Cinch Networks Inc.
News Letter 		Phone: (403) 214.0019
E-Mail: info@cinchnetworks.com
www.cinchnetworks.com
Issue #1 - Vol#1
August - 2006
What's new at Cinch Networks....
We are proud to announce the release of our CINCHNET product line. To date we are offering off site electronic backup services and internet application services with more product releases planned.
Off site electronic backup allows for full and partial data backups to our vault collocation facility. Deploying these backup services is extremely reliable and doesn't require a member of your staff to manually run backups to CD or slow tape drives. Don't ever forget to backup or take backup media off site again!
Internet application service is an internet based desktop. Work from anywhere with a dial-up or high speed internet connection, simply logon just like you would at your office or home and you can access your desktop just as you left it. This service is very popular with mobile employees. Call for a quote today!
Cinch Networks partners with Global Designs to provide professional reliable web and email hosting with one of the best uptime guarantees in the industry.
We are still taking on new customers. If you or your business have a need for professional courteous IT support on an hourly or contract basis, call today.
Thank you to our valued customers, we look forward to working with you in the future.
Wireless networking is quite possibly the biggest security threat to businesses today. Many organizations choose wireless system for the inexpensive costs to deploy and the ability to roam in the office environment. There is a common misconception wireless technology is inherently insecure. This is not at all the case. Wireless technology has earned this reputation because of sloppy or unprofessional deployments. Simple steps like enabling the basic WEP encryption or MAC address authentication on wireless access points greatly enhances security. Other security deployments like RADIUS which can be implemented on your companies small business or advanced 2003 server at no extra cost offers an even higher level of security. Hiring a professional to implement wireless on your network is well worth the cost and offers peace of mind.
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What is a Virus? - A virus is a manmade program or piece of code that causes an unexpected, usually negative, event. Viruses are often disguised games or images with clever marketing titles such as "Me, nude."

What is a Worm? - Computer Worms are viruses that reside in the active memory of a computer and duplicate themselves. They may send copies of themselves to other computers, such as through email or Internet Relay Chat (IRC).

What is a Trojan Horse? - A Trojan horse program is a malicious program that pretends to be a benign application; a Trojan horse program purposefully does something the user does not expect. Trojans are not viruses since they do not replicate, but Trojan horse programs can be just as destructive.

Top 10 Virus Threats - Past 30 Days
#
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
 Virus Name
Adware-Url.gen
Adware-ZangoSA
JS/Wonka
Exploit-WMF
Exploit-ByteVerify
Adware-Cometsys
Exploit-ANIfile
VBS/Psyme
Adware-ISTBar
Adware-SaveNow
 Infected Computers
109,227
107,505
103,348
93,505
91,805
67,076
62,666
60,708
52,476
50,224
 Scanned Computers
1,885,803
1,885,803
1,885,803
1,885,803
1,885,803
1,885,803
1,885,803
1,885,803
1,885,803
1,885,803
 % Infected
5.79
5.70
5.48
4.96
4.87
3.56
3.32
3.22
2.78
2.66

www.mcafee.com

How you know it's time to buy a server
- You have two or more dial-up accounts in your business.
- You need to centralize and organize your data (you can't always find what you need when you need it).
- You need to share hardware such as printers and fax machines for two or more PCs (peer-to-peer networks mean lots of cords and wires to trip over).
- You need to simplify backups to keep your data more secure.
- You have employees who travel, frequently telecommute, or work off-site, and want to connect to a network.
- You could benefit from an intranet (your employees who travel and telecommute don't always remember to tell you).
- You have high storage needs (and your loaded-down PCs wince and groan when you add more data).
- You'd like to run accounting software or other line-of-business application on more than one PC
- Your company's growing and plans to add new computers and employees (congrats!).
- You mean business: You want to look professional (and bigger than you are).
- Your PCs are old, old, old and you want to get rid of them. A server makes migration easier
- Your PCs are old or older and you want to keep them. A server takes load off your PC's.
This document was published by Microsoft.

For full details please refer to document Why you need a server on the Cinch Networks website.

www.microsoft.com

Software Auditing is a very important step in ensuring your business runs smoothly. Recent updates from software providers such as Microsoft coupled with system upgrades can and have in some cases deactivated software. This can result in data loss, loss of access to workstations, servers, and critical documents.
Auditing your networks software ensures you are running compatible and up to date software versions through out your organization. Running different versions of even the same software can result in frustrating issues. Problems like creating a document in a newer version of the same software may not be compatible with previous releases. Cinch Networks will document all software on each system in your organization, create a report detailing which systems need to be updated and verify all software licensing is up to date.
Cinch Networks Inc.

Free software offer #1 -
Get the forecast right to your desktop.

Free software offer #2 - AVG Antivirus software (Auto Updates).
Cinch Networks Inc.
www.cinchnetworks .com
(403) 214.0019
info@cinchnetworks.com