Author: Joanna Buckley

Joanna is a technical support specialist here at Plixer. During the work day, Joanna works with customers from all over the world to resolve their tech issues to assure that they are working with the latest and greatest that Plixer has to offer. Joanna may have a Bachelor of Fine Arts in History from the University of Southern Maine but that hasn't slowed her passion for tech and working with it hands on. Outside of work she enjoys video games, living history, gardening, crafting and working with her second home The Brick Store Museum here in Kennebunk.

Security Operations

Malicious links and how to find them

07.21.21 - Joanna Buckley

It can happen to anyone, even the most seasoned of network security personnel. You can be searching for something on Google, see a seemingly innocent link that looks like exactly what you’re looking for, and click it. Next thing you know, your computer screen is flashing with a message that says your computer is infected and you need to call the following number ASAP. If this does happen in your office, don’t worry: we can help.

BYOD

How to find BYOD game systems on your network

05.26.21 - Joanna Buckley

Since the beginning of lockdown, the sale of video games and their systems skyrocketed. Now that we’re slowly moving back to office life, employees may be bringing their BYOD game systems such as PlayStation Vitas, Nintendo Switches, and Nintendo 3DSs to work with them. Here’s how we can help you find those pesky systems.

Education

Five ways Plixer Scrutinizer helps education networks

04.07.21 - Joanna Buckley

Spring is among us: warmer weather, blooming flowers, and the need to start monitoring on-campus university and school networks again now that students are starting to go back to in-person learning. Many of the customers I’ve talked to in the education vertical have said that at the moment, there isn’t much along the lines of network traffic, but once students are back on campus it’s going to pick right back up again.

Security Operations

5 ways of verifying security risks and avoiding false positives

01.20.21 - Joanna Buckley

I think I can safely assume that everyone knows the cautionary tale of the boy who cried wolf. If you don’t, the moral is the more you say something is wrong when nothing is wrong, the more likely it is no one will believe you when something actually is wrong. In the network security world, no one wants a security solution that cries wolf. Hidden within dozens of false positives, there could be one issue lurking, waiting to cause a lot of trouble on your network.

Security Operations

Five ways Plixer Scrutinizer helps retail networks

10.28.20 - Joanna Buckley

Even though most of us have looked at a calendar recently and thought, “I could have sworn we were in May, not October,” you can’t deny that the holidays are coming. There’s a chill in the air, forecasts for snow, and floods of emails and holiday advertising from almost every retail outlet. While shoppers are gearing up to find the perfect gift, anyone who works in retail cyber security is also no doubt preparing for the big rush as well. Here are five ways Plixer Scrutinizer can help you if you’re in that role.