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Perfect Passwords

Source: Perfect Passwords, Mark Burnett 2005 and reprinted from: WhatsMyPass From the moment people started using passwords, it didn’t take long to realize how many people picked the very same passwords over and over. Even the way people misspell words is consistent. In fact, people are so predictable that most hackers make use of lists of common passwords just like these. To give you some insight into how predictable humans are, the following is a list of the 500 most common passwords. If y...

Microsoft releases critical IE security patch

On December 17, 2008 Microsoft released a patch for a recently disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The patches fixes a problem where a specially crafted website could result in a hacker gaining remote control of your comptuer. Due to the risk involved, Microsoft's recommendation is that this patch is applied immediately. We will begin rolling out this patch tonight and plan to have all machines updated by the weekend. As always, feel free to contact us with any questions.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from everyone at Network Velocity. We thank everyone for a great 2008 and look forward to an even better 2009! To celebrate the holidays, Network Velocity will be closed December 25th and 26th and January 1st and 2nd. In the event of an emergency please call our office and leave a message. An on-call technician will call you back.

Network Velocity obtains ConnectWise Network certification

Network Velocity is proud to announce that we have been certified to operate on the ConnectWise Network of Service Providers. ConnectWise is a Business Software Automation company providing services and guidance to the nation's top IT Consulting firms. Proven ConnectWise partners are eligible to join the ConnectWise Network. Once certified, the ConnectWise partner can tap into the prequalified talent pool from other partners across the United States. Managing client branch offices or suppo...