ETS Tech Digest
September 2017
ETS Happenings
New Faces in the Office

We're growing and are excited to welcome these 3 gentlemen to our team.  


Nick Terbovic
Network Engineer

Steve Smith
Help Desk Technician

L ucas Cook
Help Desk Technician

            
Welcome!

Updates
What to Expect from the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update



After a little more than two years, Microsoft has finally settled into a rhythm with its new, fast-paced development cadence.


Hot Topics
4 of the Funniest Fail-Filled Printer Hacks




ETS Event - Security Happy Hour  

Please join us for an interactive security event with great food and open bar. We're bringing together the leading industry experts from HP and Datto to help you combat the cyber world, keep your hardware secure and educate your users.

Details
 
Thursday, October 12th
Dublin City Pub & Eatery
415 1st St SE - Cedar Rapids - (2nd Floor)
 
3:30pm-5:30pm 
Networking, drinks and appetizers
Presentations, discussions and demonstrations
And stay for more networking

  
Equifax Data Breach: What you Need to Know about Hacking Crisis

The Equifax hacking has created uncertainty over an estimated 143 million Americans who could be facing a serious threat of identity theft for the rest of their lives, spawned government investigations and a triggered a national rush among consumers to protect themselves.

Here's what you need to know about what experts say is potentially the most threatening financial data breach in American history

MafiaBoy Sheds Light on the Hackers Hiding in the Shadows

Seventeen years ago, most of us geeked out over what we consider tech fossils today, like tiny PDA devices. Fifteen-year-old Michael Calce, however, wasn't your typical teen with a dial-up connection. 

As his age-group peers typed "POS" into AOL instant messenger-an abbreviation of "parent over shoulder"-Calce assumed the online identity of MafiaBoy and  took down the internet . He became a pioneer of the mass distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, targeting some of the largest companies in the world. All in a day's work, right?