We Hate to Tell You This: It’s Time to Upgrade Windows Server 2016
Server OS upgrades are a pain. They’re necessary, and there is a very real reason to do them…but that doesn’t make them any less painful. How are yours going? Not great? Still trying to smash that last...
View ArticleVulnerability in Dell Computers: Patch Now
Dell has a security patch out for a wide range of computers they’ve manufactured from 2009 and until now. This patch is addressing a flaw that allows access to full kernel-level Windows permissions....
View ArticleRuckus Cloud: Your Go-To Choice for Single & Multi-Site Deployments
More organizations than ever before are opting for cloud-based networking solutions, but not all cloud-based approaches are created equal. At Mirazon, we know our clients are relying on us for...
View ArticleCVE-2020-1472 Mitigation Guide
In the first half of 2021, Microsoft released a patch for Windows Server that could severely impact how Domain Controllers interact with unsupported versions of Windows Server. This guide is designed...
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vSphere 7 Breaks SD Card Boot Storage
If you’re on VMware vSphere 7 and you can’t figure out why your SD cards keep dying, or if you’re about to upgrade to vSphere 7 and you use SD cards as your boot storage, this is for you. Basically,...
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New Features in Veeam V11
As we’ve said many times before, we love Veeam because they always iterate and improve their product with extremely useful features and updates, and it’s clear they listen to their users. V11 is no...
View ArticlePrintNightmare, Critical Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability
The bad guys are at it again. There is a vulnerability within the Windows Print Spooler service that a bad actor could exploit and gain the ability to install programs, view, change or delete data, and...
View ArticleImmutable Storage Can’t Replace Having Air-Gapped Backups
We’re playing Whack-a-Mole with vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits, and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Accept that this is our everyday challenge for the foreseeable future. You will...
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Supply Chain Delays Cause Long Lead Times for IT Hardware
Regardless of things opening back up from following our last year and a half of COVID-19, this virus is still (and will continue) to have repercussions for years. One such consequence is regarding part...
View ArticleUse Network Scans to Stay Secure
Swiss cheese. Each slice is unique. Some are thinner and have more holes, some have less holes in different places, but they’re bigger. Because of this, I usually put at least two slices on my...
View Article2022 Versions of Microsoft’s On-Premises Exchange and SharePoint Will Be...
Increasingly it seems that perpetual licensing is going the way of the dodo – extinct. Then again, when it comes to Microsoft, on-premises licensing is on its way out too. So, when you pair those two...
View ArticleVirtual Desktop Infrastructure: Virtual Desktops and RDS Explained
Providing users access or performance has become a hot and constant topic amongst organizations, especially today where pandemics and job market forces demand remote work. If you’re evaluating how you...
View ArticleConsiderations Before You Adopt the Cloud
The cloud in all its variations has truly revolutionized business technology. It’s empowered smaller businesses to have the tools and features that only enterprises had previously enjoyed, and it’s...
View ArticleThe Three Little Pigs of Cybersecurity
If you were a child growing up in Western culture sometime in this past century, your parents or teachers inevitably read you some version of the fable, The Three Little Pigs. If you haven’t heard this...
View ArticleStart Your End-of-Year Spending Now
Typically towards the end of the year, we — and many of our clients — look at our budgets and see what business expenses we have left, and if they would qualify for the section 179 tax deduction or...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning: Virtualization
While one of the most important benefits of server virtualization is increased consolidation, virtualized environments are not always as resource efficient as they should be. Even with the best VM...
View ArticleWhy Being Messy Is Expensive
There are many things that contribute to the cleanliness of your business’s IT system – and you may be surprised to know that this cleanliness directly affects the amount of money you spend on...
View ArticleSocial Engineering and Human Hacking
While the term “social engineering” may not sound very threatening, this type of cyberattack is wreaking havoc on any and every exploitation they come across. The main difference between this...
View ArticleInternet Explorer End of Life This June; Backwards Compatibility in Edge...
It’s official – the Internet Explorer desktop application will officially retire on June 15, 2022 for certain versions of Windows 10. It is being replaced with Microsoft Edge, but will have a version...
View ArticleEnabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with Google
If you’re looking to enable multi-factor authentication on Google’s G Suite without going through a third party, there is a way to do it. However, before walking down this path I must be transparent –...
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