As you may be aware, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect on May 25, 2018. GDPR aims at providing EU-based businesses and individuals with greater control over how their personal data is being collected, processed, stored and used. [Read more…] about FixMe.IT & GDPR Compliance
Security
Best Practices for Secure Remote Access
Whether you need to support multiple computers with no one being present at the remote end or just connect to your office machine while traveling, remote desktop access technology can be a real time saver in either case. However, with so many fears and concerns over security-related remote access problems spread throughout the Internet, you may be wondering if it could do more harm than good to your business or customers. [Read more…] about Best Practices for Secure Remote Access
Fight on “Microsoft Support” Scams
Some time ago we described how to spot tech support scam – a typical computer access fraud that the IT community is talking about more and more these days. Sadly, scamming affects both users’ private data and vendors’ reputation, as most fraudsters tend to present themselves as well-known software providers. We’ve been following all the ongoing discussions about this issue and recently finally got a call from one of our customers that helped us start an in-depth investigation to find and penalize the criminals.
We’d like to share this story and hope that our customers and other businesses might find it helpful in fighting back against “Tech Support” scams. [Read more…] about Fight on “Microsoft Support” Scams
New Major Techinline Version 2.1.0 Ready For Launch
We’re happy to announce that a new major Techinline version, 2.1.0, is set to be released tomorrow. Most importantly, this release will contain the long-awaited and desired “Restart as a Service” feature.
Restart As A Service: When the Client application has been launched without full administrator permissions, the Expert is now offered the option to restart the Client application as a Windows System Service. [Read more…] about New Major Techinline Version 2.1.0 Ready For Launch
Techinline Rolls Out Two-Factor Authentication For Its Users
Techinline announced earlier today the introduction of a two-factor authentication login process. This improvement was made to comply with PCI regulations and FFIEC’s mandate concerning identity protection. [Read more…] about Techinline Rolls Out Two-Factor Authentication For Its Users