Integrity New Address Details

We are delighted to confirm that as of Monday the 13th January 2014 we will be in our shiny new offices (address below).

Its an end of an era as we leave our Port Road offices after 11years but we will now begin to make the new offices in Rose Hill as cosy if not more!

New Address as of January the 13th 2014...

Unit 14 Montgomery Way
Rosehill Industrial Estate
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2RW

Tel: 01228 594682
Email: info@integrityoffice.co.uk

All of our impeccable services will remain unchanged through out the transition period.

 

Christmas Opening Hours

Integrity will be available between Christmas and New Year but with reduced services....

December 24th - Open Until 12:30pm
December 25th - Closed
December 26th - Closed
December 27th - Support Only
December 30th - Support Only
December 31st - Support Only
January 1st - Closed

From January 2nd we will be back to normal, we hope you have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Integrity are on the Move!!

We will be moving offices in early January 2014, we have been at Port Road Business Park for nearly 12 years so sad times but our new office will be even better!

We will let everyone know the new address in due course but our contact details will remain unchanged...

Tel: 01228 594682 
General Email: info@integrityoffice.co.uk
Support Email: support@integrityoffice.co.uk

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to All

Wanted - Technical Sales Account Manager

We're currently looking for a Technical Sales person to provide our clients with the latest technologies and systems.

You’ll combine technical knowledge with sales skills.

Manufacturers including Sophos, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Zyxel.   

We offer an excellent place of work, competitive salary (+OTE), training will be provided on all products as required.

Please apply with CV at: info@integrityoffice.co.uk

Watch Out CryptoLocker is About!

Over the past few weeks we have heard an alarming increase in reports of malware known as CryptoLocker.

What is CryptoLocker?

CrytoLocker is known as 'Ransom Ware' as it encrypts popular file formats such as JPG, PDF, DOCX...etc on your hard drive and even on mapped drives then demand a ransom (usually around $300) to decrypt them.

It usually arrives in the form of an email attachment from a seemingly trusted source such as 'HMRC'.

How to Protect Your Data

Firstly ensure your Anti Virus is working correctly and up to date.

• As a general rule do not open attachments from unknown sources or from emails which appear to be from a legitimate source but are suspicious. HMRC and parchel carriers are a particular disguise for this sort of attack. Be vigilant and question emails you are not expecting.
• Keep all your PC's patched and up to date with the current security patches.
• Make regular backups of your important files. 
• Make sure your Anti Virus Software is working correctly and is up to date.

More details and a good explanation of this malware type can be found in these articles...

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/12/destructive-malware-cryptolocker-on-the-loose/
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/119006.aspx

It is worth noting that since the main cause of this infection is a spoofed email then if you have our cloud based email spam filter that will add an additional lair of security and stop this at the root.

Integrity Achieve Sophos Certification

We are proud to announce that recently Chris Dickinson attended a course at the Sophos UK HQ in Abingdon based on the pre-requisite 8 exams and has achieved the status of Sophos UTM Architect.

By achieving this qualification Integrity are pleased to announce that we have earned the Solution Partner status!

Please read more about the UTM product and other Sophos solutions at http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/unified.aspx 

Sophos Get 5 Star Review for UTM220

Its not very often you see a product getting 5 stars across the board including performance, support and value for money but Sophos have managed it with the new UTM 220 which is available from us at Integrity Office!!!

 Review can be viewed in full at http://www.scmagazine.com/sophos-utm-220/review/3820/ 

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• Strengths: Comprehensive feature set, integrates perimeter and endpoint security into one product.
• Weaknesses: None that we could find.
• Verdict: A strong product for its target market and aggressively priced. We make this one Recommended.

Perhaps best known for its anti-virus products, Sophos has produced a stellar UTM product with the UTM 220. Targeting small to midsized offices with up to 150 users, it combines standard UTM offerings with a few features we didn't expect, making this product something definitely worth looking at. 

The initial product setup proceeded about as we expected. We first set our workstation IP to match the system's default LAN network, then logged into the web interface with a default username and password. 

We were presented with a one-page form where we specified a hostname, administrator password and device location data. (Curiously, all fields were required, including the location city and country. We discovered later that those values are used to generate a root certificate for the product's encryption features.) After accepting the device end-user license agreement (EULA) and submitting the form, the device performed a quick reboot and then launched a 10-step setup wizard where we installed our license file, configured our LAN and WAN interfaces, and made some simple selections to establish a basic rule base for the firewall and content filtering systems. Finishing the wizard initiated a final reboot and, at that point, we were ready for finetuning. Overall, the initial setup from unboxing to basic configuration took around 10 to 15 minutes.

The UTM 220 has eight freely configurable network interfaces, providing plenty of space for WAN, LAN and DMZ zones. It can be easily managed with its excellent web interface or clustered and centrally managed via the Astaro Command Center software. It supports link aggregation and bridging, and offers border gateway protocol (BGP) or open shortest path first (OSPF) as routing protocols. Several types of authentication servers are supported, including LDAP/Active Directory, RADIUS and eDirectory. 

A standard category-based content filter is provided, with support for user/group-centric rules and white/blacklisting. SMTP and POP3 proxies can be enabled, with S/MIME and PGP encryption options available for SMTP. The product also provided support for SIP and H.323 protocols, dynamically opening ports based on activity in the control channels of those protocols. It contained a signature-based IPS and web application firewall, with numerous VPN options ranging from a standard IPsec tunnel to Amazon Virtual Private Cloud integration and an HTML5 SSL VPN. 

Sophos also extends its perimeter protection to the endpoints. By installing a workstation agent, the UTM 220 can provide centrally managed AV protection, as well as provide limited control over predefined storage, network and short-range devices. The logging options on the device are impressive as well. Syslog is naturally supported, as well as log archival to FTP, SSH, SMB shares or email. Numerous charts are available and live scrolling views of all logs are easily accessible.

 If you require any info for this product or any other Sophos product we can help.

Broadband Issue

Broadband Issue

We are aware of an issue affecting some of our customers who receive their broadband from Entanet.

This issue should be resolved later on this afternoon. For further information please visit:

http://noc.enta.net/2013/03/wbc-incident/  

IPAD Draw

YOU COULD WIN AN IPAD 4
worth over £500 RRP

If you spend over £500 with Integrity Office in December you will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win the top prize of a 32GB White IPAD with WI-FI and retina display.

5 runner up prizes of microsoft wireless keyboards and mice.

So get buying and good luck!

Orders to andrew@integrityoffice.co.uk

Draw will be made on the 31^st of December 2012. Full Terms and Conditions available upon request. 

New Partnership

Dear Customer,

Integrity -Office Supplies Division now Trading as Lakeland Integrity

I am delighted to announce that Integrity’s- Office Supplies division (general office supplies, toner/ink cartridges, printed stationery & office furniture) has partnered with Lakeland Office and from today will trade as Lakeland Integrity Office.

The Hardware and Technical Support division will remain unchanged as Integrity Office Ltd.

Although our name and logo have changed, orders and deliveries will be handled by the same friendly familiar faces.

The team at Lakeland Integrity Office are committed to providing the highest levels of customer service and will ensure the new partnership impacts positively on all of our customers.

The Office Supplies division address and contact details are as follows:-

Lakeland Integrity Office
46 King Street
Penrith
CA11 7AY

Tel: 01768 890 440
Fax: 01768 890 680

Email:-
sales@lakelandintegrity.co.uk
jayne@lakelandintegrity.co.uk
stuart@lakelandintegrity.co.uk
andrew@lakelandintegrity.co.uk
Web:-
www.lakelandintegrity.co.uk

Please make cheques payable to Lakeland Integrity Office for Office Supplies (as per above) for orders placed on / after Friday, November 2nd and delivered from Monday, November 5th onwards.
Bank details for customers paying by BACS will be provided with invoicing.

If you have any queries or require further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us on the above number or email.

David Fielding                       Andrew Fisher
Managing Director                  Managing Director