Entries by KME Systems

Your Patients Get Regular Check Ups, Why Not Your IT?

Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to work with leading healthcare providers and manufacturers throughout the region. What they accomplish is incredible. They make awe-inspiring strides in patient care, pharmaceutical products, diagnostic equipment, and healthcare techniques that keep thousands, if not millions, of people safe and sound. And many of them do all […]

Your Current Internet and Phone Bill Costs Way Too Much

Why bother saving money? Said no business owner ever. When you are running your own company, every last dollar bill counts toward something. Your work space, hardware, software, employee salaries and benefits, and a litany of other expenses could be lightened if you could just do a bit of trimming here and there.

Why “I’ll Fix My Computer” Isn’t a Smart Decision

Plenty of folks feel their PC experience is enough to handle technical issues or glitches with their company’s computers. They imagine that if the fix isn’t intuitive, a solution can be researched online. On that point, I disagree. Like any business process, corporate IT support involves complicated procedures. If you are not immersed in tech […]

How to catch a phone thief, with your phone

Oxford Dictionary’s 2013 word of the year was ‘selfie’. Every smartphone user has likely used their phone to take a photo of themself. But what happens if your phone is stolen? According to a Consumer Reports survey, 3.1 million Americans have had their phones stolen. Cellphone carriers are not going to solve this issue; instead, […]

Fake Antivirus Apps Plague Windows/Google Stores

Scams reproduce fast. Once one scammer figures out a way to succeed, copycats decide to attempt it themselves. In April, Google offered refunds to users who purchased a fake Kaspersky Mobile app from Google Play. Since then, there have been complaints of the same scam within the Android and Windows phone app stores. The fake […]

A New Form of Ransomware Targets Mac Computers As Well As PCs

Ransomware is malware used specifically for cyber data kidnapping. Cryptolocker, an updated form of ransomware, is used by cybercriminals to encrypt a victim’s data with a strong 1,024-bit algorithm.  The cybercriminal then demands payment from the victim to obtain the decryption code. How Does a Computer Get Infected With Cryptolocker? There are two primary ways […]