Stan Patey
Save A Life - Stop Texting & Driving
Next time you consider texting while driving consider these facts: At 60 MPH you travel 352 feet in the four seconds it takes you go...
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Stan Patey
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
Double Your Monitors, Double Your Fun!
Learn how virtual desktops can make your work easier and improve your performance
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Stan Patey
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Shoot-Down 99.9% of Cyber-Attacks
7 Simple Steps to lock down your email against cyber attacks using Multifactor Authentication - MFA.
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Stan Patey
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
Outlook for Old Outlooks Is Not Good
Outlook to Office 365 Connectivity Issues for older versions.
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Stan Patey
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Almost Got Phished Today
Tips for avoiding phishing scams. #Phishing #TextPhishing
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Stan Patey
- Dec 16, 2020
- 1 min
Bye, Bye Flash Player
Flash Player is Unsupported as of 12/31/2020
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Stan Patey
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
This is a Test
If it's an unexpected or strange email, call (don't email) the sender to confirm before clicking any link
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Stan Patey
- Oct 12, 2020
- 2 min
3 Reasons You Need a Password Manager
You need to use a password manager to secure your network.
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Stan Patey
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Worried about Ransomware? Uninstall Anti-Virus
Old school anti-virus depends on virus definition signatures to recognize and block malware threats. Think of signatures as wanted...
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Stan Patey
- Aug 20, 2020
- 3 min
Have you been Vished?
Vishing (voice phishing) is a growing threat to network security. It's highly targeted and frighteningly successful
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Stan Patey
- Jul 25, 2020
- 2 min
Are You Available?
Are You Available. You've likely seen this phishing attempt or one of its variations...
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Stan Patey
- Jun 20, 2020
- 3 min
Not All Heroes Wear a Cape and Tights
Slingshot Information Systems provides expert IT support and services to dozens of small businesses within Boston’s greater North Shore.
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Stan Patey
- Jul 16, 2019
- 2 min
Microsoft 1903 Update Blue Screens Surface Laptops
Microsoft acknowledged that their May 29, 2019—KB4497935 update has serious compatibility issues with Surface Book Laptops
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Stan Patey
- Jun 26, 2019
- 1 min
It's time to move on from Windows 7
Dump Windows 7 and upgrade to Windows 10 before the end of 2019
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Stan Patey
- Sep 19, 2018
- 2 min
Ransomware Primer
Learn to identify and avert data hostage situations Ransomware is malware constructed by cyber-criminals to encrypt your network data and...
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Stan Patey
- Aug 21, 2018
- 3 min
Message Size Limit Exceeded – What Now?
It’s late on a sunny Friday afternoon before a long weekend and the office has emptied out around you. You’ve worked frantically to...
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Stan Patey
- Jun 26, 2018
- 2 min
A Tale of Two Microsoft Notifications
The last line of defense for any Business's Computer Network is an educated end-user. Sophisticated firewalls, anti-virus software, web...
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Stan Patey
- May 29, 2018
- 2 min
FBI Router Cyber Threat Warning - VPNFilter
Slingshot Help Desk personnel monitor cyber security alerts from vendors, researchers and government agencies to respond quickly to...
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Stan Patey
- May 16, 2018
- 1 min
Microsoft Broke My Computer
Microsoft recently released a "feature update" that updated Windows 10 to version 1803 which added a bunch of new features, as well as,...
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Stan Patey
- May 4, 2018
- 1 min
Twitter Passwords & Airbnb Phishing
Phishing attacks just keep coming. Cyber-criminals use the same basic methods but add new twists that leverage current events. Twitter...
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