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September 23, 2012
In This Issue
8 Years for FlexITechs!
Out of Town Oct. 3-5
MS Releases Security Patch
BizTech -- Protecting Your Data
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FlexITechs
Now in Its
Eighth Year
Eric Magill

FlexITechs is now in its eighth year of serving Sussex County residents and businesses.

 

After two years as the computer services arm of our sister company, Sussex County Online, FlexITechs was formed to better define the computer services offered by owner Eric Magill.

We thank all of our customers who have made it possible for us to reach our 8th year!


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Out of Town Oct. 3-5 

 

I'll be out of town from Oct. 3-5, 2012, for the last of my daughter's college tours. I will be available by phone and for some remote assistance for emergencies. If you know you'll be needing service around that time, contact me now to set up an appointment.

 

Eric 

Microsoft Releases Patch for Security Flaw

 

You probably read or heard this week of what's called a "Zero-Day" security hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7, 8 and 9 web browsers.

 

The term "Zero-Day" refers to a hole that is exploited by hackers before Microsoft knows about the hole and is able to release a patch for it.

 

The danger, of course, is that hackers can exploit the hole, and compromise users' computers, before Microsoft or anti-virus companies can do anything about it. Your computer could be infected simply by visiting an infected web site.

  

On Friday, Sept. 21, Microsoft released an "out-of-band" patch for the flaw. An "out-of-band" patch is a patch released outside Microsoft's normal patch release cycle on the second Tuesday of each month.

 

Microsoft doesn't release out-of-band patches often, so it's taking this threat pretty seriously.

 

If you have updates set to run automatically, the patch should have installed Friday night. To make sure the patch is installed, check your Automatic Updates or Windows Updates for any new patches.

 

Biz Tech -- Protecting Your Data

  

When we perform risk analyses to determine how much money is justified in mitigating risks to the clients' technology assets, our clients often focus on the value of their equipment.
 
Truth is, the equipment can be replaced fairly easily by insurance. What the client often fails to consider is the value of their data and the impact of losing that data on the business.
 
Ask yourself: "How long would it take to replace our data if it were lost to a hacker, employee theft or loss, natural disaster, fire, flood, etc.?"
 
If you didn't have a proper Backup and Disaster Recovery Plan in place, it could take days, weeks, even months to re-create it. Some of it you might not ever be able to re-create.
 
In fact, according to a report from SCORE, 70 percent of businesses that suffer a catastrophic data loss file for bankruptcy within a year of the disaster.
 
Think about those large spreadsheets, complicated mail merges, emails to/from clients and prospects, CRM data detailing all of your contacts with clients and prospects, and accounting data.
  
Simply put, your data is your most valuable technology asset. Nothing else comes close.
 
Consider one of our clients, who recently experienced the corruption of a spreadsheet that contained information on all of its clients going back to 1998 -- a spreadsheet the client refers to frequently.
 
FlexITechs was able to restore the file from our online backups within 15 minutes of arriving on-site. Had we not been performing those backups, all of that sales data would have been lost and unrecoverable. The client said he could not have re-created it.
 
For more information on how FlexITechs can analyze the risks to your data, and steps to mitigate those risks, from simple backup plans to a full-blown Disaster Recovery Plan, contact Eric Magill at 302-537-4198 or 302-542-4421.
 
We thank you for your past business and hope we can continue to fulfill your technology needs in the future. If you have any questions about current technology issues, feel free to contact us at 537-4198.
Sincerely,
Eric Magill
FlexITechs
Microsoft Small Business Specialist 
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