iPad 2 Security Vulnerability If you do not have iPad's in use at your business, you may ignore this message. A critical vulnerability has been discovered with the iPad 2 Smart Cover.  This ia a semi-magnetic cover that automatically turns the iPad 2 on and off, and/or locks the iPad 2, when the cover is opened and closed.  A simple refrigerator magnet, or similar magnet, may be used to get past the iPad 2 security lock. If your business has any iPad 2 users that may have business data or company e-mail connectivity on their iPad 2, you are urged to advise them of this issue and have them disable their Smart Cover until Apple is able to resolve this vulnerability. The turn off this featu... Last modified on Friday, 06 April 2012 Continue reading

Blackberry Service Issues This alert is only for those of our clients who have users with Blackberry devices.  If you do not have any Blackberry devices in use, you may ignore this alert. Over the past several days, we have been monitoring Blackberry service issues that have mainly been isolated to Europe and the Middle East.  Today, we can confirm that users of Blackberry devices in North America are now also impacted.  Specifically, e-mail delivery to and from Blackberry devices may fail, be dramatically delayed or come and go in random batches.  Please understand that these issues are related to the Blackberry service network maintained by Research In Motion.  Your internal e-mail syste... Last modified on Friday, 06 April 2012 Continue reading

Yes, the pun IS intended :)

This weekend, Hurricane Irene roared up the East Coast of the United States and severa lessons were learned, as it relates to secuing your IT infrastructure and data.  I want to share the following two e-mail messages that Jenaly sent to all our valued clients, both before the storm and after.  I hope you will be able to find some value within these messages that may help you survive any future event like this...

The following message was our preparatory e-mail, which we sent out on Thursday:

Preparing for Hurricane Irene

Dear Tim:

It appears likely that Hurricane Irene may make a direct hit on New England over the upcoming weekend.  The latest reports suggest the wee hours of Monday morning and into the day.  We want you to know that Jenaly is actively monitoring the forecasts and taking several steps to assist our clients in the event of any impact.

Please review the following list of 8 recommendations and share it with the appropriate members of your team.  We obviously hope that none of us will suffer any impact, personally or professionally, from this storm.  One of my favorite sayings is "Better to have a plan and not need it than need a plan and not have it", so hopefully the simple step of reading this e-mail and taking these recommendations seriously, will help you weather the storm (yes, the pun is intended) without issue.

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