ECMSI Newsletter - August 2009

August 2009

Why Would Anyone Have a Managed IT Service Contract?

Bottom line… because it’s a WIN-WIN.

Fixed fee allows ECMSI to make appropriate changes when needed without having to worry about labor costs. We monitor many aspects of a network and work hard as a team to keep our customers safe, secure and up and running. With our network monitoring system, there are times we need to perform tasks as to prevent customers from experiencing downtime. That’s the point of monitoring your system. Under the traditional break fix philosophy, the attitude was “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it”. However, due to the fact the technology is the backbone for productivity for all organizations; this is not the right philosophy for keeping a company safe, secure and productive. Read more...

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Partner Appreciation

I would like to thank TJ Carney of Carney McNicholas (CMCN) for partnering with ECMSI since 2001. The staff has always been great to work with and from me and my entire staff; we would like to say, "Thank You!". Carney McNicholas has 2 locations that we currently support, one in Youngstown and the other in Cleveland.

For all you corporate and family moves we recommend using CMCN your local moving company. Carney-McNicholas moves libraries, families, products and shipments across the street and across the world. Please take a minute to look over the many relocation, moving, storage and warehouse services that CMCN offers by visiting these pages to find the CMCN relocation service that meets your needs: CMCN WebLinks. Please feel free to give them a call and chat with us about your moving, storage and relocation needs. Youngstown: (330) 792-5460 Cleveland: (440) 243-8560

For additional information regarding CMCN, please visit their website at www.CMCN.com
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Fortinet Discovers Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components

Fortinet's FortiGuard Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) Protects Against Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - July 15, 2009 - Fortinet® - a market-leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions - today announced that Fortinet Global Security Research Team recently discovered a critical memory corruption vulnerability existing in the ActiveX Controls of Microsoft Office Web Components, which allows a remote attacker to compromise a system through a malicious site. Fortinet customers using the FortiGuard Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) should be protected against the remote code execution vulnerability. Read More...

Get an HP server with a 3 year warranty for small business that supports up to 15 users with a Microsoft server operating system for $1399.00. ECMSI will set up this secure environment at 25% off its normal cost with a support contract.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Earns Another Top Rating from AV-Comparatives

Kaspersky Lab leads the industry in virus detection rates, antivirus and antispyware update frequency, and virus outbreak response time. Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces that Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009’s proactive protection has once again received top marks from the authoritative AV-Comparatives test lab. The Kaspersky Lab product demonstrated high-level heuristic detection of new malware with a minimal amount of false positives.

The Austrian antivirus test laboratory AV-Comparatives has published the second part of its report on testing conducted in February 2009 in which 16 popular antivirus products took part. The second part of the report contains test results for proactive, heuristic detection. Kaspersky Lab was also awarded a top rating of Advanced+ for the first part of February’s test.

Proactive detection allows new malicious programs whose signatures have not yet been added to antivirus databases to be detected. This functionality is becoming increasingly important due to the increasing numbers of new malicious programs and their modifications. Read more...

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Three Reasons for Online Backups

· In-house backup plans can sometimes overlook the obvious need for security. Many do not see the need to secure the backup data when the data is kept inside their own walls. There are statistics that speak for the need to do so. Employees often perpetrate damage, destruction and loss. Curiosity or revenge can push people to enter an arena they normally would not go into. Data can draw this type of response. Protecting and securing your data has a lot to do with protecting your employees.

· When one employee has committed a crime, everyone is subject to questioning. It does not make sense to leave the door open and having online remote backups can close that door.

· Online remote backup sends your data encrypted with a key only you hold. The backup process cannot be initiated except through authentication. You will know who requested the backup because you have identified and authorized certain people to do so and a log will tell you who performed the backup. In addition, once the data has arrived to the remote location, you should have the added security any online remote backup service would provide along with trained staff and a 24/7 Customer Service policy. Can you say the same for the backup data located in your office?

Let ECMSI come in and do a business analysis of your IT infrastructure and we'll guarantee that you'll be satisfied with the end results if you allow us to stabilize your environment.

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If you know of a customer that needs IT support, fill-out this form. If they allow us to do a presentation on ECMSI helping to stabilize their environment, we'll send you a check for $100.00. If they sign a support contract with us, we'll send you an additional $100.00.