--- title: Blog | mediabytes (2) description: mediabytes | Blog (2) --- [![360 Smart Networks Logo - Technology Solutions For Business](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/360%20Smart%20Networks%20(with%20BG)%20RGB-01.png?width=869&height=300&name=360%20Smart%20Networks%20(with%20BG)%20RGB-01.png "360 Smart Networks Logo - Technology Solutions For Business")](https://www.360smartnetworks.com/) Open main menu Close main menu # Blog Select Category AutoCAD Banner 360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights Case Studies CIO Services Corporate IT Cyber Attacks Cyber Security holidays IT for health services IT Planning IT Services IT Solutions IT support mediabytes Microsoft 365 Microsoft Viva Newsletter No index Partners Privacy productivity remote work Revit Security Breach securitybytes Services small business Software Meet Your Atlanta IT Services Team techalerts techbytes Technology Uncategorized webinarbytes Workstation Posts about: ## mediabytes (2) ![](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GettyImages-977716102.jpg) [mediabytes,](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/blog) ### [Warning: Foreign Hackers Compromised Citrix Systems](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/warning-foreign-hackers-compromised-citrix-systems) Mar 11, 2019 5:37:00 PM Citrix said the FBI warned them on Wednesday, March 6th that hackers compromised its IT systems and stole “business documents.” Citrix doesn’t know precisely which documents the hackers obtained nor how they got in. [Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) [Read More](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/warning-foreign-hackers-compromised-citrix-systems) ![](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GettyImages-914785080.jpg) [mediabytes,](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/blog) ### [Windows 7: Under One Year Until Support Ends](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/windows-7-under-one-year-until-support-ends) Jan 24, 2019 9:26:00 AM Use Windows 7? Do you love your Windows 7? Will your need or desire to continue to use Windows 7 surpass this year? If so, you should be aware that in just under one year — January 14, 2020, specifically — Windows 7 Extended Support ends for most users. As such, there are things you need to know and decisions you may have to make. This is your guide to understanding what the expiration of Windows 7 Support may mean for you in one year. [Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) [Read More](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/windows-7-under-one-year-until-support-ends) ![](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GettyImages-653518120.jpg) [mediabytes,](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/blog) ### [FBI Warns Businesses Of Cyber Attack From China](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/fbi-warns-businesses-of-cyber-attack-from-china) Jan 16, 2019 7:15:00 PM ## Who Has Been Impacted by Chinese Cyber Attacks? [Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) [Read More](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/fbi-warns-businesses-of-cyber-attack-from-china) ![](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Should-You-Upgrade-Your-WordPress-Site-To-5_0_2.jpg) [mediabytes,](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/blog) ### [Should Your Business Upgrade It’s Website To WordPress 5.0.2](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/should-your-business-upgrade-its-website-to-wordpress-5-0-2) Jan 4, 2019 5:26:00 AM Only a few short weeks ago, we wrote about the introduction of WordPress 5.0 in early December and discussed whether or not your company should upgrade now, never or at a later date. Our recommendation was to wait until some of the bugs had been worked out of the system and until your business has a slow time of year to ramp up to the new way of posting with this new update. It seems that we were on the right track since WordPress has just made WordPress 5.0.2 available to the public, a maintenance release that addresses 73 known bugs associated with WordPress 5.0. [Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) [Read More](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/should-your-business-upgrade-its-website-to-wordpress-5-0-2) ![](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GettyImages-506013008.jpg) [mediabytes,](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/blog) ### [Have You Made Up Your Mind Regarding Your 2019 Technology Plan?](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/have-you-made-up-your-mind-regarding-your-2019-technology-plan) Dec 31, 2018 4:57:00 AM ## December 31st is Make Up Your Mind Day As New Year’s Eve approaches, it’s time to remember its other name: Make Up Your Mind Day. As the last day of the business year for most companies, it’s also a vital point for putting your plans for the next year into action. Unfortunately, creating a business technology strategy can be a complicated process for many IT professionals. Which way will your company go in the new year? [Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) [Read More](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/have-you-made-up-your-mind-regarding-your-2019-technology-plan) ![](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GettyImages-177340630.jpg) [mediabytes,](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/blog) ### [Happy Wright Brothers Day – December 17](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/happy-wright-brothers-day-december-17) Dec 17, 2018 4:18:00 AM On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in a mechanically propelled airplane. To celebrate the accomplishment and commemorate the achievements of the brave brothers, December 17 became Wright Brothers Day by a 1959 Presidential Proclamation. Wright Brothers Day is now honored every year in the United States with festivities and activities. [Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) [Read More](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/happy-wright-brothers-day-december-17) ![](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GettyImages-802570756.jpg) [mediabytes,](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/blog) ### [Sextortion Scam Pretending To Come From Your Hacked Email Account](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/sextortion-scam-pretending-to-come-from-your-hacked-email-account) Dec 14, 2018 5:55:00 AM A recent sextortion scheme highlights the vulnerability users face when their data is stolen and used against them. [Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) [Read More](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/sextortion-scam-pretending-to-come-from-your-hacked-email-account) ![](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GettyImages-467068210-1.jpg) [mediabytes,](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/blog) ### [Happy National App Day: December 11th](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/happy-national-app-day-december-11th) Dec 11, 2018 3:52:00 AM Even though the word App is relatively new, it has become popular in everyday terminology as its uses have changed lives in the modern world. Almost all mobile phones are now smartphones, so even those individuals who were apprehensive about using new technology now use apps on a daily basis. That is why we now celebrate National App Day every year on December 11. [Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) [Read More](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/happy-national-app-day-december-11th) ![](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GettyImages-1068277144.jpg) [mediabytes,](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/blog) ### [Important FBI/DHS Warning: Update On FBI and DHS Warning: SamSam Ransomware](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/important-fbi-dhs-warning-update-on-fbi-and-dhs-warning-samsam-ransomware) Dec 7, 2018 9:55:00 AM The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a critical alert Dec. 3, warning users about SamSam ransomware and providing details on what system vulnerabilities permit the pernicious product to be deployed. [Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) [Read More](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/important-fbi-dhs-warning-update-on-fbi-and-dhs-warning-samsam-ransomware) ![](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GettyImages-949178482.jpg) [mediabytes,](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [360 Smart Networks Business Tech Insights](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/blog) ### [Threat Advisory: SamSam Ransomware](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/threat-advisory-samsam-ransomware) Dec 5, 2018 8:20:00 PM SamSam Ransomware is becoming a massive problem for multiple industries across the United States. In fact, the problem is so big that The Department of Homeland Security, (DHS), National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, (NCCIC), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI), have all recently issued a [US-CERT alert](https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/AA18-337A) due to the SamSam ransomware. Like other types of ransomware, files and networks are infected. In exchange for uninfected the system, hackers want a ransom, that typically costs thousands upon thousands of dollars. Every company that runs a network needs to be aware of SamSam ransomware. Here is what you need to know about this topic. [Marius Nel](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) [Read More](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/threat-advisory-samsam-ransomware) [1](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes) [2](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes/page/2) [3](https://blog.360smartnetworks.com/blog/tag/mediabytes/page/3) #### About - Menu Item One - Menu Item Two - Menu Item Three #### Services - Menu Item One - Menu Item Two - Menu Item Three #### News - Menu Item One - Menu Item Two - Menu Item Three Follow us on Facebook Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram