We're Looking Out for Your Safety Here at  Beacon Technologies, we keep our customers prepared to weather the next wave of worms, viruses, and other security vulnerabilities because we are constantly tracking reports of Internet and computer security issues, and our training never stops. Through the use of firewalls, software and firmware patches, security-minded best-practices, and more, we do our best to mitigate risk factors to keep your data safe.

This page includes some information for advanced users. If you have questions about the security of your network, servers, and computers, please contact us at 610-444-9008. Our experienced technicians are here to help.

You can keep your Microsoft Office software and Windows operating systems up to date at http://update.microsoft.com/.

Home users can help keep spyware off their computers using free Microsoft AntiSpyware software.

Microsoft's Security Home Page provides headlines and links to current vulnerabilities in Microsoft software.

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team at the US Department of Homeland Security offers tips and breaking security bulletins.

Symantec Security Response maintains a detailed virus encyclopedia and a list of current prominent threats and advisories.

Continually updated Internet security color code rating (InfoCon) and daily headline from the SANS Internet Storm Center are displayed here:
(The color (green, yellow, orange, red) indicates the potential for massive imminent Internet disruption as a result of viruses, worms, and other security threats.)