When browsing the Internet, you may have noticed that some sites will display a lock icon next to the URL address (as shown below): This icon, along with the ‘s’ following ‘http’ in the address line, is your indication that the communication between your device and the website is secure. When logging into your credit …
Recently, there have been two high-profile customer data breaches in the news that are examples of credential cracking and credential stuffing: on November 9th at Dell Computers and on October 31st at Dunkin Donuts. The Dunkin Donuts incident required all DD Perks members to change their passwords. Let’s dig a little deeper and look at …
The threats to your network and your phone are increasing each and every year. According to the independent IT-security institute, AV Test, over 350,000 new malware programs are written every day! Over 125 million new malware applications were written in 2017 alone. While the cybersecurity industry does a great job identifying threats and providing tools …
Spear phishing attacks are often more successful than regular, broad-based phishing attacks because of the way hackers are able to personalize emails containing malicious files or links. If you receive a phishing email that is addressed “Dear Customer” or “To our Registered Clients,” you are less likely to be fooled than by a duplicitous email …
If you Google this question, you will find some very thoughtful responses. As for me, I try to determine the value of each email immediately after having read it, deciding whether to delete or keep it. At the end of the day, I like to focus on the emails that came in that day and …
As a professional services business owner who provides IT services to organizations in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, I never expected that I would spend 40-50 hours becoming intimately acquainted with a new law passed by the European Union. But that’s exactly what I have done since the rollout of the General Data Protection Regulation …
Phishing and spear phishing continue to be lucrative enterprises for hackers. An effective strategy to prevent these attacks is a layered security approach with technical layers like hardened firewall configurations, anti-virus software, and email and web content filtering solutions. Fortunately, legitimate technology developers and support organizations are continuing to develop great technology tools to help …
Information Technology professionals have long heard the expression that the “best way to secure a computer is to pull the plug.” Barring the benefits to your electric bill, let’s face it – that is not a practical solution. Computer viruses, which pose the biggest challenge with information security, have been around for a long time. …
Several years ago, after providing a check to a merchant for a service I received, the clerk handed the check back to me attached to my receipt. It was marked ‘void.’ During a subsequent conversation with my banker, he explained the process, mentioned that check scanning was available through them and asked if I was …
In our industry, ad-hoc network support services have become obsolete in favor of a more pro-active, managed approach to network support and security. This evolution occurred due to the growing frequency and increasingly sophisticated attacks to our data networks. Many organizations are now offering “managed service programs” (MSPs). Unfortunately, if you’ve seen one managed service …
As President of NetCenergy, Don Nokes is responsible for ensuring client satisfaction, and overseeing company performance and direction. Prior to co-founding the firm with Dan Charland in 2003, Don held senior leadership positions with IT service firms ranging in size from $3 Billion to $10 Million in annual sales.
Active in the community, Don serves on the boards of the Rhode Island Business Group on Health, the Corporate Board of Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI, the Corporate Board of Delta Dental of RI and the RI Joint Cyber Task Force.
Nick Eckman joined NetCenergy in 2016 from an international gaming company. Nick’s experience with supervising and implementing secure, fiber and copper wire infrastructure services provides our clients with a team of highly trained and experienced technicians. In addition to the skills required to manage our infrastructure services department, Nick brings a very experienced and focused approach to project management and is a stickler for accurate documentation for every project designed and built by his team.
Peter Lachapelle joined NetCenergy in 2015 and is responsible for leading all of NetCenergy’s operations and accounting functions. Each department within NetCenergy reports through Lachapelle. He brings his years of experience to maintain a pragmatic, efficient, client-focused team at NetCenergy. Lachapelle joined NetCenergy after completing a 27-year career with a Rhode Island, federally-charted bank which culminated in his senior management position as COO and CFO for the bank.
Peter Nelson has 25+ years of technology and management experience and has been with NetCenergy since inception. Peter serves as the VP of Engineering at NetCenergy. His role consists of managing the engineering staff, driving the companies technology strategy, and ensuring NetCenergy keeps up to date on new technologies and solutions.
As a Founding Partner, Dan is a result oriented individual who is always focusing on what is best for his client. He understands that business applications empower an organization and that technology must support those critical business applications. Dan’s technology career started in 1990 at EMC Corporation. Through the years, he has represented technology and consulting services for several organizations until 2003, when he and Don Nokes founded NetCenergy.
With decades of hands-on HR experience, Margery Ahearn is our Director of Human Resources, overseeing all hiring of new positions for NetCenergy with a careful eye on sourcing technology savvy engineers and skilled office-based professionals who fit our company culture, understand our commitment to our clients, and bring their time and talents to our team. Margery has both a BA and MBA in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.