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Blackmail E-mail Scam

The Blackmail E-mail Scam: The latest extortion scam to hit users

By Jeff Fowler | August 3, 2018
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There have been multiple reports of users around the country receiving emails with their own passwords and an email trying to blackmail them for BitCoin using convincing social engineering. The attackers begin by sending their potential victims an email, claiming they have access to their computers and have been spying on them. To make it…

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grammarly patch

Security Alert: Grammarly patches browser extension that was previously exposing user’s documents.

By Jeff Fowler | February 9, 2018
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Update: This has been fixed by Grammarly as February 2018. It only affected Chrome version 14.826.1446. According to the Chromium.org report, around 22 million users are affected: “The Grammarly chrome extension (approx ~22M users) exposes it’s auth tokens to all websites, therefore any website can login to grammarly.com as you and access all your documents…

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WIFI AFFECTED BY THE WPA2 KRACK

ALERT: Is My WIFI affected by the WPA2 KRACK?

By SandStorm IT | October 17, 2017
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If you’ve seen the news over the past 24 hours, you’ve probably heard about the WPA2 KRACK.  You may be asking, what does all of this mean?  Is it really as bad as some people are portraying it to be?  Does this affect me?  The simple answer is yes, it is pretty bad and if…

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Cybersecurity Awareness

October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month

By Jeff Fowler | October 12, 2017
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The US Department of Homeland Security has observed National Cyber Security Awareness Month every October since 2004. NCSAM is connected with the Stop. Think. Connect campaign. The focus is part of a global effort to provide both businesses and individuals the information, resources and tools they need to stay safe on the internet and building…

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SandStorm IT Debuts at #16 on MBJ List of Largest Memphis Area IT Companies

By Doyle Sanders | September 25, 2017
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SandStorm IT is extremely proud to announce that it debuted on the 2017 Memphis Business Journal List of Largest Memphis Area Information Technology Companies tied for 16th place on the list. SandStorm IT also debuted on the 2017 Largest Memphis Area Interactive Firms tied for 13th place on that list. Doyle Sanders, President of SandStorm IT, states,…

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SANDSTORM’S NEW OFFICE

We’ve moved! Check Out SandStorm’s New Office!

By Doyle Sanders | September 11, 2017
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On September 1, SandStorm IT moved to our newly renovated office building located at 61 Atoka-McLaughlin Drive in Atoka.  We are located right across from the new Atoka Town Hall. Our new office permits us to have more space for all of our team members to continue providing great service to all of our customers.…

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RansomWare

RansomWare and What You Should Do Now!

By SandStorm IT | May 15, 2017
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Several of SandStorm IT’s customers have asked what can be done about the current rash of ransomware virus infections, and, specifically the WannaCrypt, or commonly called the Wanna Cry virus.   What is “Wanna Cry”? BREAK WannaCrypt or “Wanna Cry” is a ransomware virus designed to make your data inaccessible and to then extort money, funds,…

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mobile dev

SandStorm IT – Major Site Update…

By Jeff Fowler | January 26, 2017
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SandStorm IT has made some MAJOR content updates to prepare for 2017. As you dig deeper into our site, you’ll notice quite a bit more content has been added. The biggest changes have occurred in: We’ve added a Blog to cover topics of interest. Our Services section has been restructured with content. The About page has been…

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