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Network Security Solutions | Future AI Chips?

Network Security Solutions may change dramatically with the advent of TPU Chips Network security solutions that include firewalls, switching, hardware appliances, etc., could use a huge upgrade in their capabilities in my opinion. Although WatchGuard’s Gateway-AV and other ongoing technology has been helping, a more …

Network Medics Celebrates 9 Years of Service

Network Medics Celebrates 9 Years of Best Practice Managed IT Services Every year, Network Medics celebrates continued growth of our company and our clients. Since 2008, we have provided quality, ethical, and best practice managed IT services to the Minneapolis/St.Paul 7 county metro area. From …

Lord of the Ransomware – Return of the Cryptolocker

Ransomware steals and holds your data hostage. For years, ransomware protection and removal has been a large cat-and-mouse game with internet security companies like Symantec, McAfee, and TrendMicro. Unfortunately, cryptolocker, a variant that spread like wildfire in 2014 has resurfaced stronger then ever. Generally, they …

Exchange Server 2007 is a Threat to Your Business

Exchange Server 2007 is 12 year old technology. Retire it. Do you know if you use Exchange Server 2007? Do you know what a secure site is? For most people, it simply means that they see the green “secure” notification next to the web address …

Website Security Trustworthy – 1 in 5 Websites Use Cracked Encryption

Website Security is Important to Your Business In August of 2014, Google made a public announcement about website security – one they hailed as “HTTPS everywhere”.  If you don’t speak tech, essentially Google was calling for you to run your website with a security layer …

Spear Phishing W2 and Payroll Scam

Spear Phishing continues to be an issue for everyone, including government. Today the Minnesota Department of Revenue issued a warning on spear phishing attempts aimed at payroll and HR departments. The scammers are spoofing company executives asking for copies of employee’s W-2 forms. The emails …

Outdated Technology You Need To Stop Using

Outdated Technology “Amazingly Seriously” Is Still In Use As you know tech changes quickly and using outdated technology can be harmful. 10 years ago, my phone flipped and usually lasted about 1 year. 5 years ago, Windows 8 released (ouch). 3 years ago, websites became …

Network Medics Have Arrived Branded Technician Vans

To wrap or not to wrap – that has been the question for Network Medics since 2012. Weighing our options and having a good understanding of the Network Medics vehicle investment helped us make the decision whether to purchase and wrap vans. As of today, …

Highland Park High School Laptop Donation for Robotics and IT Industries

Highland Park High School Team 2823 likes robotics. Network Medics does too. Any advancement in technology education has our attention – esp. when it helps the next generation of techies like it does at Highland Park High School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Robotics and IT …

Networkmedics Strengthens Relationship with Medical Alley

UPDATE: Network Medics chosen as IT Managed Service Provider for Medical Alley. 12/01/2015 UPDATE: LifeScience Alley is now known as Medical Alley.  1/01/2016 ### Networkmedics Strengthens Relationship with Medical Alley – As of May 2015, Network Medics, Inc. has strengthened its relationship with LifeScience Alley. …