In late January the St Louis library system fell under attack. The libraries were brought to a complete stand still while borrowers were unable to return, borrow, or use the computers at any of the 16 branches. Their system had been hacked and infected with ransomware with the hackers demanding a ransom of $35,000 in the form of bitcoin.

Office 365 has given business owners access to online organizational programs and collaboration tools for years. In an effort to become more user-friendly, Microsoft recently added new features to Office 365, including two security upgrades and the addition of productivity tracking.

On January 26th our very own Linda Jo (LJ) Bird and John McPoyle attended the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Celebration of Gratitude dinner and were honored to receive an award on behalf of the team.

LJ accepted the award for being one of the top “Teams of 2015,” raising over $6,500! The event was filled with top performers and sponsors of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.

With the New Year just a few days away, 2016 will be here before you know it. This means you should already be thinking about next year’s IT budget, and how to best address your technology needs to keep your practice growing, compliant, and not stifled by outdated IT that distracts you from your customers.

In past couple of months, we’ve talked a lot about scares and vulnerability issues for iPhone users. Never fear, Android users. We haven’t forgotten you! Those of you on Android devices have a new app that helps with security. It’s called Android VTS (Vulnerability Test Suite), and it aims to help keep your device secure.

According to a report from Wired, though, a pair of researchers at ANSSI—a French government agency—have figured out a way to use radio waves to silently activate Siri or Android’s Google Now from across the room.

The hack takes advantage of the fact that a headphone cord can double up as a makeshift antenna, with hackers sending electromagnetic signals to the wire which are converted into audio input.