Vulnerability Warning
Vulnerability Warning: Intel CPU By now you may have heard about the ‘Intel CPU Vulnerability’ and may have even started to receive emails from your Antivirus vendor with information regarding patching. This latest vulnerability is also commonly known as ‘Meltdown’. Meltdown breaks the most fundamental isolation between user applications and
Read MoreBlue Layer Hosts Food Drive to Benefit the South Plains Food Bank
Blue Layer Hosts Food Drive to Benefit the South Plains Food Bank Blue Layer is honored to help the South Plains Food Bank celebrate 35 years of operations and the U Can Share Food Drive! The U Can Share Food Drive was one of the first events that the food
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About the Equifax Breach
What You Need to Know About the Equifax Breach This past week, big-three credit bureau giant, Equifax, was hit with a major breach of information, putting 143 million Americans at risk. Social security numbers and other personal information are among the data that was compromised in the intrusion. To make
Read MoreBlue Layer Breaks Ground on 2800 sq. ft. Expansion
Blue Layer to add 2,800 Sq Ft to Lubbock Headquarters This will include additional offices well as new executive suites. The main feature will include an expanded network operations center as well larger dedicated spaces for new project preparations and repair areas. This will increase the amount of volume our
Read MoreCattle Baron’s Ball Celebrates 35 Years
Cattle Barrons Ball Celebrates 35 Years Cattle Baron’s Ball will be celebrating its 35th anniversary this year with “Ain’t Our First Rodeo” this Saturday, July 22nd. Fundraising efforts from Cattle Baron’s events in 2016 raised $95 million for cancer research grants. Since 1991, there has been a decline of 23
Read MoreBlue Layer Ranked Among the Top Managed Services Providers in the 2017 MSPmentor 501 Global Edition
Blue Layer Ranked Among the Top Managed Services Providers in the 2017 MSPmentor 501 Global Edition MSPmentor, the ultimate guide to managed services, has released their list of the industry’s most respected managed services providers, and Blue Layer is honored to be on the list. The 10th anniversary of the
Read MoreLubbock Avalanche Journal Best of Lubbock Nominations 2017
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Best of Lubbock Nominations 2017 Blue Layer would like to ask the Lubbock community to nominate us for the best of Lubbock 2017. We pride ourselves on being West Texas based and a strong representative of the South Plains community. With clients across Texas and the United
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Two Factor Authentication
What You Need to Know About Two Factor Authentication In the world of cyber and digital crime, internet security is becoming more prevalent in our lives. Regularly changing your passwords and complicating their text seems secure, a simple phishing tactic can change all that. Enter, two factor authentication, also known
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About “WannaCry” Ransomware
What You Need to Know About "WannaCry" Ransomeware As has been widely reported, a well-orchestrated ransomware attack swept the world this past Friday, wreaking havoc in over 150 countries. Hospitals had to turn away patients and, as of Monday morning, approximately 200,000 systems in a wide variety of industries around
Read MoreGoogle Docs Users Beware
Google Doc Users Beware For those who frequently use Google Docs, double and triple-check before opening, even if it appears to come from a trustworthy source. Anyone can be a victim. A harmful phishing scam that imitated the typical Google Docs email took over the internet yesterday, including a reasonable
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