Why small businesses struggle with cyber security
In part two of the interview with The Cleaning Crew, Bryley Systems President, Gavin Livingstone, explains why cyber security is sometimes overlooked within small businesses.
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Assabet Valley Chamber After-5 — Event a huge success!
I estimate about 50-60 attendees who arrived early (about 4:45pm) and left late (last one out the door at 8pm). Everyone seemed engaged; there were conversations in every nook and corner with people sitting in the comfortable chairs, moving from one area to another, and, generally, having a good time. Thank you to Telly and […]
Why is cyber security important?
In a recent interview with The Cleaning Crew, Bryley Systems President, Gavin Livingstone, explained the importance of cyber security. Watch the first part of the interview below.
Bryley Employees in Worcester Business Journal
There have been some changes recently at Bryley, and the Worcester Business Journal has commented: “MICHELLE DENIO has been promoted and JAMES WHEELERand TELLY CASTERNOPOULOS hired at Information technology service provider Bryley Systems of Hudson. Denio was promoted to administrative support technician. She joined Bryley Systems in 2008 and is a resident of Clinton. Wheeler has been hired as […]
Hackers Hijack Email Contacts
Have you received a rogue email from a friend or acquaintance that seems out of character? For example: Why is Aunt Mildred calling me “Friend” in her email? Or, does neighbor Fred really want me to invest in Nigeria? Odds are, their email accounts – particularly if located at online services like Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, […]
Simple passwords = disaster
The top five end-user passwords from 2012 were: password (yes, the actual word itself) 123456 12345678 abc123 qwerty (top-left keys on your keyboard below the numbers) The top three in this list, “password”, 123456”, and “12345678”, were also the top three passwords in 2011. Basic analysis: Most people prefer simple passwords that are easy […]
HP still top PC manufacturer worldwide in a slowing market
Despite internal issues, HP remained the top manufacturer of PCs worldwide in Q4 of 2012 followed by Lenovo (the Chinese firm that purchased IBM’s PC business in 2005) and then Dell. Overall, PC shipments dropped 6.4% from Q4 of 2011. Dan Reisinger of eWeek notes that Q4 of 2012 is the first time in five years […]
Preview into Microsoft Office 2013
In addition to Windows 8, I have also been using Office 2013 over the past few months; I like some things, but not everything: • Excel updates ripple slowly down the page; they seemed to run a bit faster in previous versions. • The top-right Window icons have shifted somewhat; the Minimize icon ( _ […]
Booting Windows 8 into Safe Mode
Safe Mode is useful for diagnosing PC problems. Because Windows 8 starts quickly, you cannot get into Safe Mode by pressing [F8] during the boot-up process (as you could with previous versions of Windows). The new procedure: Go to Settings and then select Power Hold [Shift] and then press Restart to open System Recovery Options Select Troubleshoot […]
$295 Raised for Hudson Charities by Bryley Systems Inc. and Yours for Children, Inc.
Bryley Systems and Yours for Children together raised $295 for the Hudson Food Bank and the Hudson Boys & Girls Club. The money was generated through a free giveaway of refurbished PCs in exchange for the suggested donation of $35 to either Hudson non-profit organization. With the generous contribution of 9 used PCs by Yours […]
