Is Anything In Life Really FREE? PDF Print E-mail

Warning: If You’ve Downloaded Free Software From The Internet, Your Computer May Be At Risk For Viruses, Hackers, and Spyware!

We’ve all heard the saying that the best things in life are free, but I’m not sure they were referring to software. Freeware (free software, not to be confused with open source software) such as the AVG anti-virus free edition, Spybot, and Ad-Aware are all programs you can download for the ultimate discount: free. However, you get what you pay for.

While these programs may work just fine for someone’s home computer, they are not business-class tools and should not be trusted to completely protect your computer or network from viruses, spy-ware, hackers, and other problems. Every month we receive calls from clients who are infected with a nasty virus or boatload of spy-ware who had these programs installed and running, and were under the false assumption that they were protected.

Why Freeware Doesn’t Protect Your Computer

In most cases, freeware is a light version of a software program that you purchase. Take the AVG free edition for example. AVG offers a free edition of their for-fee software as a way of introducing you to their fully-featured product. However, this software does not come with any online, e-mail, or phone support. It is also illegal to use it on multiple machines or in a commercial, non-profit, or educational environment (single-home users only).

You’re On Your Own

As you might expect, freeware comes with zero guarantees or promises to function correctly, to be compatible with your system, or to safeguard you from threats. You’re not a paying customer so you’re on your own to resolve any technical problems you encounter, and you certainly won’t get support if your computer gets infected. Since many free applications are plagued with bugs and incompatibilities, you may end up with a mess on your hands and no one to blame but yourself. Additionally, freeware programs are not always current with the most up-to-date protection, and don’t always update themselves automatically or perform scans and tasks on a regular schedule.

Bottom line

You get what you pay for. If the files and functionality of your computer or network are of high-importance, then investing in a trusted, industrial-strength software program is a smart and worthwhile investment.

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  • Check your hardware for potential malfunctions

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Are You Making This Deadly Mistake With Your Company’s Critical Data and Files?

How confident are you that your data could be restored?Imagine walking into your office tomorrow only to discover that a virus, hacker, or system failure had erased every file on your computer. How confident are you that your data could be restored? If you are not backing up your network - or if you are, but have never tested your backups by performing a full system restore - you are at high risk for losing irreplaceable company files and information.We recommend backing up every night and performing a full system restore once a month to ensure your backup system is working. It’s not uncommon for backup files to become corrupt and useless, and you certainly don’t want to wait for a crisis situation to find out the backup system you had in place was not working.

Here’s what one client had to say:

“I’m so glad we had Adam at ITech set up a backup system for our network. Not a week later a virus corrupted our entire network. If we didn’t have that backup system in place, we would have lost several critical documents and would have spent thousands of dollars to clean and restore our network. Thanks to PICS ITech, we were up and running in just a couple of hours.”
~ Mike Iles, CEO, Active Environmental Technology, INC

If you aren’t currently backing up your system daily, or if you want to be absolutely certain that your backup files are valid and usable, contact us today for a FREE Data Security Consultation. We’ll come on site to test your current back up system, answer your questions, and make recommendations on how you can secure your data and sleep better at night.

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When disaster strikes, how quickly can your business be up and running? PDF Print E-mail

We're There for You
A Natural Disaster, Server Crash, Virus Attack,
Or Other Data-Erasing Catastrophe

Let’s face it…writing a disaster recovery plan is probably NOT one of your top New Year’s resolutions – but you can’t argue that it IS one of those “important, not urgent” action items that (unfortunately) gets pushed to the back burner.

That’s why I want to make it easy for you to finally get your “IT house” in order by giving you a Disaster Recovery, Security and Backup Audit (a $500 Value) – for FREE! At no charge we’ll come to your office and conduct a thorough audit to determine:

• How fast could you be back up and running in the event of a disaster?

• How secure is your data…really?

• Is all of your critical data being backed up, every day?

• Are you really protected from hackers, viruses and human error?

• Do you know what steps and costs would be involved to rebuild your server and recover your data if you had to?

Since this is free, you have no good excuse not to do it now. If we don’t find any problems, you’ll at least have peace of mind that your network is secure and that you could recover quickly in the event of a disaster. But if we DO find a few loopholes, you’ll be able to fix them BEFORE you experience an unexpected catastrophe.

Get your Free Disaster Recovery, Security and Backup Audit

 
"Fallen Out Of Love" With Your Computer Consultant?

You have someone you call whenever your computer network starts “acting up,” but you have a feeling deep down that they really aren’t doing the best job for you.

First off, it seems like they just can’t seem to make things work. Why do problems constantly crop up? After all, is it really THAT hard to make those darn computers work the way they’re supposed to? Then when you call for help, you get voicemail; and sometimes you have to call multiple times before you get someone to call you back. They don’t follow through on their promises, brush off your questions, or get so technical when they DO explain what’s going on, that you end up wishing you never asked in the first place. Makes you wonder if they really know what they’re doing!

It Shouldn’t Be This Way!

How do I know your pain so well? Because these are the frustrations we hear from clients when they hire us to take over support and maintenance of their computer network. Most clients just want their computers to work, and they don’t want to spend a small fortune making that happen.

See What GREAT Computer Support Should Be…For FREE!

We’d like to offer you a FREE AUDIT of computer support as a ‘health check’ on your network’s security and backup systems. There are no strings attached and no fine print, but you have to call us at 609-702-3900 or register below before this offer expires.

Why are we giving this away for free? Because we know that once you see how quickly we make your technical problems melt away, you’ll end up being a client for life and tell your friends about us too!

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Are You Unknowingly Rolling Out The Red Carpet? PDF Print E-mail

Security RiskWarning! Even if you have anti-virus, spyware protection, and a firewall, you could still be an easy target for identity thieves, hackers and cyber-criminals. Read on to find out how YOU are giving online criminals free access to your personal and financial information…

You’ve done all the right things. You’ve installed a good firewall, you keep your anti-virus up to date, and you’re making sure you keep up with the latest security patches… so your computer network should be safe from identity thieves, right?

Wrong!

According to a recent study, 37% of electronic identity theft cases had one thing in common: they were caused by an action taken by the user. That’s right, more than a third of identity thefts were not thefts, but giveaways!

So how do you avoid this happening to you and your company?

No one is 100% safe, but the following 3 tips will stop you from accidentally giving online criminals access to your computer network and confidential information:

1. Never visit or download free music files, videos or programs from file-sharing sites such as Kazaa. Not only are you downloading stolen materials, but these sites are surefire ways to introduce worms and viruses to your computer. If you are a business owner, set up web filtering software to prevent employees from downloading any unauthorized programs or files.

2. Never respond to any e-mail from a bank, credit card company, PayPal or online store where items are purchased (such as eBay) asking you to verify your account information, no matter how credible or legitimate it looks. These are phishing scams set up to access your account information.

3. Ask for identification from anyone asking for physical access to electronic equipment, and instruct staff do so as well. Just to test a theory, I asked a friend to walk into an office, say they are from “the phone company” responding to a problem, and ask to see the network. Access was granted to a complete stranger 100% of the time.

Click here to enroll for A FREE Security Audit To Make Sure Your Company Is Protected!
 
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