Zeus + PDF = another security challenge. PDF files have become one of the leading attack vectors on the internet, and everyone needs to know to be careful. Zeus, one of the nastiest banking trojans, is now being spread this way. “No updates for you!” Microsoft is a bit gun-shy after recent blue-screen problems that…
DetailsAirbase Services, Inc needed an online tool to manage multiple sites. Each site needed to manage their own orders with multiple parts and kits and the ability to share with their clients. Here is what they had to say about our development team: Tony, Airbase Services, Inc. is very pleased with the progress of the…
DetailsMost major providers of mail do not offer SSL secured email to their clients, and the Federal Trade Commission has officially put all Internet companies on notice, calling for the widespread use of HTTPS/SSL encryption for all mail services. Nerds On Site is a leader in this field, as we have offered SSL secured mail…
DetailsPDF files have become the de-facto standard for sending documents. We think of them as being relatively innocuous because they are generally not editable. The specs for these documents are very powerful, though. Contained within these specifications is the power to run code within the document. If that sounds a little scary – it should.…
DetailsI’m sure you’re asking yourself how software development can help you go green. Look around your desk, see all those sticky notes, requisitions, forms you need to complete – all paper that needs to be completed and either archived, sent back to other team members or other companies. We’ve helped many companies do this. One…
DetailsHave you ever switched hosting providers and discovered just how grueling a process this is? Nerds On Site offers a unique service to all our future clients – we’ll move you to our service completely free of charge! Allow our team to handle all the technical details of such a move. Our team will also…
DetailsAre virtual machines more or less secure than their physical counterparts? The answer, of course, is YES. Several Nerds have asked for my perspective on recent research from Gartner indicating that 60% of virtual servers are less secure than the physical servers they replace. This research has gotten a lot of press and raised some…
DetailsI sat down to write an article on Virtual Machine security / insecurity (coming soon), but there was just too much interesting news to pass up. Charlie Miller – hacking genius, good guy, or bad guy? Charlie Miller, perhaps the best-known white-hat hacker, took the $10,000 prize for the fastest compromise of OS X 10.6…
DetailsWith over 125,000 people living in St. Thomas and Elgin County, the needs of the Elgin Health Unit have grown exponentially. This is where Nerds On Site came in. We helped simplify business needs and transitions through our innovative software and technology. We created a custom content management system (CMS) to allow staff to manage…
DetailsI am somewhat shocked that I’m writing this article. Who would have thought that in 2010 there are major hosting companies that still do not provide FTP services to their clients? Does yours? First, what is FTP? FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, the standard way to move website files to and from a hosting…
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