Entries by Joe Imperato, Sr.

Criminal Hacks Are Increasing At An Alarming Rate

Our Labor Day holiday was shattered by the news that a series of data breaches and hacks occurred stealing personal and financial information. Even Hollywood is feeling the pain as nude celebrity photos started showing up on the internet followed by the news that credit and debit card information were stolen from Home Depot systems. […]

Article Roundup – 08/28/14

XSolutions scours the web bringing you articles on important Technology and Business Topics. Our sincere thanks to the publications and authors for sharing their knowledge. We hope you enjoy and profit from the writings of these expert authors. XSolutions’ Feature Article: Watch Out For Tech Support Scams! Marketing: Ghostwriting 101: How to Capture Their Voice […]

Watch Out For Tech Support Scams!

We’ve all heard about tech support scams from cyber-criminals based in other countries. However, a recent article from Malwarebytes mentions that U.S. based criminals are getting into the act. Sometimes they cold-call their victims; other times they’ll use ads with pop-ups, or they’ll send emails to bring victims to their site. How they go about […]

Article Roundup – 08/21/14

XSolutions scours the web bringing you articles on important Technology and Business Topics. Our sincere thanks to the publications and authors for sharing their knowledge. We hope you enjoy and profit from the writings of these expert authors. XSolutions’ Feature Article: The Creepy Side of the Internet Marketing: 5 Sales Efficiencies to Help Your Reps […]

The Creepy Side of the Internet

A recent post in SC Magazine mentioned an incident on the University of Missouri-Kansas City where a student was harassing a faculty member with threatening emails. The student plead guilty and is facing jail time. Thankfully, most states have enacted laws that include harassment through the internet. While this is a source of comfort, it […]

Article Roundup – 08/14/14

XSolutions scours the web bringing you articles on important Technology and Business Topics. Our sincere thanks to the publications and authors for sharing their knowledge. We hope you enjoy and profit from the writings of these expert authors. XSolutions’ Feature Article: Rushed To Market Consumer Devices Put Us At Risk Marketing: SearchCap: Negative SEO Extortion […]

Rushed To Market Consumer Devices Put Us At Risk

CSO reports that a recent study by Eurecom found 38 vulnerabilities in firmware used by companies that manufacture a variety of internet-connected consumer products that leave the devices vulnerable to hackers due to poor encryption and backdoors left open by developers. By correlating the findings in the 693 firmware images studied, researchers were able to […]

Article Roundup – 08/07/14

XSolutions scours the web bringing you articles on important Technology and Business Topics. Our sincere thanks to the publications and authors for sharing their knowledge. We hope you enjoy and profit from the writings of these expert authors. XSolutions’ Feature Article: Android Malware Disguised As Security Apps Marketing: Webinar: A Crash Course in Email Marketing […]

Android Malware Disguised As Security Apps

Every day, I review security announcements on the internet, and what I’m seeing lately is a lot of alerts for fake Android apps. A simple Google search gives me a disturbing 145,000 results. The latest threat that I picked up and passed on to my social media connections is called SandroRat. SandroRat is a variant […]

Article Roundup – 07/31/14

XSolutions’ Feature Article: Is Your Old Smartphone A Stoolpigeon?  Marketing: Delighting People in 140 Characters: An Inside Look at JetBlue’s Customer Service Success 4 Social Media Lessons Athletes Can Teach Brands 8 Tweaks to Bring “Glengarry Glen Ross” Into 2014 Email Deliverability: 9 lessons about Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation The Sales Metrics I Look at Every […]