Entries by Garin Livingstone

Boo To The Flu

The Hudson Public Library is offering a free flu shot clinic on Wed. September 28th from 9:30-12:30. If you are interested, bring your insurance card. That is it! Very easy.

Do I need Cyber Liability Insurance?

Gavin Livingstone, President, and Mike Carlson, CTO at Bryley Systems Inc. with Bill Percuoco, Sales Executive at DF Murphy Insurance Agency, Inc. In general, Bryley retains business insurance to address all areas of significant risk; we ensure that we have sufficient coverage for all big-event issues, while usually requesting the greatest deductible possible.  Cyber Liability […]

Michael Carlson, Bryley Systems’ Chief Technology Officer, surpasses 20 years of service

Mike Carlson celebrates his 20th year as Chief Technology Officer at Bryley Systems Inc., an award-winning, Managed IT Services firm based in Hudson, MA.  Mr. Carlson has extensive knowledge in both local and wide-area network design and implementation.  He is a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist™ (MCTS), a VMware Technical Solutions Professional (VTSP), and a Citrix […]

My final words on Ransomware (at least until next month)

Gavin Livingstone, Bryley Systems Inc. Ransomware continues to grow at a rapid pace: The FBI received over 2,400 Ransomware complaints in 2015 There was a 30% increase in Ransomware cases in Q1-20161 Ransomware infections in April 2016 more than doubled2 The most-popular variants and their distribution methods: CryptoWall – Distributed through ZIP attachments on email […]

More Ransomware – Jeez, I’m getting sick of this topic!

Gavin Livingstone, Bryley Systems Inc. Guess what:  Cyber crooks are killing it!  According to Kaspersky Labs, over 700,000 people late 2015/early 2016 gained the privilege of stress-testing their backup strategies or forking over money (and a comment on their vulnerability) to some overseas creeps who view every server and workstation as a potential cash cow; […]