Murphy Technology Consultants

Murphy Technology Consultants Serving the Bronx and Lower Westchester, we provide small businesses with the IT support they need to compete in today's economy.

Don't forget to protect yourself from disaster. Today is World Backup Day!
03/31/2015

Don't forget to protect yourself from disaster. Today is World Backup Day!

Don't be an April Fool. Backup your files and check your restores on March 31st.

If you or someone you know is an Anthem Blue Cross\Blue Shield customer, your information might be compromised. Up to 80...
02/05/2015

If you or someone you know is an Anthem Blue Cross\Blue Shield customer, your information might be compromised. Up to 80 million customers may have been exposed.

Anthem said hackers broke into a database containing personal information for about 80 million of its customers and employees in what is likely to be the largest data breach disclosed by a health-care company.

If you are gearing up for Cyber Monday or about to do any online shopping, here are some tips to help you stay secure.
11/28/2014

If you are gearing up for Cyber Monday or about to do any online shopping, here are some tips to help you stay secure.

Recently, the mainstream media and the public at large have taken a greater interest in data security. Stories like the NSA Prism program, large company networks being breached and gathering of personal information (data mining) through social media have fueled discussions about how the average pers…

A few things to watch out for this shopping season. we will also be posting our own online shopping tips soon.
11/26/2014

A few things to watch out for this shopping season. we will also be posting our own online shopping tips soon.

'Black Friday' and 'Cyber Monday' — 4 Scams To Watch Out For While ShoppingThe Hacker News — Hacking, Cyber and Internet Security | The Hacker News is a leading source of information about Hacking, Cyber Security, Network Security, Cyber crime, Malware Threats, with in-depth technical coverage of is…

New blog post! More ways to secure your online privacy.
10/22/2014

New blog post! More ways to secure your online privacy.

Recently, the mainstream media and the public at large have taken a greater interest in data security. Stories like the NSA Prism program, large company networks being breached and gathering of personal information (data mining) through social media have fueled discussions about how the average per…

Even if you don't have an account with the service that was compromised, you should make sure your password is up to dat...
10/14/2014

Even if you don't have an account with the service that was compromised, you should make sure your password is up to date and that you take advantage of their two factor authentication.

A thread surfaced on Reddit today that contained links to files containing hundreds of usernames and passwords for Dropbox accounts in plain text, but it’s unclear where they were obtained from. In... Keep reading →

Not that any of our followers would fall for this.
09/25/2014

Not that any of our followers would fall for this.

Don't put your iPhone in the microwave. The warning, for the vast majority of people, goes without saying.

The recent news of a massive repository of personal data of celebrities should make everyone consider how they are prote...
09/03/2014

The recent news of a massive repository of personal data of celebrities should make everyone consider how they are protecting themselves online

This past weekend, news broke of a repository of personal photographs of various celebrities being available on the internet. Some sources claim that the photographs were leaked from Apple’s iCloud online backup service. While the veracity of that claim is still in doubt, now is as good a time as an…

If you've used a UPS Store at any point in 2014 and paid by credit card, your information may be compromised. This only ...
08/21/2014

If you've used a UPS Store at any point in 2014 and paid by credit card, your information may be compromised. This only seems to affect the brick and mortar franchise stores, not the UPS website.

First Target, then supermarkets, and now our shipping stores. What's next?

Today is System Administrator appreciation Day! What are you getting your favorite SysAdmin?
07/25/2014

Today is System Administrator appreciation Day! What are you getting your favorite SysAdmin?

Selling geek t-shirts, mugs, ties, high caffeine products, and many other gifts for programmers, linux hackers, and open source geeks.

People are receiving unsolicited "service" calls from "Windows" which turn out to be scams meant to defraud people of th...
05/22/2014

People are receiving unsolicited "service" calls from "Windows" which turn out to be scams meant to defraud people of their money and valuable information.

Do not fall for this. Real tech support professionals do not just call you out of the blue looking to access your computer. They either respond to your requests or will make scheduled calls you agreed to previously.

PCCare247 allegedly collected millions in ill-gotten fees. But the FTC fought back.

Ebay has recently disclosed the theft of personal customer information...2 months after discovering the breach. If you h...
05/22/2014

Ebay has recently disclosed the theft of personal customer information...2 months after discovering the breach. If you have an Ebay account, change your password immediately.

During late February and early March, attackers made off with a cache of personal information stored in Ebay's servers.

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