Comprehensive Solutions to Backup Your Computer – Managed IT Services

April 4, 2013 by ·

Computers are becoming integral parts of our day to day life, making the protection of the data stored in your computer essential if you are to conduct your business in an efficient, successful manner – an issue that is best taken care of by managed IT services.

If your computer crashes, the security of your system is breached by an attack or your hard drive is contaminated by a virus, your data can be partially damaged or even completely lost, but if you have a proper backup system in place, it can be easily recovered, allowing you to continue your activity without any or only very little hindrance.

The online, remote backup and restore (BUR) services provided by cloud computing companies are useful and cost-efficient ways to safeguard all the data that passes through your system. Having managed IT services remote backup and restore system in place comes with numerous advantages:

  • Managed IT Services usually provide 24/7 monitoring for your system. Your service provider will take responsibility for safeguarding your data by providing regular, usually daily backup of your data, giving you the peace of mind that your files are completely safe.
  • These services are available for very reasonable fees, reducing your operating costs considerably.
  • Managed IT services usually come in the form of flexible plans that allow you to pay only for the services that you use. The best service providers will conduct an audit of your needs prior to closing any deal with you, and they will build a customized solution for you that you can also test.
  • Providers of data backup services have access to the latest technology, and they work with the most complex, state-of-the-art security systems, so your data is safer on their servers than in your own company systems.

If you are looking for a dedicated service to handle your backup-related issues, Dolomite is a company that provides both on-site and remote support 24/7. The business packages offered by the company include not only data backup, but protection against virus and malware attacks, the efficient removal of malicious software and computer repair as well.

The state-of-the-art hardware and software solutions offered by the company in the form of managed IT services will give you the peace of mind that your computer system is safe, allowing you to focus on the growth of your enterprise: whatever your backup requirements are, the experts at Dolomite will help you choose the best backup solution.

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Fortinet – BYOD – Bring Your Own Device and You Will Not Regret It!

February 21, 2013 by ·

As everybody knows, the business environment is changing every day, bringing personal devices into the business process and slowly erasing the thin line between the personal Smartphone or tablet and the PC at work. Given the circumstances, the BYOD, standing for Bring Your Own Devices, is an abbreviation that we find discussed more and more, both online and offline.

What Is BYOD and What Is Its Purpose?

In order to answer this question, we first have to review the large variety of relations encountered within a company and between two or more companies:

  • Between managers and employees
  • Between employees and partners
  • Between  all of the above and customers
  • Between customers

Often without anyone realizing it, many of these relations happen at the core of the company, using the most popular of the company’s communication environments: the network.

Using the network to connect so many people, all bringing their own devices in the process, the company always exposes itself to inherent threats, many of them making their entrance in the system without being spotted by the people who interact using their devices.

Fortinet BYOD security is a high level, state of the art system developed by Fortinet in order to allow employees, contractors and workers to use their own devices safely in order to communicate on your network and ensure your company’s progress.

What until recently was a constant fight with spam, a continuous investment in firewalls, hardened Wi-Fi technologies, network segmentation and a lot more, is now just a detail in the process meant to turn your business safe and profitable.

With high flexibility and low costs, this Fortinet service encourages you to secure your business network without interfering with any of the Mobile Device Management and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure systems.

Fortinet’s BYOD solution is so flexible that it allows you to deploy the exact amount of protection you need, by combining different levels of familiar concepts, such as the well known and completely configurable firewall.

The intrusion prevention system can also be configured to meet your company’s security and flexibility needs. The already known antimalware/antivirus is now included in the package and no extra fee is required.

Some features developed over the past few years, such as application control and data loss prevention, are also fully integrated in the system, allowing you to decide who has access to what.

To ensure that attacks are not being initiated online, the software is not being seeded and that browsers are not being exploited, Fortinet BYOD solution came up with another great feature – web content filtering.

For the vast majority of companies for which tunneling is one of the great challenges, a VPN solution was added. As if it were not enough, protection was highly increased with the two-factor authentication, which requires more than one attribute in order for one to be able to authenticate on the network. The level at which this feature is integrated is fully customizable and can differ from company to company.

All in one, Fortinet BYOD solution is a leading technology that we can expect to see surviving for the following years and turning into the end user experience on any company network.

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An Insight on FortiOS 5

November 12, 2012 by ·

FortiOS 5 is an advanced Firewall Security System providing three times “MORE”: security, control and intelligence. Designed to fight the latest threats the firewall has to face, it is an on-device heuristic engine based on the behavior analysis of each network’s client device. The information provided is specific, enabling the identification of systems that are compromised or subject to latent attacks.

The AV cloud-based services that FortiOS provides come with a sandbox for operating systems and with a database for botnet IP search. The AV database signatures are recommended by a superior industry, making the firewall’s latest malware search unbeatable.

Build as a top-class operating system, the 5th generation’s target is to completely secure devices, providing last-minute performance and protection. Its cooperating services are meant to see attacks before they happen and to improve the mitigation and visibility of the latest threats.

The FortiASIC incorporated processors increase the FortiOS 5’s performance, accelerating the hardware’s response for the multi-threat low-latency security. It is known that this firewall’s protection and performance is unmatched.

Furthermore, the Security Firewall reduces the costs with protection and the workloads of the IT staff. While underplaying the challenges of configuration and development and choosing new virtual or physical appliances for FortiGate, the system enforces a unique policy of security in order to match the environment and simplify the entire process.

Some of the specific features of the FortiOS products are:

  • the Analysis of the Client Reputation;
  • the incorporated sandbox;
  • the personalized policies for the security of each device;
  • the inspection of the traffic encrypted with SSL;
  • the prevention of data loss (DLP);
  • the web filtering;
  • the control of the network’s endpoint access (NAC);
  • management from a central device;
  • higher availability;
  • numerous updates;
  • secure access for the guest account,
  • antivirus;
  • antispam;
  • management of the vulnerability;
  • optimization of WAN;
  • security for VoIP and virtual domains.

With over 150 features added, the new FortiOS 5 is the solution all enterprises can adopt in order to be well equipped and to defeat the latest threats, to protect their network against the large amount of potentially harmful applications.

Thanks to its three “MORE” ingredients, the firewall offers higher security and defeats more threats. The feature analyzing the client’s reputation provides specific information on any device that can contribute to the system’s defeat. It also has more control over any BYOD environment and mobile device, having specific security and accessing profiles based on device type, group, usage or location.

Last but not least, the FortiOS 5 is more intelligent, applying automatic policy acceptance based on role for guests or users following the location point, the data or the profile of the application. Enhanced analysis and reports provide another intelligent feature, allowing the network’s administrator to closely inspect every user, device, application or threat.

Announced along with three other features, FortiAnalyzer 5.0, FortiClient 5.0 and FortiManager 5.0, FortiOS 5 addresses enterprises searching for a high management solution for their network infrastructure and devices, avoiding threats, breaches, dead-points, all without considerable efforts and without a large amount of time spent.

For more information on how you can get Fortinet Products or Services, please call Dolomite Technology toll-free at 1-855-365-6648.

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5 Simple Ways To Avoid Getting An Avalanche Of Spam

August 9, 2012 by ·

In the past Dolomite, and many other companies, have discussed ways of getting off SPAM list as well as other ways to get your Inbox back. These discussions are usually core concepts in our Email Solutions discussions. Many years ago we released a white-paper that talked about some of the core tips to implement as part of any email solutions plan. With the constant changes in technology, we felt now is a good time to update that document and re-release it to the public. As you read through this, please keep in mind that if you have any questions, we at Dolomite are here to help.

In the mean time, here you go …

As you probably already know from firsthand experience, once you’re on a spammer’s list, it’s next to impossible to get off. And changing your e-mail address can be a major inconvenience especially if you rely on it to stay in touch with important business and personal contacts.

To reduce the chances of your e-mail address getting spammed, here are 5 simple preventative measures you can take that will go a long way in keeping not-so-delicious spam out of your in-box.

1. Use a disposable e-mail address or email alias.

If you buy products online or occasionally subscribe to websites that interest you, chances are you’re going to get spammed.

To avoid your main e-mail address from ending up on their broadcast list, set up a free Internet e-mail address or alias with Gmail or other email providers and use it when buying or opting in to online newsletters. You can also use a throwaway e-mail address when making purchases or subscribing to newsletters (see #4 below).

If you do not like having to check multiple email address then have it forward all email through to your main email.

That’s all there is too it. Every once in a while, especially if you see yourself beginning to see a lot of SPAM, simply delete your email alias and begin again. All that SPAM with the disposable email will now have no where to go, freeing up your email Inbox.

2. Pay attention to check boxes that automatically opt you in.

Whenever you subscribe to a website or make a purchase online, be very watchful of small, pre-checked boxes that say, “Yes! I want to receive offers from third party companies.”

If you do not un-check the box to opt-out, your e-mail address can (and will) be sold to every online advertiser.  To avoid this from happening, simply take a closer look at every online form you fill out.

3. Don’t use your main e-mail address on your website, web forums, or newsgroups.

Spammers have special programs that can glean e-mail addresses from websites without your permission. If you are posting to a web forum or newsgroup, use your disposable e-mail address instead of your main e-mail address.

If you want to post an e-mail address on your home page, use “info@” and have all replies forwarded to a folder in your in-box that won’t interfere with your main address. If you have access to the HTML editor for your webpage, you can replace the “@” symbol with the HTML characters “@”. This will not stop all website scrapers and programs from harvesting your email address, but it will cause errors for quite a few helping to reduce potential SPAM a bit more.

4. Create throwaway e-mail accounts.

If you own a web domain, all mail going to an address at your domain is probably set up to come directly to you by default.  For example, an e-mail addressed to anything@yourdomain.com will be delivered to your in-box.

This is a great way to fight spam without missing out on important e-mails you want to get. The next time you sign up for a newsletter, use the title of the website in your e-mail address. For example, if the website is titled “technologysecrets.com”, enter “technologysecrets@yourdomain.com” as your e-mail address. If you get spammed, look at what address the spam was sent to.

If technologysecrets@yourdomain.com shows up as the original recipient, you know the source since that e-mail address was unique to that web site. Now you can easily stop the spam by making any e-mail sent to that address bounce back to the sender.

5. Don’t open, reply to or try to opt-out of obvious spam e-mails.

Opening, replying to, or even clicking a bogus opt-out link in an obvious spam e-mail signals that your e-mail address is active, and more spam will follow.

The only time it is safe to click on the opt-out link or reply to the e-mail is when the message was sent from a company you know or do business with (for example, a company that you purchase from or a newsletter you subscribed to).

Finally! A Way To Stop Spam, Spyware, And Pop-Ups From Taking Over Your Computer

If you are absolutely fed up with the number of spam e-mails you get every day, the annoying pop-ups being shoved in your face when you surf the net, and advertisers installing spyware on your computer to monitor your every move and serve up unwanted ads, then please read on.

We’re Waging War Against Spam, Spyware, and Pop-Ups!

Dolomite Technology has been working with customers for years to help stop SPAM from getting to their mailbox. For years, this has been the largest complaint we heard from people who later become our customers. In addition, we scan their email to help prevent viruses from getting through the mail filters as well, the second biggest concern for many people .

Needless to say, our customer no longer worry about SPAM, Viruses, Malware, or Spyware. Why? Because Dolomite Technology has a program that not only guarantees 100% email process, but will filter SPAM, Viruses, Malware, Spyware and other harmful items from your email.

If you are suffering from an email problem, or just want some help managing your email, check out our Email Solutions page.

 

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