Good Advice A lady pulled into a crowded parking lot and rolled down the car windows to make sure her golden retriever had fresh air. The dog was stretched out on the back seat, and she wanted to make sure the dog stayed there. She walked backward toward the store, pointing her finger at the […]

The short answer is yes, if you are properly prepared. Let’s review a case whereby a computer system was infected with the CryptoLocker or CryptoWall ( a common file-encrypting ransomware program). This type of infection has reportedly infected over 800,000 computers in the last 10 months resulting in over 6 billion ‘hostaged’ files and millions […]

When we talk to business owners about disasters, they usually imagine Hurricane Sandy in October of 2012. Clearly, that qualifies as a disaster. However, there are plenty of disasters that don’t involve Mother Nature. Disaster can be as simple as theft or disaster can be a corrupted database without a backup. Most data disasters can […]

It’s been 2 years since Sandy ravaged NYC. What have we learned? Disasters happen. They always have, and they always will. Some disasters are natural (Sandy, snowstorms, Ebola), others are man-made – Target, Fazio Mechanical, Patco, TEC, etc. You need to be prepared. To Prepare for Natural Disasters Ensure you have a written disaster recovery […]

Brainlink International was featured in the Crain’s NY Business article entitled “Firms That Thrive By Staying Lean.” “Some local firms are turning to automation to expand their capacity. At Brainlink International, a five-person IT consulting firm in Long Island City, Queens, with revenue of $750,000 in 2013, founder and CEO Raj Goel said the company […]

Sick of being a corporate expense? Tired of the same salary regardless of how hard you work? Bored of the same mundane IT work every day? Looking to work on a variety of networks and servers? Like working in a fast paced environment with new challenges every day? Do you have positive attitude and like […]

Stumbling to find words – At a posh Manhattan dinner party, a foreign visitor was telling the guests about this country and himself. As he concluded, he said, “And I have a charming and understanding wife but, alas, no children.” – His listeners appeared to be waiting for him to continue, so he said, haltingly, […]

OCTOBER 22nd & 23rd, 2014 Disney Contemporary Resort Orlando, FL Snowden, Anonymous, NSA, FBI, GCHQ, Boeing, China, Cisco, ATT, Verizon, Google, Facebook, GM, Ford, Apple, Amazon, Your doctor, Spouse, Grocer, iPhone, android, your child’s school. What do they have in common? Each and everyone is a spy. Individuals, corporations and governments have built the modern […]

A hacker broke into the system new parents were using to monitor their baby remotely. When the parents got into the room, the remotely controlled camera was pointed at them, not the baby. The cyber attacker screamed obscenities and so on at the parents and baby. Reacting as expected, the parents pulled the plug on […]

Robin Williams Live At The Met is the funniest routine I have ever heard. I am going to miss this crazy Friar – his pictures are all over the club walls. Here are my favorite jokes and one-liners from Robin: Prime Minister Botha, White Courtesy Phone. If it’s the Psychic Network, why do they need […]