The President and CEO of Optfinity, Michael Drobnis, will be making a presentation to the Rotary Club of West Springfield. They asked Optfinity to provide our technical expertise on IT security issues pressing to the businesses community as well as society as a whole. Michael jumped at the chance to educate others as well as… Read more »
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Optfinity would like to congratulate its President and CEO, Michael Drobnis, for graduating from Leadership Fairfax.
The Leadership Fairfax program is designed for those already in a leadership role from mid-level to senior, from all walks of life and representing all the gears that drive the area’s engine–nonprofits, public service agencies, private corporations, educators, executives and volunteers. To ensure the most advantageous learning environment for these busy students, only 45-50 applicants… Read more »
OptfinITy Ranked Among Top 501 Managed Service Providers
May 31, 2017 – OptfinITy ranks among the world’s most progressive 501 Managed Service Providers (MSPs), according to MSPmentor’s 10th-annual MSP 501 Worldwide Company Rankings. The top MSP 501 companies ranked this year include organizations from around the world and from diverse technology and business backgrounds. Collectively, they amassed $14.48 billion in total revenue (based… Read more »
Help Us Celebrate Pure Perfection Catering’s New Website!
OptfinITy is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new website for Pure Perfection Catering at www.pureperfectioncatering.com. The website is a WordPress based website and incorporates great visuals of their products and services as well as a venue locator which allows website guests to see a sample of the various venues Pure Perfection works… Read more »
Phishing in Fish Tanks
Recently, an internet-connected fish tank at a casino was hacked in an attempt to steal data. This fish tank was web-accessible in order to help automatically feed the fish and keep manage their environment. Once the hacker found the weakness in the tank’s network, they used that to find other vulnerabilities in the casino’s network…. Read more »
A Court Verdict Raises the Pressure for Website Accessibility
Do you know if your website is currently in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act? Do you work for an organization where it is required for your website to be accessible to people with disabilities? If you’re unsure of either of these questions, you may want to talk to an expert before it’s too… Read more »
Adobe Flash Player users should update their software NOW
Adobe Flash Player is a favorite piece of software for hackers to exploit for various reasons: it’s on a lot of computers, users need it to access Flash-based content, and many users do not keep it updated. Because of these and so many others, hackers love coming up with new ways to invade your devices… Read more »
Major Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked – Customer’s Accounts Plundered
Bithumb, which is one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, was recently hacked, with the criminals making off with approximately 32,000 customers’ user account information. Thankfully, no passwords were obtained. This hack was different in that instead of going after the exchange’s internal network, the hackers broke into a home PC of an employee of… Read more »
Is your bank account ready for the next big attack from an email?
Most of these very expensive ransomware attacks start out as a simple email, on which an employee at an office may have clicked. Perhaps it said resume, tracking number, or something else that seemed harmless; then, before anyone realizes it, they can’t open any company files, their server stops working, and their office comes to… Read more »
Four arrested as Microsoft and UK police team up to crack down on technical support scammers
A two-year investigation has led to the arrest of two telephone scammers who were preying on vulnerable victims, tricking them into thinking their electronic devices were affected by malware. This investigation was conducted by Microsoft and British police. One of the ways the scammers tricked their victims into believing their PCs had been infected was… Read more »
