
Verizon IPhone coming?
Antivirus Suites for PC’s reviewed by PC magazine. Norton 2010 is a winner.
Best free software – also from PC magazine
Capture.net free screen capture tool
Best of April Fools
PDF to Word converter
Windows 7 SP1 coming
Free Technology training
The workforce investment board is working with Microsoft to offer vouchers for free online training on computer related topics at all levels. Voucher includes paying for Certification testing. Call 800 367-8742
Trends and status of free college courses online
SECURITY
A Windows Critical update for Internet Explorer was released March 30th. It addresses known exploits, and was released early due to the risk. Upgrade to IE8 if at all possible, earlier versions cannot be secured.
11 Windows updates were released April 13th. 5 are considered Critical. Two involve flaws that can give an attacker control of your computer simply by visiting a web page.
QuickTime and ITunes updates fix security flaws
Foxit Reader has a critical update. This is a popular alternative to Acrobat reader. You must manually check for updates on the help menu.
Patch management - tools that advise you on patches needed.
Fake lawsuit emails
CanSecWest Browser hacking competition revealed flaws in IPhone, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari. Google Chrome was not hacked. Methods were also shown for hijacking Blackberry web browsing sessions, gaining access to Microsoft and Logitech wireless keyboards, and gaining control of the PC via flaws in some network cards.
Recommendation: Use Chrome for surfing sites you are unsure of.
Tools for
hacking Microsoft and Logitech
wireless keyboards are available, requires device within about 300Ft of keyboard. Allows read and write access to the keyboard interface on the pc.
www.remote-exploit.org
Network Card hacking. There may be a basic vulnerability in the way network cards work.
Breaking passwords – Why every password needs to be secure.
Bypass windows login
Smart electric meters can be hacked
NEWS
Free Unified Communications seminar at the Visalia Chamber of Commerce April 15 12-1PM
Save money, improve service by utilizing the latest in cell phone and pbx systems technologies.
Tim Torian
Torian, Group, Inc.
http://www.toriangroup.com
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Phone Systems & Unified Communications
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Sponsored by Visalia Chamber, CCSBDC, and Torian Group
The Visalia Chamber of Commerce presents Lunch Bytes, a program designed to help busy professionals and small business owners keep up with the newest and most useful trends in technology. Invest one hour, one day a month and make sure your business takes advantage of the latest productivity enhancing and cost saving tools available.
The next class will be at the Visalia Chamber office on Thursday, April 15th, from Noon to 1:00pm. There is no cost - bring lunch. Please RSVP by calling the Chamber (559-734-5876) by Tuesday, April 13, or click here to register online.
Phone Systems and Unified Communications
- Innovations in office phone systems
- Voicemail to email
- Improving service in your business
- Free and low cost phone services
- Choosing a Phone vendor
Please RSVP by calling the Chamber 559-734-5876 Although there is no charge, there are a limited number of seats. Feel free to bring lunch. Held at the Visalia Chamber of Commerce Board Room, 220 N. Santa Fe Ave.
Tim Torian is president of Torian Group, Inc. which provides a full range of Technology Consulting services to local businesses, including computer services, networking, web and custom software development. He has taught Networking at COS and Cal Poly Extension, and has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry. He is a Cisco and Microsoft Certified Network Engineer.