Over the past few months, the spam problem has reached new heights. We have spoken too many of you recently regarding what can be done.

It is probably fair to say that no one antivirus products is capable of dealing with the onslaught, so we are now recommending a multi-product approach on the basis that if one doesn’t catch it, the other invariably does.

Introducing

Web & Mail Security

Anti-spam Solution for servers

Now available from Sentinel Business IT Ltd

Why choose GFI Mail Essentials?

• Highest spam detection rate (over 99%) by its two anti-spam engines
• Ultra low rate of false positives
• Costs just £169.00* for 10 mailboxes

Additional Benefits

• Company wide disclaimer, header and footer text
• Email archiving to SQL database

* Subject to installation cost of £50.00 if installed by Sentinel Business IT Ltd. Prices subject to VAT at prevailing rate. Product subject to an annual renewal at approximately 50% of 1^st year cost. Requires Microsoft Exchange server to install

Internet Usage Monitoring for just £136.00* per year for 10 users

(Available for additional users if required. Please ask for a quote)

GFI WebMonitor 2009™ boosts employee productivity by giving you complete internet access control to monitor what users are browsing and downloading in real-time. Research by IDC shows that up to 40% of employee Internet access is non-work related.

GFI Webmonitor and Web Security provides you the tools that enable you to have complete Internet access control to monitor employees’ web browsing activities.

Add web security to protect against viruses, spyware, malware and phishing scams for just £120.00* per year for 10 users

(Available for additional users if required. Please ask for a quote)

GFI WebMonitor 2009 offers web security features that allow you to control your employees’ internet access by monitoring what files employees are downloading, to block file-types such as MP3s and to scan all files for viruses, spyware and malware using multiple anti-virus engines.

GFI WebMonitor 2009 lowers the risk of social engineering by blocking access to phishing websites through the use of an auto-updatable database of phishing URLs. The web monitoring features also allow you to monitor and block Live Messenger (MSN) chat sessions and file transfers.

Why use GFI WebMonitor?

· Increase productivity by managing your employees’ web browsing habits

· Protect the network from dangerous downloads in real-time

· Reduce “cyberslacking” – time wasted by employees online

· Effectively enforce an Internet Usage Policy

· Prevent data leakage through socially-engineered websites

· Benefit from multiple scanning engines to ensure that downloads are free of viruses and other malware.

To find out more, call us now on 0800 043 9186

* Subject to one off setup charge of £30.00. All prices subject to VAT at the prevailing rate. Requires annual renewal.

However, I recently discovered a new product called Bridge2CRM. An entirely SAAS offering, it works with both OnPremise and Hosted variants of Microsoft Dynamics 4.0 and fits the iPhone interface very well indeed. All for less than £10.00 ($9.95) per month per user.

Its early days, but so far I am very impressed.

For more information

SoftbridgeInc

http://www.bridge2crm.com/

During the past 9 months, we have become increasingly frustrated by the poor service and appalling levels of technical support offered by the broadband providers we typically deal with on your behalf.

Most of us rely more heavily on our broadband than we would ever thought possible just a few years ago. Email and internet have become some of the most important tools at our disposal. It is essential therefore that we have a broadband provider whose network is as reliable as it can be, and backs that up with excellent technical support in the event of a failure.

Introducing ZEN Internet

ZEN Internet has consistently won awards and accolades from IT professionals and consumer organizations alike for their:

· Quality of service

· Network reliability

· Technical support

These were the primary considerations when making our choice. Happily they are also competitively priced in comparison with other business class providers.

Through this partnership, we can now offer the following:

· Business class broadband

· SDSL and lease Lines

· Domains and Web Hosting

For more information regarding ZEN Internet, contact us now on 0800 043 9186 to discuss your requirements.

Sentinel Business IT Ltd. Litton House, Saville Road, Peterborough. PE3 7PR

Products Affected : iPhone, iPod touch, iPhone 3G, iPod touch (2nd generation)

1. To add an Exchange account to your iPhone or iPod touch, tap Settings, then Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then Add Account, then Microsoft Exchange. Note, you can configure only one Exchange account per device..

2. On the next screen, enter your complete email address, domain, username, password, and a description (which may be anything you like). Ask your Exchange server administrator if you are unsure of the domain. If you are unable to view your folder list, or unable to send or receive email, leave the domain field blank.

3.

4. Your iPhone (or iPod touch) will now try to locate your Exchange server using Microsoft’s Autodiscovery service. If the server cannot be located, the screen below is shown. Enter your front-end Exchange server’s complete address in the Server field. Contact your Exchange server administrator if you are unsure of the address.
5. Ensure you enter the server name per the SSL server certification if using SSL

5. Your iPhone or iPod touch will try to create a secure (SSL) connection to your Exchange server. If it cannot do this, it will try a non-SSL connection. To override the SSL setting, go into Settings, then Mail, Contacts, Calendars, select your Exchange account, tap Account Info, then toggle the Use SSL slider.

After successfully making a connection to the Exchange server, you may be prompted to change your device passcode to match whatever policies may have been set on your server.
6. Choose which type(s) of data you would like to synchronize: Mail, Contacts, and Calendars. Note that by default, only 3 days’ worth of email is synchronized. To synchronize more, go into Settings, then Mail, Contacts, Calendars, select your Exchange account, and tap on Mail days to sync.
Note that after configuring an Exchange ActiveSync account, all existing contact and calendar information on the iPhone or iPod touch is overwritten. Additionally, iTunes no longer syncs contacts and calendars with your desktop computer. You can still sync your iPhone or iPod touch wirelessly with MobileMe services.

Sentinel Business IT Ltd

Oct 2009

www.easylifeit.com

We are receiving email messages that supposedly came from Facebook. It asks recipients to update their login credentials for security purposes. It then instructs them to click the URL provided in the email message. When the user clicks the URL, it points them to a spoofed Facebook website where they are required to input their password only as their email address has been automatically filled up.

Once the users hit the ‘Login’ button, it will redirect them to another fraudulent page where a link to download a suspicious update tool file is provided. Trend Micro detects this as TROJ_ZBOT.CDX.

As of this writing, the phishing URL as well as the malicious file has been blocked and detected already via the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network.

This is a great example showing just how cunning cybercriminals can be just to steal precious information. They even claimed to offer recipients security, which is really ironic. Not everyone though may be as hard to fool as, say, security experts. So how can you tell if your personal information is being phished? Here are some useful tips:

§ Check the email’s content. Misspellings and grammatical mistakes are very common in spammed messages.

§ Do not click embedded links. If you need to update your login credentials, go to the site’s homepage and log in from there.

§ Check the URL in the message body. A legitimate Facebook link will not continue beyond .com as in the two bogus email messages.

§ Check the time stamps. Facebook has millions of users worldwide so it really is very unlikely that the site’s administrator will send out email messages to all users within the same day.

§ Check the sender’s email address. A legitimate Facebook email sender will have a facebook.com and not a facebookmail.com address.

Don’t be just another victim. Keep in mind that cybercriminals will do just about anything to fool those who let their guards down.

Sentinel Business IT Ltd  www.easylifeit.com

0800 043 9186

November 2009

It can be downloaded direct from Microsoft here

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Lindsey Hall

Sentinel Business IT Ltd

www.easylifeit.com

http://blog.trendmicro.com/zbot-spam-campaign-continues/

A slightly modified Zbot spam campaign currently making rounds pretend to come from the IT support of various companies. It informs users that a security update in the mailing service caused changes in their mailbox settings. They are instructed to open the ZIP attachment and run the .EXE file, INSTALL.EXE to supposedly apply the changes. Trend Micro detects this as TROJ_FAKEREAN.CF.

When executed, this Trojan accesses http://{BLOCKED}nerkadosa.com/xIw1yPD0q5Gb8t0br4×6k5sk to download another malicious file detected as TROJ_FAKEREAN.BI.

Spammers usually employed random email address in the FROM and TO field headers but in this case, the actual company domain is used as email addresses in both fields. This is done to make the email message more credible, and convincingly coming internally from the company, thus luring unknowing users into executing the malware.

This attack is a follow-up on the phishing email we blogged earlier this week. The said email purports as a notification from the company’s “system administrator” to update the user’s system because of a server upgrade. Accordingly, the subdomains are tailor-made to make it more legitimate.

Users are encouraged not to open suspicious-looking emails even though it supposedly came from a trusted source. It is also advisable that users contact first their IT or tech support in case they received such emails to verify if indeed a security update had occurred. Trend Micro protects users from this attack with its Trend Micro Smart Protection Network that blocks and detects the said malicious file.

Read more: http://blog.trendmicro.com/zbot-spam-campaign-continues/#ixzz0U7j1gwV5

Lindsey Hall. EasylifeIT – 16th Oct 09

In just 60 minutes, EasylifeIT Teamlink can show you how our technology can improve your sales and customer service. We will even provide lunch!

The EasylifeIT Teamlink Lunch and Learn sessions are designed to be short, informative and to the point. We know you are all busy people, so the discussion itself usually lasts no more than 20-30 minutes, giving people time to ask questions, eat,chat and network.

The points we will cover :

• The common problems faced by small businesses in sales and service.
• How these problems can be addressed by technology.
• How EasylifeIT Teamlink has made this technology affordable.
• Introducing the 3 products. Professional Email, Collaboration Site and Customer Manager.
• Some examples of how EasylifeIT Teamlink works in the real world.

Come and join us and see how we can help you.

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This appears to contain a link to an infected file containing a Trojan. Please DO NOT follow this link. If you have already done so, please contact us as soon as possible. This email is not from us or anyone else concerned with the security of your PC and network. A sample of the email follows :

Regards

EasylifeIT

The email content is detailed below

Attention!

On October 16, 2009 server upgrade will take place. Due to this the system may be offline for approximately half an hour.
The changes will concern security, reliability and performance of mail service and the system as a whole.
For compatibility of your browsers and mail clients with upgraded server software you should run SSl certificates update procedure.
This procedure is quite simple. All you have to do is just to click the link provided, to save the patch file and then to run it from your computer location. That’s all.

http://updates.yourcompany.com.secure.admin-db.net/ssl/id=755415319-info@yourcompany.com-patch1307.aspx

Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter and sorry for possible inconveniences.

System Administrator