Cybersecurity Alert: Mac Root Password Bug
Mac Cybersecurity Flaw: Root password enables unauthorized Access A cybersecurity researcher discovered a critical flaw in the latest version of Apple’s macOS, High Sierra. The flaw allows anyone with physical access to the computer to unlock the computer and gain access to private data using the user name “root” and a blank password. What should you do? Apple has pushed an update […]
Is it Possible to Manage Change Successfully?
Efforts to change have an abysmal success rate. Just think of your efforts to eat healthier, learn a new language, or stop binge-watching Stranger Things. Then think about those changes on a much bigger scale. When you try to make changes at an organizational level, things go sideways fast. This is especially true when you […]
Maybe IT wasn’t completely wrong
Not too long ago, business leaders had to go to IT to get new software approved and installed. Now, enterprise grade business applications are a Google search and credit-card swipe away. And the quality and variety are outstanding! Want to get your team collaborating and reduce the volume of email? A quick web search will […]
Tech For Non-Technical Leaders – Collaboration with OneDrive
How does technology boost collaboration? One tool for collaboration is Microsoft OneDrive. This tool has the ability to improve the efficiency of collaboration and performance of a business by enabling people to access documents from anywhere and edit them, simultaneously, in real time. In this video, Kaati Ross, Manager of Support Services at Greystone […]
Finding opportunity in the cloud
The Cloud. Even for an industry rife with hyperbole and marketing abuses, “The Cloud” stands out as one of the most inflated and misunderstood concepts in technology. Unfortunately, this misinformation leads to businesses making poor decisions about how, when, and why to implement cloud computing. In this series of blog posts, we’ll help to clarify […]
Tech for Non-Technical Leaders – Windows 10
Ben Bielicki, Implementation Consultant here at Greystone, answers the question “Why Use Windows 10?” There are multiple reasons to use Windows 10. Security is just one reason to use Windows 10 as it is built to address today’s threats and help defend against an attack. It also allows businesses to move away from […]
Tech for Non-technical Leaders: Single Sign On
As the number of applications we log in to every day goes up, so to does the frustration of trying to remember a slew of login and password information. Single Sign On (SSO) can be a solution to the problem, and provide a way to use one set of credentials to access all your […]
Three Reasons IT Departments Are Struggling to be Relevant
Abrasively offensive? Humorously inept? Out of touch? Which vision do you think of when you think of the “IT guy”? I’ve had countless conversations in my career with people who feel the IT stereotypes are very accurate. I’ve heard story after story of the IT people who just don’t get it. It’s important to understand […]
Security Snaphot July 3rd
Cleanup continues for NotPetya Many organizations are still rebuilding their server infrastructure after the June 27th attacks that targeted the Ukraine government and soon spread across the world. The payment system for the ‘NotPetya’ ransomware was disabled soon after the attack started, making it impossible to pay the ransom and decrypt infected computers. This means […]
Security Bulletin: NotPetya Ransomware Attack
UPDATED 6/28/2017 14:20 MDT Organizations across the globe -including some in the U.S.- have been struck by the NotPetya ransomware malware. NotPetya initially attacks via a phishing email, exploiting the same vulnerabilities found in un-patched operating systems as the WannaCry attack last May. However, NotPetya also gains administrator access to the network using one of […]
