Entries by Joe Imperato, Sr.

Businesses Feel Google’s Sting

Using their database of over 100,000 firms, law firm search engine, Lawyer.com reports that over 46% of small law firms failed Google’s Mobile-Friendly test; the failure rate for larger law firms was 33%. According to Lawyer.com CEO Gerald Gordon, “most users now start their Lawyer search on Google using a mobile phone or tablet.” To […]

Announcing: Lync 2013 Becoming Skype for Business on April 14, 2015

Some exciting news from Microsoft. If you haven’t heard it already, their top notch communication tool, Lync 2013 will be combined with the world’s most popular communication application, Skype. The new application is called Skype for Business and will be released on April 14, 2015. This promises to make Microsoft Office 365 the best value […]

Fraudsters Creating IRS Accounts, Stealing Personal And Tax Information And Getting Refunds

Criminals are creating IRS accounts in the name of law-abiding citizens, requesting tax transcripts and stealing confidential information to create fraudulent tax returns. An excellent article on this subject comes from noted security blogger and author, Brian Krebs. Click here to read his article. The article also contains a link to create your account with […]

Security Alert: Cryptowall Makes A Comeback Disguised As Help Files

Spam Servers Deliver Ransomware-Infected Links Cyber-criminals are now resorting to hiding malware such as Cryptowall, in malicious Help File attachments with .chm designations. CHM files are used in help systems for software applications. Cryptowall is an advanced variant of the famous Cryptolocker ransomware that is responsible for extorting millions from businesses. Hackers are now sending […]