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Spate of Phishing Expeditions

Email security scams are popping up like tulips at Keukenhof. One of the latest appears to come directly from Intuit instructing the recipient to download an update or another saying that you will not be able to access your Intuit QuickBooks account without the "Intuit Security Tool" (IST(tm)) after 10th of April, 2011.

Some scam giveaways are misspelling, strange grammar or foreign date formats. We say don't read your email when you're too tired to concentrate. And, if there's even a scintilla of doubt, don't open the email.

According to Intuit,

Here's what you can do to protect yourself from a phishing attack:

1. If you suspect you have received a phishing email from Intuit, please forward it immediately to spoof@intuit.com. We will look into each reported instance.
2. Make sure you subscribe to an anti-virus software and keep it up-to-date.
3. Make sure you have updated your web browser to one that includes anti-phishing security features, such as Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox version 3 or higher
4. Make sure that you keep up to date on the latest releases and patches for your operating systems and critical programs. These releases are frequently security related.
5. Do not respond to emails asking for account, password, banking, or credit card information.
6. Do not open up an attachment that claims to be a software update. We will not send any software updates via email.
7. Make sure you have passwords on your computer and your payroll files.

 

Xobni: The Outlook Add-on Miracle

We've recently become big fans of Xobni, the Outlook Add-on that makes mincemeat out of Outlook's native search functions. Although there is a free edition, we're betting that once you start using it, you will quickly choose to upgrade to the $30 edition.

Imagine, seeing at a glance, all of the files exchanged between you and the highlighted email contact. Or all of the emails exchanged in decending date order.

No more struggling to find all the emails you sent to so-and-so about such-and-such. Who0pee!

For more information, click here: Xobni

 

 

Method Integration Level 1 Certification

Elizabeth Way has successfully passed the Method Integration Level 1 Certification.

Method Integration can revolutionize how your company uses QuickBooks by adding customized web-based applications that:

• Sync with QuickBooks in real-time.
• Build business processes through customization.
• Share access with customers, partners and staff

Although the potential for Method Integration is limited only by a programmer's imagination, at its most basic level, Method is a way to enter and modify QuickBooks Information remotely. 

For more information call us at 561-737-3999 or email us at eway@abaca.net.