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Invario Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
UPDATE: 5/11/2020. As an essential business, Invario has continued operations throughout the crisis. We are very proud of the work we have done to support those customers who moved to remote work or remained open. As Virginia and other states/municipalities look...
Coronavirus and the Importance of IT Resilience
I think it is safe to say that coronavirus is a topic on everyone’s mind these days. In addition to the potential personal implications, the virus and attempts to contain it are impacting businesses worldwide. Dun and Bradstreet reports that more than 5 million...
Invario Becomes an International Data Privacy Day 2020 Champion
Hundreds of Organizations and Individuals Collaborate to Generate Awareness About the Importance of Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust January 28, 2020 — Invario has announced its commitment to Data Privacy Day ‒ an international effort...
Information Technology Trends for 2020
Welcome to the new decade! I recently saw that we are now past the dystopian future of 2019 depicted in the film Blade Runner. However, as far as I know, synthetic humans and off-world colonies are still the stuff of science fiction. In the meantime, here are some...
All Tricks, No Treats – The Latest Cyber Security Threats
You might remember that in my last newsletter I talked about the decrease in cryptolock crimes. I also cautioned that cyber criminals would not give up, but become more creative in their approaches to new cyber security threats. Sadly, I'm seeing this firsthand as...
How Cybersecurity Helps Control Crime
Recently, I saw a statistic that made me want to cheer. According to Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report (SIR), ransomware encounter rates declined by approximately 60 percent between March 2017 and December 2018. Microsoft attributes this drop in ransomware...
What’s New With Windows: Windows 10 Updates; Windows 7 End of Support
It seems like not all that long ago I was writing about the end of support for Windows XP and extolling the virtues of Windows 8. How time flies. Now we’re anticipating the latest update for Windows 10 and saying goodbye to the popular Windows 7. Windows 10 recently...
2019’s Top Email Trends
Happy New Year! As I returned from time off for holiday celebrations and a ski vacation, I was greeted by that bane of the modern office worker – an overflowing Inbox. Of course, today’s technology means I can check email remotely from anywhere in the world. However,...