Entries by Carl Easterday

Cisco drives that operate for 40k hours will cease to function

March 12, 2021 in , , /by

Cisco just announced a new Field notice regarding Defect ID CSCvt55829 which is an industry wide firmware index bug. Under normal operation, after 40,000 power-on hours (4.5 years), the SSD will report that 0 GB of available storage space remains. The drive will go offline and become unusable. These drives were used in the following […]

Ransomware and the impact to your business

December 30, 2020 in , , /by

Everyday, you read another story about how a company has been hit by a ransomware attack, which potentially can disrupt your business, services to your clients and livelihood of your employees. Just last week it was announced another company, Forward Air, was hit by a ransomware attack, which disrupted services and impacted revenue.  This attack […]

Cyber-security Training can save the day!

August 12, 2020 in , , , /by

So you have secured your business. Firewall, VPN for work from home, radius authenticated WiFi or perhaps an RDS gateway for remote desktops.  Anti-virus is up to date, patching is top notch, SaaS applications locked up with two-factor authentication. What about educating your workforce?  Although Phishing is only the 5th most common primary cause of […]

Can your small business survive during the Covid crisis?

July 20, 2020 in , , , /by

The management stresses that are pressed upon small business owners during this time of crisis are many fold.  How do you keep your business afloat during the crisis that diminishes your ability to react, with your staff either working from home, or limited in their ability to interact with each other and customers. Companies need […]