Oracle Announces End of Support for Java on Windows XP

  From java.com: “As of April 8, 2014 Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP and therefore it is no longer an officially supported platform. Users may still continue to use Java 7 updates on Windows XP at their own risk, but support will only be provided against Microsoft Windows releases Windows…

Rosetta Flash

What is Rosetta Flash? Rosetta Flash is the most recent exploit in Adobe Flash.  Rosetta Flash is executed/exploited when connecting to a website containing  malicious code.  That malicious code grabs usernames and passwords stored on your computer to log into your account on other vulnerable websites such as Ebay, Tumblr,…

CryptoWall

What is CryptoWall? CryptoWall is a new type of Trojan Virus, designed as a copycat of another infection called CryptoLocker. These infections are a new breed of malware called Ransomware. The concept is that the infection will lock up and encrypt information and files that are critically important to you,…

Windows Server 2003 End of Life

A few months ago, Microsoft stopped supporting the Windows XP operating System and the Office 2003 suite of applications. Is there anything else that Microsoft is going to stop supporting soon? The answer to this question is yes, and it can affect you. Within the next year we will see the Microsoft…

Update – Internet Explorer Bug – 2014.05.02

Good News! Yesterday Microsoft released a fix for this particular bug, and for all versions of Internet Explorer and Windows, including Windows XP.  If you are using or need to use Internet Explorer, then you should apply this fix immediately. Installing The Fix The fix is available via Windows Update….

Internet Explorer Bug – 2014.05.01

This time, the Internet Explorer Bug. Once again a new security bug has made the news and you may have heard or seen something about it. Update:  This has been resolved Here is a link describing the fix: update-internet-explorer-bug-2014-05-02 What is the Internet Explorer Bug and what can it do to…

Heartbleed Bug – 2014.04.11

Most sites have evaluated their infrastructures and identified if the Heartbleed Bug affected them, and most have already updated their systems to prevent being affected going forward.  If you use a site that was affected and has been fixed, you should change your password on that site, and any other…

Heartbleed Bug – 2014.04.10

By now may have seen the media talking about the Heartbleed Bug and the message has been doom and gloom and that you should change all your passwords immediately. While we don’t advise you disregard everything that has been said, the panic is not required; the media has once blown…

Trusted

We heard good things about AbleIT, and decided to give them a try. We were not disappointed. They performed a thorough assessment of our existing business needs and IT infrastructure; designed, implemented, and now manage a network solution that properly supports our needs. The quality of service is excellent They…

Reliable

As the sole Network Administrator for a large group of companies, I rely on Able IT to provide on-site IT support for our offices in Alberta. Recently I had AbleIT design and install a new VMWare (virtualized) server into one of our Nisku Offices. Their technical team identified the project…

Saves Money

To this day we still look to AbleIT to enhance our custom database applications and enhance the use of our database systems. They continue to add functionality that is always effective, reduces costs and adds value to the daily operations of our business. I would like to thank AbleIT for…