It’s me Femi Dada from Smarthost Design Technologies. Sorry for interrupting your holiday weekend, but you will for sure find this email worthy.

In light of the end of the world (EOW) there are some viruses, malware and Trojans going on out there, I just want you to know of this and learn from my mistake. It all began when I got an email few days ago notifying me of people who have viewed my profile and another notifying me of friends’ notification on Face Book.

I clicked and my web browser was infected and all sites began being redirected to unintended sites. I have also noticed getting several pop up ads and several internet site request warning captured by my desktop firewall.

Even being an Information Technology (IT) Professional and this is what I often advocate and fight against, but even expert like myself is not immune from these threats, so I just imaging how difficult it would be for people who are not very savvy and aware of the signs or symptoms of a virus, malware or Trojan like this on PC or mobile devices.

Now here are 3 way to prevent what just happened to me.

1. Never click on email from Face Book, LinkedIn, Twitter or others that you are not familiar with asking you to click to view notification; simple go to the respective site and check those notification.
2. Be careful of those multi characters generated links that looks like this http://xyhfys.validomainname.com (where xyhfys) is just random character and the valid domain in a real domain name.
3. Make sure that you have premium antivirus, antimalware protection software that is up to date. Do now use free version (it lacks key components)

Please be careful as you enjoy your holiday and maybe even as you try to put in some work in like I do working remotely and planning for the year ahead. Pay attention to the email that you get because most of this issues and threats can be prevented by not clicking. Read more about Profile Spy Resurrects on Eve of Mayan Apocalypse on GFI labs website.

Thanks you and stay safe and have a wonderful holiday.

Femi Dada -IT Guru – Smarthost Design Technology.

301-576-1122 ext 101
http://Smarthostdesign.com

The use of social networks has changed the way many people communicate with each other online. In the same vein, internal social networks can also enhance communications within a given organization, but only if the right policies to govern its use are developed and implemented by the company it belongs to.

With the waves created by social networking in how companies do business nowadays, many have also utilized the same principle to develop internal social networks to enhance their in-house communications as well. However, the use of this new medium of communication also requires that companies develop new policies to cover its use.

One concern that may leave you apprehensive about creating an internal social network might be the fear that it could be abused by employees. However, reports have shown that introducing an in-house social network has produced generally positive results.

As long as company policies regarding the use of internal social networks are developed and implemented properly, employees will view such a network as an extension of the workplace, and will try to put their best foot forward. Such policies must specifically tackle the use of the internal social network, and many experts recommend revising existing company rules that govern the use of email, IT resources, and even external social networks. To be on the safe side, it's a good idea to consult with a lawyer to avoid any legal problems with the policy in the future.

Who's going to be in charge? Your managers, of course. Since the social network will be for company use, it follows that department heads should be given administrative duties and permissions which they will use for moderating communications and discussions in and pertaining do their respective sections.

While an internal social network can do wonders for your in-house communications, good policies and rules pertaining to its use will be what keep it working like a well-oiled machine.