Category Archives: Technology

Information Technology in Green Bay, WI

Enterprise Spam Filtering & Virus Scanning for Email

Secure your network from spam, virus, phishing and malware attacks  Proprietary self-learning smart technologies to eliminate spam mail before it reaches your network. Detect new spam and malware outbreaks immediately  Continuous improvements in secure data collection and analyses, instantly detecting new patterns and identifying derails. That accumulated intelligence is shared real-time with all our clients Read more…

Fire Pixel Partners with Humana and YWCA for Tech Camp

Fire Pixel is participating in Tech Camp, a series of programming classes coordinated by the YWCA TechGYRLS®.  YWCA TechGYRLS® seeks to empower young girls in the areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and to encourage them to pursue careers within these fields.  These classes were made available to Humana employees’ children, boys and girls, to learn basic computer programming Read more…

Disable Automatic Windows 10 Update Reboots

Everyone loves Windows 10.  After all, what’s not to love?  Oh that’s right, the dreaded automatic system update restarts.  This can be really annoying if you are using your computer for an important task.  I had an update start the other day in front of a client during a meeting.  Talk about inconvenient.  What’s worse Read more…

Locky Ransomware, Unlocked

A new form of ransomware (malicious software that locks access to files until a ransom is paid) titled “Locky” has been affecting workstations at an alarming rate over the past few weeks.  It can encrypt virtually every commonly used file-type not only on your computer’s hard drive, but network drives as well. Systems are being infected Read more…

My Achy-Breaky Heartbleed

We’ve been receiving questions about a potential security risk.  This bug is called Heartbleed. What is Heartbleed and how does it affect you? The Heartbleed bug exploits a weakness in some OpenSSL encrypted libraries, which allows protected information to be stolen.  OpenSSL is a widely used security measure that encrypts web communications such as email, instant Read more…

Mass Email: Be Kind to Your Neighbors

Sending promotional emails to your client base is a very useful strategy in any marketing plan.  It’s fast, direct, and simple.  Right?  Well, not quite as simple as one might think.  There are certain rules that need to be applied to these emails in accordance with the law (CAN-SPAM Act), and violators can be fined Read more…

Support Ending for Windows XP, Office 2003 & Exchange 2003

What does this mean to me?   As of April 8th, 2014 there will be no new security updates for: Microsoft Office 2003 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Microsoft Windows XP This can potentially expose your network to malware, data loss, viruses and botnet hosting.  If you are using any of these products, it’s time to Read more…

Keylogging Kleptos: Keeping them away from your data!

Staying proactive in your personal data security is of the utmost importance these days.  Especially since so much of our lives revolves around the Internet.  From social media interaction to remotely setting your thermostat, many of us are utilizing the web every day. Despite one’s best efforts, sometimes a persistent hacker still finds a way Read more…