Season's Greetings

Wishing you every happiness this Holiday season and throughout the coming year! 

Your friends at DataLink

DataLink client Sky Zone was first on the scene when it created the world's first wall-to-wall trampoline park in 2004.  Since then they've been growing rapidly - bringing healthy, high-flying fun to people across our region, the country and the globe. 

We're proud to be part of their rapid expansion here in the States.  We stage, deploy and test each new Sky Zone park's IT, Audio & Visual environment - enabling their innovative approach to fitness , entertainment, and interactive technology.

When it comes to being a local technology partner that prides itself on offering personalized support, we love to get notes from our valued clients like this one...

" A huge personal thanks to Ken and the entire DataLink team for helping us get out of a tight spot yesterday!

Our Springfield VA opening was a huge event for our company and when we realized at Noon that we needed 27 television displays connected and operating by 5pm, we knew it was a big ask.

You didn't hesitate for a second, and you guys made it happen! This is the kind of exceptional support that we truly appreciate about your company and it's one more reason why Sky Zone relies on you for all of our IT, Video and Audio work at our sites!"

Need help with your business technology?  We're here for you too! 

Akamai Technologies has detected malware that alters configurations on small business routers to open connections to internal networks so hackers can infect previously isolated computers.

Hackers achieve this with a technique known as UPnProxy, which exploits vulnerabilities in the UPnP services installed on older routers to alter the Network Address Translation (NAT) tables.

NAT tables control how IP packets and ports from the router's internal network are mapped onto a public network such as the Internet. Hackers leverage weaknesses in UPnP services to insert special rules into routers' NAT tables that allow them to connect to specific ports to gain access to devices and computers located behind the router on the internal network.

With 277,000 routers with vulnerable UPnP services exposed online, hackers can reach an estimated 1.7 million devices behind the routers, according to Akamai.

DataLink advises companies to replace older routers with new ones that do not use a vulnerable UPnP implementation. If this is not feasible, DataLink can help remove the malicious NAT table entries from affected routers.

A long-term solution to deal with this threat - and others that will inevitably follow - would be to deploy a firewall to prevent suspicious traffic from finding its way into your internal networks and systems.

DataLink can source, implement and manage an effective firewall solution to safeguard your business and give you peace of mind.

Contact us today.

Providing employees with the ability to work remotely - with full access to their desktop voice and IT applications - has become an essential element of business continuity, especially in our area, where just a bit of winter snow can suddenly force streets and buildings to close, potentially putting your business on hold.

When you extend the voice and data network at your office to your team at home or on the road - they can use all of the features and functionality they need to get work done, allowing your business to keep going until everyone can dig out and return to the office.

Here's what we offer...

DataLink makes it easy to set up remote Voice and Data capabilities that keep your customers happy. Your business gets immediate productivity and efficiency benefits, plus blizzard protection when you need it.

While competitors scramble to find alternatives until the snow clears, it will be "business as usual" for you.

Contact us today.

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