Entries by Joe Imperato, Sr.

Is Your Old Smartphone A Stoolpigeon?

In past articles, we’ve written extensively about security. We even had a post that warned of old office copiers that were returned to leasing companies where they were refurbished and leased to other companies without wiping out the old data on the hard drive. While perusing the security forums last week, I came across a […]

Article Roundup – 07/24/14

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: Is Anti-Virus Software Necessary? Marketing: Video Ecommerce: Getting up close and personal with products […]

Is Anti-Virus Software Necessary?

This question seems to come up every so often, usually from people whose systems were recently infected by the latest exploit. They feel that since they were infected even though they had an anti-virus (AV) program on their PC, the AV was not helping them and therefore not necessary. They are wrong. It is not reasonable […]

Article Roundup – 07/18/14

XSolutions scours the web to bring you links to 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: How To Tell If An Email Is Bogus Marketing: A Simple […]

How To Tell If An Email Is Bogus

Last week as I was having my morning tea before going to work, I received an email on my smartphone from the “E-ZPass Customer Service Center” informing me that I have not paid an outstanding invoice. The email went on to say that I apparently drove on a toll road and did not pay the […]

Article Roundup – 07/11/14

XSolutions scours the web to bring you links to 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: 9 Actions For Better Information Control In The Office Marketing: How […]

9 Actions For Better Information Control In The Office

While perusing the web earlier this week, I came across a small article called “Blue Shield leaks social security numbers”. This short segment went on to mention that Blue Shield inadvertently included social security numbers within a report that was posted to the public domain. Apparently, it wasn’t the first time. They did the same […]

Article Roundup – 07/03/14

XSolutions scours the web to bring you links to 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’ Weekly Article: Should You Encrypt Your Laptop? Marketing: 10 Quick Tips for Generating […]

Should You Encrypt Your Laptop?

I read an article earlier this week about a billing vendor employee whose laptop was stolen and although it was password protected, the data was not encrypted, possibly exposing confidential data on 3,500 students. Many of our past posts dealt with security issues such as password protection, malware and virus protection, etc. and that’s what […]

Article Roundup – 06/27/14

XSolutions scours the web to bring you links to 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’ Weekly Article: Domestic Drones — Hi-Tech Wonders Or Nightmares In The Making Marketing: […]