20 December

Wishing You a Joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year

CK SolutionsMANAGED IT Support services Dublin

As the festive season approaches, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your support and trust throughout this year. Your loyalty and partnership mean the world to us, and it’s because of customers like you that we continue to grow and thrive.

This Christmas, we hope your days are filled with warmth, joy, and the company of loved ones. May the season bring peace to your heart and wonderful memories to cherish.

Looking ahead to the new year, we’re excited to continue serving you and working together toward even greater successes. Here’s to new opportunities, shared milestones, and another fantastic year ahead!

From all of us at CK Solutions, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for being such an important part of our journey.

Christian Kortenhorst

30 March

Mozilla Releases Firefox Container Extension to Isolate Facebook Browsing Data

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Mozilla Corporation has implemented new technology by creating a Firefox extension in an effort to isolate specific social media data collection and improve the security of web browsing users.
The well-known browser maker has launched the Firefox Container as a consequence of the recent Cambridge Analytica incident and ongoing investigations of Facebook’s data mishandling aspersions. In response to the security breaches and controversy surrounding the misuse of Facebook user data, Mozilla accelerated the release of the Facebook Container add-on technology, which was previously in the development process with other plugins.
Data analysis firm, Cambridge Analytica, purportedly collected millions of Facebook user data without consent, leading to a potential value for the Trump presidential campaign. As a result, Facebook’s CEO made a public commitment to implement limitations on developer access to user data. Unsatisfied by these limitations, Mozilla has removed advertisements from Facebook as an additional response to Facebook’s data collection practices.
As Facebook’s default privacy setting remained problematic, Mozilla expedited the premiere of the Facebook Container extensions, empowering its web browser users to maintain and increase the regulation of their online privacy and security features.
Further examples of Mozilla’s ongoing commitment to security and usability can be noted through their Extended Support Release of Java Plugins this year. In 2017, Mozilla Firefox announced the removal of the Java Plugin support from its latest version of the web browser. Bank of Ireland addressed this impediment of access to their business clients concerning the Business On Line feature. As a result, Mozilla ensured functionality for older versions of the web browser for such issues while developing a solution towards future plugin support and integration as promised and executed in 2018.
As Irish businesses increase their use of online advertisements through Facebook, concerns were taken into consideration by Mozilla and other web browsing pioneers, despite their own removal of ads in protest of negative data practices. This is highlighted through ongoing developments made by Mozilla to improve usability, the security of plugins, and extensions for business users in Ireland and various locations in Europe.
As noted in the Facebook data security breach and Bank of Ireland inconvenience, Mozilla Corporation demonstrates a continuous development of technology towards user privacy and usability, with an involved interest of their users alongside their corporate responsibility and focus on technology improvements.

7 February

Search not working in Outlook

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Over past few weeks we have been inundated with calls in relation to search not working.
After trying all these updates:

  1. Rebuilt the index
  2. Deleted the index file and rebuilt
  3. renamed and copied the .pst file
  4. Tried a lot of “solutions” from forums

Ms have finally fixed issue:
Check for Windows update to see if there are any improvements. Please go to Start > Setting icon > Update and Security >Windows Update

14 March

Hacked WordPress Sites Spiked Dramatically

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wordpress-hack-300x198While using their WordPress sites, all the sudden the user sees something pop up. A notice to download some plugin in order to continue using their WordPress site. No problem. Just one simple plugin, right? Wrong. That simple plugin just got their site hacked as soon as it was downloaded. It could even be in a form of an ad on their site. If the hackers get a hold of an important file called the “wp-config file”, the person using their WordPress site is basically going to be in a world of nightmare. People would think that after years and years of these sites being hacked, security would try to make some better improvements. However, the hackers are still getting through.
With today’s sites, the key to keeping sites from being attacked is being cautionate. This is still applied to WordPress as well. Keep updating the password every now and then. The password should be something that can be remembered but also something difficult for someone to figure out. Make sure the right plugin or firewall is installed. The hackers scan what sites are vulnerable and find out which of them are the easiest to be attacked. Those failed login attempts that people get emailed about that they know they didn’t do, that is proof when someone is trying to hack the site. WordPress seems to be on the top of the list for hackers.
For a business WordPress site, it could be extra stressful cleaning out their malicious site, especially the impact it makes on their business. If this is the case, then the main focus would be the security. The slip up catastrophe could lead business reputation into a downfall and at the hands of the hackers, the site could be turned into something that nobody wants to see when they visit a business site- most commonly redirected as a porn site. A professional is needed to be hired for a top-notch secure site.
Even if people think that their WordPress site is very protected and top-notch secured, they can never tell if they will be the next victim. According to US National Vulnerable Database, the top security vulnerability has been with plugins avaliable in the directory as well as from outsite sources. If one WordPress site is hacked, it could lead to other sites being infected, causing that dramatic spike of hacked WordPress sites.

15 February

Windows 10 Will be Automatically Pushed Through Windows Update

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It is Coming Windows 10 Will be Automatically Pushed Through Windows Update

windows-10-upgradeMuch to the dismay of some users Windows 10 is scheduled to be pushed through as a recommended update in Windows. It may be the windows update that you are looking forward to. It is simply one of the ways you can get the best of what Microsoft has to offer. The reason that Microsoft has decided to do this as they were dissatisfied with the number of users that were downloading windows 10. However, the new update is a problem with those who have metered connections.
Users who have metered connections may wish to turn off their recommended updates settings or disable automatic updates altogether. At 6GB there might be a bit of problems staying within monthly limits. This is may be difficult, but another process to skip Windows 10 being downloaded will be explained a bit later.
Windows 10 does have some interesting features like the windows assistant and Edge the cutting edge search engine, as well as turbo multi tasking and in depth Cortana. It can be one of the windows programs you need. Many people like the Edge browser as a cutting edge tool to surf the internet. This is one of the things that users have noticed about Windows 10. One thing that users may like about 10 is that new updates to the Edge browser are available in the windows store. It may just the thing that you choose to use. Make certain that you get all you have coming to you with windows 10.
However, as mentioned, Windows 10 is a real problem for those that may have metered usage. There is no way to really opt out of getting the Windows 10 update however you can control when he updates are put on your computer,and you may be able to avoid windows 10 sucking up all of your bandwidth. It is just one of the things that users should be able to control.
There are options for those who are happy to stick with versions 7 or 8.1 of windows and they can avoid the update by using A GWX version of a control panel that can allow them to find the type of blocking options they need. Consumers who don’t want windows 10 and haven’t been able to block it can use removal tools to get it off the computer.
17 August

How to Delete an Email Address from Auto-Complete in Mac OS X Mail

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Even after deleting a contact in Mac Mail, the contact’s e-mail address will still appear in the auto-complete bar. To remove an email address from the auto-complete list in Mac OS X Mail:

  • Start typing the recipient’s address or name in a new message.
  • Select the desired address from the auto-complete list as if you’d compose an email to them.
  • Click the small down arrow in the recipient.
  • Select Remove from Previous Recipients List from the menu.

You can also search for the unwanted address directly in the previous recipients list:

  • Select Window | Previous Recipients from the menu in Mac OS X Mail.
  • Highlight the address you want to remove.
    • You can highlight multiple addresses by holding down the Command key.
  • Click Remove from List.
16 August

Beware of Scams

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Today we recieved a fraudulent e-mail claiming domain names very similar to are own. This is a scam.
Here is a copy of this e-mail.
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: “mark@ds-global.net”
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:44:00 +0800
Subject: URGENT Registration Notice For cksolutions
To:
(It’s very urgent, Please transfer this email to your CEO or
appropriate person, Thanks)
Dear CEO/Principal,
This is Mark Dong —Senior Consultant of domain name registration and
solution center in china. have something to confirm with you. We
formally received an application on August 16, 2010, one company which
self-styled “Everyboy Company” were applying to register “cksolutions”
as Network Brand and following domain names:
“cksolutions.asia
cksolutions.cn
cksolutions.com.cn
cksolutions.com.hk
cksolutions.com.tw
cksolutions.hk
cksolutions.net.cn
cksolutions.org.cn
cksolutions.tw ”
After our initial checking, we found the name were similar to your
company’s, so we need to check with you whether your company has
authorized that company to register these names. If you authorized
this, we will finish the registration at once. If you did not
authorize, please let us know within 7 workdays, so that we will
handle this issue better. Out of the time limit we will
unconditionally finish the registration for “Everyboy Company”.
Best Regards,
Mark Dong
Tel: +86-551-5223-174
Fax: +86-551-5223-175
Address:Room205,Block12,Youth Community(West),Ningguo Road Baohe
District,HeFei,China

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