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Orange County Computer Consultant helps small businesses with networking, installations and small business software.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Orange County Computer Consultant

We will help protect your network against crackers, malware, and Spyware. We can lock down your laptops with encryption. Are your web servers secure? Wil you bet money on it? We can perform a complete security analysis for your corporation. Give us a call today.

Monday, July 04, 2011

Blogging from my Android.

I should be getting more content up shortly.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Orange County Computer Consultant | Computer Repair & Support

Orange County Computer Consultant is a IT consulting firm based in Orange County, California. We help home, small and medium size businesses. We can help if you have Spyware on your computer. Phuture Networks can also install any hardware that you have purchased. We can do operating system installs and customize the OS to your needs. Give us a call today. PH.714-589-9423

Orange County Computer Consultant | Network Support

Phone:714-589-9423

Our typical customer has 5 to 50 workstations, is a professional service business, and relies heavily on email, the Internet, and their computer network for running their business. Our clients hire us to support their network because they do not want to incur the overhead and cost of a full-time IT staff, and they don’t want to burden their employees with the responsibility of troubleshooting the company network.

Orange County Computer Consultant

Orange County Computer Consultant will install security updates for your servers and desktops. We can create a backup plan to ensure the reliability of your data. We will also monitor your server logs for all errors or warning and fix these problems. We want to make sure your network us running smoothly now and in the future. We are experts with computer security. We can install full disk encryption solutions on your laptops. This will protect any critical data in case the laptops are ever stolen. Orange County Computer Consultant can install a firewall and verify that it is installed and configured correctly.

Orange County Computer Consultant

Orange County Computer Consultant helps small businesses set up computer, networks and security. We help businesses with up to 25 computers. We can install Microsoft Server and configure it for your business and users. We will set up a wireless network to make your employees more productive. We can help set up accounting programs. Give us a call today. 714-589-9423.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Orange County Computer Consultant 714-589-9423

Are you a small business owner in the Orange County area? Do you need the latest operating system installed on your PC's or servers? Orange County Computer Consultant can help with networking, storage, operating systems and security. We have been serving the Orange County area for over 15 years. Give us a call today and let a professional work with you.

Cisco 5540 Adaptive Security Appliance VPN Edition - 4 x 10/100/1000Base-T Network LAN, 1 x 10/100Base-TX Network LAN - 1 x SSM , 1 x CompactFlash (CF) Card

The Cisco 5540 Adaptive Security Appliance delivers high-performance, high-density security services with Active/Active high availability and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for medium-sized and large enterprise and service-provider networks, in a reliable, modular appliance. With four Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and support for up to 100 VLANs, businesses can use the Cisco ASA 5540 to segment their network into numerous zones for improved security. The Cisco ASA 5540 Adaptive Security Appliance scales with businesses as their network security requirements grow, delivering exceptional investment protection and services scalability. The advanced network and application-layer security services and content security defenses provided by the Cisco ASA 5540 Adaptive Security Appliance can be extended by deploying the AIP SSM for high-performance intrusion prevention and worm mitigation.

SonicWALL TZ 210 Internet Security Appliance - 2 x 10/100/1000Base-T , 5 x 10/100Base-TX

SonicWALL TZ 210 Firewall
The all new SonicWALL TZ 210 Firewall network security appliances, shatters limitations by offering the revolutionary, fastest multi-layered network security in its class. Utilizing SonicWALL’s industry-leading Unified Threat Management (UTM) and patented Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection,™* the SonicWALL TZ 210 Firewall delivers in-depth protection at unparalleled performance. The all new TZ Series dramatically outperforms their TZ 180 and 190 predecessors, with the SonicWALL TZ 210 Firewall delivering two-and-a-half times the UTM throughput of its predecessors. The SonicWALL TZ 210 Firewall cost-effectively integrates IPSec and SSL VPN remote access, VoIP, and optional 802.11b/g/n wireless with optional 3G wireless broadband. Designed for the needs of distributed enterprise sites, branch offices, small and medium-sized businesses, retailers and managed service providers, the SonicWALL TZ 210 Firewall is the first affordable solution that can maximize the highest speeds available from modern ISPs while delivering full UTM protection.

What It Is and Why You Need It

Unified Threat Management
Voice and Video over IP
Global Management System

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Orange County Computer Consultant

Orange County Computer Consultant helps small to medium size businesses in the Orange County area. We can help design, install and support LAN's. (Local Area Networks) We can help you set up a secure wireless network. Orange County Computer Consultant can also repair and upgrade your desktops
and servers.

Are you concerned about security? We will install the latest anti-virus software. We can configure a firewall for your business. We can also install a intrusion detection system to catch attacks in real time and alert you. Give us a call today.

Orange County Computer Consultant

If you are a small business owner in Orange County and need technical help give us a call. Orange County Computer Consultant specializes in helping your business with growing and protecting your business. We can set up a network so you can share files. We can set up a secure wireless network.

We install local area networks, monitor and maintain them. We can look at your current infrastructure and recommend improvements. Do you need a backup solution? Do you backup currently?

If you are concerned about security we can set up a firewall for you. Give us a call today.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Orange County Computer Consultant

If you are a small business owner in Orange County and need technical help give us a call. Orange County Computer Consultant specializes in helping your business with growing and protecting your business. We can set up a network so you can share files. We can set up a secure wireless network.

We install local area networks, monitor and maintain them. We can look at your current infrastructure and recommend improvements. Do you need a backup solution? Do you backup currently?

If you are concerned about security we can set up a firewall for you. Give us a call today.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Orange County Computer Security

Welcome to Orange County Computer Consulant. We specialize in helping small busineses in Orange County secure their data. We can design a custom security solution for your business. We can install encryption software on your laptops to protect your data in case of theft. We also can provide software to scan incoming emails.

We will install anti-virus software to protect against malware and viruses.

Dont wait until it is to late. Give us a call today.

OC Computer Consultant Cisco ASA 5500`

This is a review on the new Cisco ASA 5500.

The Cisco ASA or Adaptive security appliance can use different modules for different security needs.
There are currently four unique modules. They include the firewall module, IPS which is a intrusion protection system. Anti-x module and a VPN (virtual private network) module.

The benefits of this appliance is that modules can be added as your needs grow. All in one device.
There is a business edition provides small to medium businesses with VPN and gateway capabilities.
The firewall module can be implemented to stop corporate users from abusing instant messaging, the
introduction of Spyware and Adware onto the corporate network.It will also protect against external
threats suck as hackers or crackers. Policies can also be set up to block peer to peer file sharing.

The Cisco ASA 5500 can also provide VPN access for remote users. The SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and
also IPSec protocols can be used to encrypt traffic. Different forms of authentication can be used such as Kerbeos, Microsoft Active directory, LDAP lightweight directory protocol and RSA secure ID.

Everything can be controlled through the Cisco Security Manager, a all in one management platform. I watched a video on this at Cisco's website. I like the interface, you can even see attacks in real time and decide to section off that part of the network. Thats pretty slick. Another way to do this is through MARS, which is Cisco's analysis tool.

There are different modules for different needs Some firewalls can support up to 1.2Gbps.

The Anti-X technology is based on Trend Micros technology to stop threats like viruses, spyware, trojans and worms.

Computer Consultant Orange County: Defense in Depth

Today in business protecting your information is essential. IT managers should be practicing defense in dept to secure their systems.

What is defense in depth? It is using multiple layers of security systems to protect or stop a attack. There are criminals, hackers, organized crime groups, employees and foreign countries trying to access or destroy data. There are many reasons why people do this. It could be used for identity theft, they can threaten to bring down a companies website. They might want to take over your servers to launch denial of service attacks. Foreign countries, terrorists and competition might want trade secrets, or information on military information.

There are many tools attackers have ready to use. How do they get to this information? There are many vulnerabilities they can implement. Here are a few: Rootkits, Remote exploits, buffer overflows, sniffing, session hijacking, social engineering, viruses, trojans, and key stroke loggers.

There are many tools that companies and individuals can use to help mitigate these risks. Intrusion detection and prevention systems can help stop and inform you that there is a possible attack happening. Firewalls and anti virus gateways can help to try to stop attacks and protect against viruses. The firewall must be checked for correct rule sets.Services not in use should have their ports blocked or turned off entirely. Denial of service defense software can be installed to help drop packets before they crash your systems. Your firewall can be configured to do the same.

Hosts in your network should be protected with anti-virus software, spyware removal tools, and personal firewalls.
If your data is really valuable consider hiring an outside firm to do penetration testing and application security testing.
Software updates should be installed frequently on a test server first and then put on your production servers.

Users on the network should be authenticated with a user name and password. The password should be difficult to guess and be alph numeric contain both upper case and lowercase. Passwords should be changed on a regular basis. To protect information on your computers encryption should be utilized with encryption protocols such as DES, 3DES or AES. If you use remote access do not use Telnet Make sure that you are using SSH, or SSL with IPsec.

Users should be educated about possible security risks and trained on the companies security policy. System administrators should be backing up daily and checking their logs for suspicious activity.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Internet Host and Network Enumeration

An attackers can gain use full information about a target organization by querying:

Domain and IP Registers.
Whois databases.
Web and Newsgroup search engines.

With this information a attacker can create a map of your network and look for vulnerabilities. Telephone numbers can be used to scan blocks of phone numbers looking for modems.

Netcraft can be used to identify and fingerprint web servers. Technical contacts, phone numbers and emails can be found using the whois command.

Webserver crawling can be used to mirror the organizations webserver. Some tools include GNU Wget and Black Widow.

Orange County Computer Consultant

Dear Business Owner,

We specialize in computer installation, repair and support for small business owners in the Orange County areas.

Our typical customer has 5 to 50 workstations, is a professional service business, and relies heavily on email, the Internet, and their computer network for running their business. Our clients hire us to support their network because they do not want to incur the overhead and cost of a full-time IT staff, and they don’t want to burden their employees with the responsibility of troubleshooting the company network.

We are most successful in working with clients that:
Demand reliability and security from their computer network.

See technology as a powerful tool for increasing productivity and gaining competitive advantages.

Want a technology partner that will act as a trusted advisor and seek to improve the productivity, profitability, and operations of their business through technology.

Are willing to invest in technology to improve communication and eliminate manual tasks.



We’ll Respond Within 60-Minutes or Less - Guaranteed. When you call us with a computer problem during normal business hours, we guarantee that your phone call will be either answered immediately or returned within 60 minutes or less by an experienced technician who can help. If we fail to respond within that time frame, the work is free.

Lightning Fast Repairs. You should not have to wait around all day for your computer to be repaired. We understand how important your computer network is to you; that is why we offer our remote support services. Thanks to this service, we can securely access your computer network via the Internet so you don’t have to wait around for a technician to show up. If we can’t fix it remotely, we’ll dispatch a technician the same day.

No Geek Speak. You deserve to get answers to your questions in PLAIN ENGLISH. Our technicians will not talk down to you or make you feel stupid because you don’t understand their “geek speak”.

100% Unconditional Satisfaction Guarantee. You deserve complete satisfaction with our products and services. We will do whatever it takes to make you happy. No hassles, no problems.

No Unpleasant Or Unexpected Surprises. You should EXPECT that no damage will be done to your network or your data. Before we start working on your computer or network, we will evaluate your problem and alert you to any potential risks involved in fulfilling your job. If there are any risks, they will be explained in full, and your authorization and agreement will be obtained before the work commences. You can also choose to have your data backed up before we start any work on your machine.

All Projects Completed On Time and On Budget - Guaranteed. When you hire us to complete a project, we won’t nickel and dime you with “unforeseen” or “unexpected” charges. Some incompetent or unethical technicians will do this because they haven’t properly planned or researched the project, OR they use it as a way to extract more money from you. Either way, we don’t feel that is correct or ethical. That’s why we guarantee all projects to be done ON TIME with no excuses.

Accurate Billing - Guaranteed. Every bill you receive from us is guaranteed to be accurate and detailed. You’ll know exactly what you are paying for, and ALL charges will be pre-approved by you. No more one-line “mystery” bills that don’t outline what you are paying for. Give us a call today for a free assessment.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Hargis
Owner

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Sophos aquires Astaro

Sophos Ltd. today made a move into the network security space by announcing its intention to acquire Astaro GmbH & Co. KG. Traditionally an endpoint protection company, Sophos has branched out, via acquisitions during the past five years to offer a deeper portfolio of products that includes encryption, application control, data protection and network access control. Terms of the deal were not announced.

The security landscape is getting nastier too, and smaller companies realize having basic protection or none at all doesn’t cut it.

Arabella Hallawell, vice president of corporate strategy, Sophos Ltd.

Astaro specializes in network security hardware, software and virtual appliances for SMBs and midmarket organizations. Its Astaro Security Gateway products serve small shops of 10 or fewer employees, all the way up to 5,000, and provide integrated network security offerings including VPN, firewall and intrusion prevention technology.

Unified threat management, Astaro’s primary business, is attractive to the midmarket because of its form factor, ease of management and relative costs compared to buying individual best-of-breed products. IDC puts the UTM market at $2 billion worldwide for 2010.

According to a Sophos press release, Astaro did $56 million worth of business last year and had 30% year-over-year growth, making it the fourth largest UTM vendor. Astaro has more than 200 employees, and is based in Karlsruhe, Germany, and Wilmington, MA.

More on Sophos:
Sophos integrates encryption into endpoint, email security:
Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection is the first software to integrate encryption from its acquisition of Utimaco in 2008.
Sophos sells majority stake to private equity group:
Apax Partners, a private equity investment firm, buys a majority interest in computer security vendor Sophos. Sophos is valued at $830 million in the transaction.
Strategically, the acquisition gives Sophos visibility into endpoint and network activity, data that can be centrally managed and reported. Sophos sees an opportunity to close a market and portfolio gap with the acquisition by eventually integrating Web and application security controls with network security, according to vice president of corporate strategy Arabella Hallawell. She said there currently is no coordination between endpoint and network security that provides visibility for respective admins and analysts into what’s happening on either platform.

Astaro’s Security Gateway products are its principal offering. Its three form factors, including a virtual appliance, combine firewall, IPS, denial-of-service protection and remote office connectivity via IPsec- and SSL-based VPNs. Astaro also offers log management and mail archiving, as well as a management console.

“If you look at some current IT trends, there are many more distributed worksites, especially the rate SMBs are adding remote sites is increasing quickly,” Hallawell said. “It becomes untenable to add more devices and locations. The security landscape is getting nastier too, and smaller companies realize having basic protection or none at all doesn’t cut it. We looked closely at this area and it became clear there was unmet need for better integrated security that includes Web and application security controls and policy controls.”

In the short term, expect to see Sophos incorporate its threat prevention technology, including real-time lookups on malicious websites into the Astaro gateways. In addition, some initial coordination between the two product lines could include some policy setting and reporting for events on the Astaro line integrated with Web filtering and malicious site detection and enforcement on the Sophos endpoint.

Orange County Computer Security | Small Business Security

Would you go out of business if your company was hacked? Think about this. Office Max, Discount Shoe Ware House and even TJ Max have been hacked in the past. The attackers got millions of credit card numbers and sold them on the Internet!

What are you doing to secure your corporate information? Can your clients trust your data security? Would you lose clients if you got hacked and it was printed in the papers that you have poor security?

Every day determined attackers and script kiddies are looking for vulnerable host's on the Internet. Do you have a firewall in place? Is it configured properly? Are you running a wireless network? Can people in your parking lot access it? Are they on your network right now? Dont wait until it is too late. Orange County Computer Consultant can test your security. We will install and configure the latest security appliances for your small business. Give us a call or email us today.

Orange County Computer Security PH. 714-589-9423

Solutions for small business in the Orange County Area.

Layered Network Security.

Secure Remote Access.

Web and Email Security.

Encryption Technologies.