AgniTEK

04/12/2024

I've been working on a OneNote sync issue for a few weeks, so when "Microsoft Support" called I answered. I was a bit surprised that it was for a billing issue. I knew our CC had expired in the last few months, so I assumed it was related to that. I logged in and checked our account and it was already updated. Then he mentioned something about our subscription (singular) and that sounded fishy because as a longtime partner we have several.

I dug a bit more about next steps and he offered to send me an email so that I could update my CC with him. Bad sign. It came through on caller ID as "MICROSOFT" but I searched the 425-635-2970 and...

TLDR - It's a scam. It's a pretty good one also, so beware, especially you Microsoft 365 administrators.

Stay diligent my friends. Have a good weekend.

11/18/2020

In 20+ years, we’ve never seen anything like this and we feel bad for all who are affected. Can 2020 just be over at Thanksgiving this year?

Unscheduled Service Interruption – November 17th, 2020

On November 16, the data center environment was attacked by a coordinated ransomware campaign. To ensure the integrity of customers’ data, the limited number of impacted servers were immediately taken offline. Upon further investigation and out of an abundance of caution, they took down their entire system to ensure further customer servers were not compromised. Their Technology and Information Security teams are working diligently to eliminate the threat and restore all customers to full capacity. The first priority is the safety and security of your data. They are working directly with law enforcement agencies to identify the entities involved in this attack. The law enforcement involvement is affecting the speed of standup and what can be communicated. It is expected to be back up today but the DC cannot guarantee any specific timeline. As more information is available, we will communicate directly with you.

03/18/2020

Beware of your sources. Stay safe out there.

Hackers use fake coronavirus maps to infect visitors with malware - SiliconANGLE

09/30/2019

January 14, 2020, Microsoft is ending support to several of its software products, including the following: Windows Server 2008, Windows Small Business Server 2011, SQL Server 2008, Exchange 2010 and Windows 7, which means Microsoft will no longer provide software updates; technical support; and security updates or fixes.

Several Microsoft products are reaching the end of support (EOS) in January 2020. Not all business owners understand what this means, even though we've been educating our community on the topic throughout the year. If this sounds like you, there are a few things you should know. What does Microsoft....

09/02/2019

Score one for the good guys. Cool tech.

In a rare feat, French police have hijacked and neutralized a massive cryptocurrency mining botnet controlling close to a million infected computers. The notorious Retadup malware infects computers and starts mining cryptocurrency by sapping power from a computer’s processor. Although the mal…

08/22/2019

Cool! We're official. :) Office Office 365 Roadmap

08/22/2019

Stay diligent, my friends...

An unusual new phishing campaign is probing email inboxes via attacks using the targets' company-branded Microsoft 365 tenant login pages to add more legitimacy to the scam.

08/19/2019

We're full on SUMMERER right now and were welcomed with 84* heat in our office. Our team is working remotely while we get it patched up. A replacement is on the way later this week. Please be patient with us while we work through it. Email our helpdesk, if you have issues reaching us by phone. Thank you.

08/13/2019

😲

It looks like an Apple lightning cable. It works like an Apple lightning cable. But it will give an attacker a way to remotely tap into your computer.

05/16/2019

Congrats Anna on finishing Leadership Brazos. What a great program!

Congratulations to the Leadership Brazos Class of 2019! 🎓🥳🎉

For the past nine months, this incredible group of individuals participated in this community-based leadership program that helps to promote and foster the development of community leaders in the Brazos Valley. Congrats Class of 2019 and welcome to Leadership Brazos Alumni Association!

Interested in being apart of Leadership Brazos? Be on the look out for Class of 2020 LB applications coming out soon!

03/24/2019

Today at Nvidia GTC 2019, the company unveiled a stunning image creator. Using generative adversarial networks, users of the software are with just a few clicks able to sketch images that are nearly photorealistic. The software will instantly turn a couple of lines into a gorgeous mountaintop sunse....

03/13/2019

Emails

This is one of the better fakes we've seen, as far as email formatting. They even spoofed the Intuit.com account well. Please stay diligent when opening emails, specifically vendor related ones. Always check the headers of the message if you're not 100% sure that it's friendly.

The header gives it away (this doesn't look like it's from Intuit)...

Authentication-Results: spf=pass (sender IP is 198.71.225.36)
smtp.mailfrom=expertossaludencasa.com; agnitek.com; dkim=fail (no key for
signature) header.d=expertossaludencasa.com;agnitek.com; dmarc=fail
action=oreject header.from=intuit.com;compauth=fail reason=000
Received-SPF: Pass (protection.outlook.com: domain of expertossaludencasa.com
designates 198.71.225.36 as permitted sender)