Knowledge Base
Velocity Technologies Blog & Technical Archive
Practical cybersecurity, backup, Microsoft 365, and managed IT guidance for Phoenix businesses, alongside a curated archive of technical how-tos published by Velocity engineers since 2009.
2025 (51 articles)
-
Ensuring Clean Recovery for Business Continuity: Best Practices for IT Professionals
Introduction: The Need for Clean Recovery in Modern IT Environments The stakes for IT resilience have never been higher. Modern organizations depend on…
-
How the Glasgow Council Cyber Attack Exposed Critical Gaps in Public Sector Security
Introduction: The Glasgow Council Cyber Attack In early 2024, Glasgow City Council, one of the UK’s largest local authorities, suffered a significant cyber…
-
The Critical Role of Technology in Industrial Strategy: A Comprehensive Analysis
The Critical Role of Technology in Industrial Strategy: A Comprehensive Analysis In today's rapidly advancing world, crafting an industrial strategy…
-
The Rising Tide of Cyber Attacks: Why Businesses Should Be on High Alert
The Rising Tide of Cyber Attacks: Why Businesses Should Be on High Alert In today's interconnected digital world, the threat of cyber attacks looms larger…
-
Broadcom's Supply Chain Breach: Understanding the Impact of Employee Data Theft
Broadcom's Supply Chain Breach: Understanding the Impact of Employee Data Theft In the fast-evolving digital age, security breaches have become an…
-
Hackers Exploit Windows Defender: Understanding the New Threat
Hackers Exploit Windows Defender: Understanding the New Threat In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, threats are becoming more sophisticated and…
-
Mastering Ransomware Attacks: Strategies to Protect Your Business
Mastering Ransomware Attacks: Strategies to Protect Your Business The constant evolution of technology has brought about numerous opportunities for…
-
Protect Your Network: FBI Alerts on Outdated Router Vulnerabilities
Protect Your Network: FBI Alerts on Outdated Router Vulnerabilities As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, the FBI has issued a critical…
-
Addressing the IPv6 Vulnerability: How Hackers Exploit Network Features to Hijack Software Updates
Addressing the IPv6 Vulnerability: How Hackers Exploit Network Features to Hijack Software Updates In the ever-evolving domain of cybersecurity, IPv6…
-
Understanding Cyber Attacks: The Challenge of Effective Communication
Understanding Cyber Attacks: The Challenge of Effective Communication In today's digital era, cyber attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, posing…
-
Massive Data Breach at Ascension Healthcare Potentially Linked to CL0P Ransomware: What You Need to Know
Massive Data Breach at Ascension Healthcare Potentially Linked to CL0P Ransomware: What You Need to Know The digital world faces another upheaval as…
-
Microsoft RDP's Expired Password Loophole: What You Need to Know
Microsoft RDP's Expired Password Loophole: What You Need to Know In a surprising revelation, it has come to light that Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol…
-
Understanding the Most Common Cyberattacks: Protect Your Digital Assets
Understanding the Most Common Cyberattacks: Protect Your Digital Assets In today's interconnected world, cybersecurity has become a critical concern for…
-
Understanding the Ransomware Epidemic: An Alarming Threat to Global Businesses in 2024
Understanding the Ransomware Epidemic: An Alarming Threat to Global Businesses in 2024 In 2024, more than 7 out of 10 businesses worldwide have been…
-
Cisco Webex Security Flaw: How Hackers Could Hijack Your System Through a Meeting Invite
Cisco Webex Security Flaw: How Hackers Could Hijack Your System Through a Meeting Invite In today's digital age, securing online communications and…
-
Hackers Exploit [email protected] for Phishing: What You Need to Know
Hackers Exploit [email protected] for Phishing: What You Need to Know In today's digital age, cyber threats continue to evolve, becoming more…
-
Protect Your Data: Avoiding Malware Through Fake PDF Converters
Protect Your Data: Avoiding Malware Through Fake PDF Converters In the digital age where document sharing is fundamental, PDF converters have become…
-
WhatsApp Vulnerability Exposed: How Hackers Shared EXE Files as Images
WhatsApp Vulnerability Exposed: How Hackers Shared EXE Files as Images In the digital age, security breaches are a significant concern for users worldwide.…
-
The Hidden Dangers of Weak Passwords: Why Businesses Must Act Now
The Hidden Dangers of Weak Passwords: Why Businesses Must Act Now In an era where cybersecurity threats are evolving at lightning speed, the reliance on…
-
Mastering Cyber Hygiene: A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing Attacks
Mastering Cyber Hygiene: A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing Attacks In today's interconnected world, cyber threats are more prevalent than ever. Ensuring…
-
The Rising Threat: Personalized Phishing Campaigns Targeting Your Favorite Brands
The Rising Threat: Personalized Phishing Campaigns Targeting Your Favorite Brands In the ever-evolving world of cyber threats, phishing campaigns continue…
-
Unveiling the Cybersecurity Threat: Malware Distribution via Virtual Hard Disk Image Files
Unveiling the Cybersecurity Threat: Malware Distribution via Virtual Hard Disk Image Files In our increasingly digital world, cybersecurity threats are…
-
Protecting Your Digital Frontiers: Unraveling the Recent Phishing Campaign Impersonating Booking.com
Protecting Your Digital Frontiers: Unraveling the Recent Phishing Campaign Impersonating Booking.com In an era where cyber threats continually evolve…
-
Understanding Hypervisor Migration Costs for Small Businesses
Understanding Hypervisor Migration Costs for Small Businesses Navigating the world of hypervisor migration can be daunting, especially for small businesses…
-
Mastering Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: Essential Strategies for Success
Mastering Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: Essential Strategies for Success In today's fast-paced digital world, companies face an increasing…
-
Overconfidence in Spotting Phishing Attacks: A Growing Concern in Cybersecurity
Overconfidence in Spotting Phishing Attacks: A Growing Concern in Cybersecurity In today's digital world, cybersecurity is a top priority for both…
-
Unraveling Ransomware: How GPU Power Cracked One of the Most Notorious Hacks
Unraveling Ransomware: How GPU Power Cracked One of the Most Notorious Hacks Ransomware attacks have emerged as a formidable threat in the digital world…
-
Cybersecurity Breach Halts Newspaper Printing: Unpacking the Lee Enterprises Incident
Cybersecurity Breach Halts Newspaper Printing: Unpacking the Lee Enterprises Incident In the digital age where cyber threats are an escalating concern, the…
-
How Hackers Exploit Google Systems to Hijack E-Commerce Stores: Understanding the Threat and Safeguarding Your Business
How Hackers Exploit Google Systems to Hijack E-Commerce Stores: Understanding the Threat and Safeguarding Your Business In today's digital age, e-commerce…
-
Microsoft Warns: Hackers Unveil New Techniques for Malware Distribution
Microsoft Warns: Hackers Unveil New Techniques for Malware Distribution In today's fast-evolving digital age, cybersecurity stands as a formidable shield…
-
Microsoft Authentication System Spoofed via Phishing Attack: Implications and Defense Strategies
Microsoft Authentication System Spoofed via Phishing Attack: Implications and Defense Strategies In the digital age, cyber threats continue to evolve…
-
Why Microsoft's Forced Windows 11 24H2 Update Could Be a Smart Move
Why Microsoft's Forced Windows 11 24H2 Update Could Be a Smart Move In the ever-evolving world of technology, keeping up with system updates is crucial for…
-
Microsoft Alerts: January Windows Updates May Fail Due to Citrix Software
Microsoft Alerts: January Windows Updates May Fail Due to Citrix Software In the ever-evolving world of technology, software compatibility issues are not…
-
The Role of Cyber Insurance in Strengthening Defenses Against Ransomware
The Role of Cyber Insurance in Strengthening Defenses Against Ransomware In an era where digital threats loom larger than ever, businesses are increasingly…
-
AI Security: The Essential First and Last Layer of Defense
AI Security: The Essential First and Last Layer of Defense In today's digital age, where cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated, the role of…
-
Mastering Recovery Time Objective (RTO) Strategies for Business Continuity
Mastering Recovery Time Objective (RTO) Strategies for Business Continuity In today's fast-paced digital world, businesses rely heavily on data and…
-
Understanding the Threat: Ransomware as a Service and How to Combat It
Understanding the Threat: Ransomware as a Service and How to Combat It In today's digital age, the threat of ransomware is more significant than ever. As…
-
Understanding Account Takeover: Defense Strategies You Need
Understanding Account Takeover: Defense Strategies You Need Account takeover is an ever-present threat in today's digital age. This malicious activity can…
-
Mastering Hybrid Cloud Scalability: Strategies and Insights
Mastering Hybrid Cloud Scalability: Strategies and Insights In today's fast-paced digital era, businesses are increasingly turning to hybrid cloud…
-
Preparing for the Future of Cybersecurity with Next-Gen SIEM
Preparing for the Future of Cybersecurity with Next-Gen SIEM In the rapidly evolving world of digital security, the need for robust and efficient…
-
Understanding the Significant Rise in Microsoft 365 Subscription Costs
Understanding the Significant Rise in Microsoft 365 Subscription Costs In recent years, businesses and individuals have increasingly relied on Microsoft…
-
The Dangers of Time Tracker Tools: How a Massive Data Leak Exposed Remote Workers
The Dangers of Time Tracker Tools: How a Massive Data Leak Exposed Remote Workers In the digital age, where remote work has become prominent, tools…
-
Tackling Voice Fraud and Deepfakes: How FNBO and Pindrop Lead the Charge
Tackling Voice Fraud and Deepfakes: How FNBO and Pindrop Lead the Charge In the fast-evolving world of digital banking and finance, security challenges are…
-
Mastering Government Cybersecurity: Strategies for Protecting Public Sector Data
Mastering Government Cybersecurity: Strategies for Protecting Public Sector Data In today's digital world, cybersecurity is more than just a technical…
-
The Ultimate Guide to Achieving HIPAA Compliance for Your Organization
The Ultimate Guide to Achieving HIPAA Compliance for Your Organization In today’s digital age, safeguarding sensitive health information is more critical…
-
Maximizing Efficiency with Enterprise Multi-Cloud Storage: A Comprehensive Guide
Maximizing Efficiency with Enterprise Multi-Cloud Storage: A Comprehensive Guide In today's rapidly evolving digital world, businesses are increasingly…
-
Securing the Hybrid Cloud: Navigating Compliance Challenges
Securing the Hybrid Cloud: Navigating Compliance Challenges In today's fast-paced digital environment, organizations increasingly rely on hybrid cloud…
-
Google Gemini: Transforming Android Auto with Cutting-Edge AI
Google Gemini: Transforming Android Auto with Cutting-Edge AI In the rapidly evolving world of automotive technology, the integration of artificial…
-
Transforming IT Ecosystems with Managed Services: A Comprehensive Guide
Transforming IT Ecosystems with Managed Services: A Comprehensive Guide In the digital age, businesses are increasingly reliant on their IT ecosystems to…
-
Understanding the White House's Cyber Trust Mark: Is Your Device Secure?
Understanding the White House's Cyber Trust Mark: Is Your Device Secure? In an era where cybersecurity threats loom larger than ever, ensuring the safety…
-
Why Microsoft Urges Users to Upgrade to Windows 11 by 2025
Why Microsoft Urges Users to Upgrade to Windows 11 by 2025 In 2025, Microsoft will be discontinuing support for Windows 10, and the tech giant is…
2024 (1 articles)
-
Urgent Call to Action: Why U.S. Officials are Urging Americans to Use Encrypted Messaging Apps
Urgent Call to Action: Why U.S. Officials are Urging Americans to Use Encrypted Messaging Apps In the evolving landscape of digital communication…
2021 (7 articles)
-
How to optimize remote work
Remote working enables companies to enable employees to optimise their daily processes with the right tools. It gives employees the flexibility to do their…
-
Why is two factor authentication important?
The process of account recovery itself can also be undermined because it can be used to disable two-factor authentication by resetting the user's current…
-
Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Targets Microsoft Users
Phishing campaigns that Microsoft security researchers have been pursuing for years underscore not only the continuing success of hackers'social…
-
Why does my business need unified communications?
Unified Communications can transform businesses by increasing productivity, enhancing customer service, ensuring accessibility, lowering costs, increasing…
-
What is a virtual CIO?
A virtual CIO is a portfolio of IT services available for small businesses by managed service providers (MSPs) today. Companies contract with IT agencies…
-
Managed IT support for small businesses
MSP works with you to design and implement a backup plan that meets your budget and business requirements, and ensures that your data is always backed up.…
-
How can I protect my business against ransomware
Make sure you have a plan to restore your systems in case of an attack. Cyber security is an ongoing process that includes frequent discussions with your…
2015 (5 articles)
-
Scalable Server Infrastructure Using Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Many corporate data centers have gradually grown quite fat over the last ten years of development. The physical servers are now a minority, and the virtual…
-
Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Migrate from Exchange to Microsoft 365
There are a huge number of users on Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013 all over the world. People were really happy with Exchange Server.…
-
Hyperconverged Solutions For Next-Generation Enterprise
Hyperconverged solutions are the biggest trends in the world of virtualization. The data center during the last five years or more has been changed and…
-
How To Recover Critical Data with Disaster Recovery Consulting
We Help To Recover Critical Data And Keeps Your Business Running Many large scale businesses rely on information technology where data availability is the…
-
Computer Network Security Solutions Consultant
Why You Need a Computer Network Security Solutions Consultant? ____________________________________ In the world of ever-evolving and increasing internet…
2014 (3 articles)
-
How to get the computer name on Windows 7 or 8 without logging in
You will notice with Windows 7 and 8 you no longer get the computer name drop down. However, you can still find the computer name by simply typing in . for…
-
How to install a Godaddy SSL certificate on a Cisco ASA firewall
The first step in getting an SSL certificate for your Cisco ASA is to generate a CSR request. 1. Open ASDM > Configuration > Device Management 2.…
-
Users cannot manage distribution groups that they are owners of in Exchange 2013
If you have recently ran across an issue where users are unable to manage a distribution group in Outlook or Exchange even though you have made them owners…
2013 (2 articles)
-
iDrac in Dell Server error - Alert! iDRAC6 not responding. Power required may exceed PSU wattage.
If you receive this error - Alert! iDRAC6 not responding. Power required may exceed PSU wattage. Try these steps to resolve it: 1. Turn off your server and…
-
When running gpresult you get an error "no data available" in the computer details
If you're running gpresult to troubleshoot group policies you may notice that in the computer details section it states, "no data available". If this is…
2010 (5 articles)
-
Trying to delete Exchange 2010 mailbox error cannot be deleted system mailboxes
If you try to delete an Exchange 2010 mailbox and you get an error. -------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Exchange Error…
-
Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 SP1 download location
Exchange 2010 SP1 can be downloaded via this link. Exchange 2010 SP1 You can also check your version of Exchange with this table: Exchange Server and…
-
What is IPv6
IPv6 is the successor to IPv4. IPv4 and IPv6 are the internet protocols that all networks use to communicate. IPv4 is still dominate today on the internet.…
-
Getting Started with Exchange 2010
As most know Exchange 2010 is the latest version of Microsoft's email server. I wanted to write a short description of the software and outline its…
-
Microsoft Small Business Server 2008
Microsoft SBS Server 2008 is an excellent solution for small businesses. However, migrating to SBS 2008 is not that simple. First things first it is…
2009 (24 articles)
-
SCCM log files
Client Log Files CAS - Content Access Service. Maintains the local package cache. Ccmexec.log - Records activities of the client and the SMS Agent Host…
-
Configure Public folder replication
Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 Topic Last Modified: 2007-08-24 This topic explains how to use the Exchange Management Console…
-
How to create an offline address book Exchange 2007
How to Create an Offline Address Book Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 Topic Last Modified: 2007-01-02 This topic explains how to…
-
Spoofing caller ID with Asterisk
Setup Asterisk Signup with Voice Pulse or any provider that allows you to specify your ANI Follow their manually configuration which can be found here…
-
Installing BES Express for Exchange 2003
Installing BES for Microsoft Exchange http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/preinstallation/exchange.jsp#tab_tab_step1 Create a new user in AD name the user…
-
Antivirus and Exchange 2007
What folders should be excluded? Mailbox Server Role: You must exclude specific directories for each Exchange server or server role on which you run a…
-
Integrate Blackberry Enterprise Server(BES) with Exchange
Login to server using an account that will run teh BES services. Run setup.exe Click continue installation On the licensing agreement enter your user name…
-
Migrate Exchange 2000 or 2003 to Exchange 2007
A couple of notes ahead of time: Edge Transport server is the only server that should be left in Workgroup mode Set your application log files to 40MB If…
-
Upgrading your domain to AD 2008 from Active Directory 2000
Benefits: Improve the security, scalability, and manageability of your network infrastructure. Things to know: Raising the domain or forest functional…
-
Moving your Exchange 2003 database and log files
To move databases Start Exchange System Manager. Open the administrative group that contains the database that you want to change. Under Storage Group…
-
CCR(Continuous Cluster Replication) in Exchange 2007 and why it is your optimal disaster recovery solution
With the design of Microsoft Exchange server 2007 Microsoft added some new HA or high availability options that were not available in the previous versions…
-
Exchange virtual directories messed up beyond repair?
If you follow these directions it basically resets your Exchange virtual directories back to default: Use Adsutil.vbs Back up your IIS Metabase. To do…
-
If you are using SSL and forms based authentication Activesync will be broken
In order to resolve this issue you must perform the following steps on your Exchange box. Disable the forms-based authentication for the Exchange virtual…
-
Installing Trixbox(Asterisk) on an ESXi server
Install stage: 1. Download the Trixbox ISO. This will probably take ~1 hour. 2. Create a new virtual machine in ESXi with the following options Typical…
-
Purchasing a new PC or Barebone processor?
For some reason over the last few years processor manufacturers have decided to name their processors things like dual core, quad core, xeon, etc. Then…
-
Finding an alternative to Webex
DimDim - At first I noticed their free online hosted version. But this is not what I'm looking for. I'm trying to find something I can implement on my own…
-
My battle with installing ESXi 3.5 Update 2
So I found out Vmware ESXi 3.5 their latest version is free! And it's only 32mb and it is completely host independent. So I decided to give it a shot.…
-
My Linux Asterisk server getting hacked!
After seeing numerous entries to hack my linux box I decided it is time to learn how to implement iptables for security. A copy of the log file an be found…
-
Access your pc from anywhere
There are several services available now that allow you to remotely access your computer from any other machine in the world, as long as it is connected to…
-
Troubleshooting boot failures in Windows 2003
Most of us have had the problem before. You start up your Windows machine and are greeted with a cryptic error message or “blue screen of death” before…
-
Windows Vista which version do you need?
With the commercial release of Windows Vista right around the corner many users are preparing to upgrade to the latest Microsoft operating system. The…
-
Is your Wireless Network Secure
Networking professionals are encouraging people to think twice about wireless network security. You might be thinking I use WEP-128 bit encryption with MAC…
-
Tired of Spam? Got Exchange?
Most network administrators are apt to here this complaint at least once a week. "I've been getting a lot of junk email lately, isn't there anything you…
-
Remote access solutions, and what not to do.
Do you have a small, medium, or even large business? Are you looking for ways that employees can connect from home? There are many VPN technologies…
Free Network Assessment
Find the IT risks, support gaps, and budget surprises before they become outages.
Velocity reviews users, devices, Microsoft 365, backups, network gear, vendors, and support readiness for Phoenix and East Valley SMBs.