Phishing is just one type of social engineering, which uses deception tactics in an attempt to manipulate you into providing sensitive information. Today, we received a fax from a company requesting account information, from a client. After following up with the client to confirm legitimacy, or in this case, illegitimacy, we can simply disregard the
EBENSBURG (June 5, 2017) – Brothers, Brian and Joseph Shrift successfully passed the Certified in Risk and Information System Controls (CRISC) exam, on June 3. This may sound familiar as, last year, they each completed the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam. CRISC is the most current and rigorous assessment available, to evaluate the risk
As part of our Patch Management Policy, May’s security patches and updates were approved for distribution (244 in total). Thank You, PrecisionBS Support
Danielle Link is joining Precision Business Solutions, working as a graphics designer in their Marketing Department. She graduated from Franciscan University in with a B.S. in Marketing, and a minor in Communication Arts. As a member of the Women’s Volleyball Team, in her Senior year at Franciscan, Dani was named AMCC First Team All-Conference, and
Shawn Piatek, Director of Sales Shawn Piatek, MBA, works as Director of Sales. In this position, Mr. Piatek works with new customers to help identify how Precision Business Solutions can be of most value. Mr. Piatek holds a Bachelor’s Degree in communications from Shippensburg University. He earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the
On Friday, May 12th, one of the largest cyberattacks in history was launched. The ransomware attack, aptly named WannaCry, has affected over 230,000 systems, in over 150 countries. The ironic thing about this attack is that, dare I say, ignorance (or laziness) was to blame. And here’s why: This Was a Known Vulnerability While yes,
On Wednesday, May 24th at 10PM EST, we’ll be performing maintenance on our Hosted VoIP server. This maintenance task involves updating the operating system and software modules on the server. We anticipate minimal downtime during this maintenance cycle. Thank You, PrecisionBS Support
Last month, if you submitted a priority support request, odds are, Nate, Jon, or Steven, helped you to resolve it. That’s because they were assigned to our newly created, Incident Support Team, for the month of April. What is an Incident Support Team? Our Incident Support Team is a group of technology professionals, dedicated to
As part of our Patch Management Policy, April’s security patches and updates were approved for distribution. Thank You, PrecisionBS Support
Walt Hutsky, IT Manager at Precision Business Solutions, completed his Certified Information Security Manager certification. “The uniquely management-focused CISM certification promotes international security practices and recognizes the individual who manages, designs, and oversees and assesses an enterprise’s information security.” ISACA.org The CISM Certification: Demonstrates your understanding of the relationship between an information security program and