What is Amazon Sidewalk? If you have an Amazon Echo smart speaker or Ring home security device, a new feature called Sidewalk will be introduced on June 8th. According to Amazon, Sidewalk is “a neighborhood network designed to make your devices work better—both inside your home and beyond the front door. Operated by Amazon at…
On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to bolster the nation’s cyber security efforts. This order comes days after the significant ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, an incident which slowed fuel distribution along the eastern coast, led to en masse rushes to the pumps, and cost Colonial Pipeline nearly $5…
ADKtechs is pleased to announce our new Director of Operations, John Gollhofer. An accomplished sales, operations, and business development executive, his 30 years of entrepreneurial and management experience will be a valuable addition to our team. A native Long Islander, John has owned and operated a high-volume service and consumer goods business in the State…
The notable rise in unemployment last year has put some in our local region at risk after a data breach at the Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL). The mix-up resulted in over 40,000 1099-G tax forms, containing Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information, being addressed and sent to the wrong recipients. This breach…
Earlier this month, more than 3.2 billion unique unencrypted email and password combinations were released on a popular hacking forum. This COMB, or Compilation of Many Breaches, contains data from a number of previous breaches including Netflix, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Hotmail, and many others. To put the enormity of this breach into perspective, there are approximately…
Matthew Savage Systems Engineer Matthew Savage has recently joined the ADKtechs team as a Systems Engineer. He has 5 years of IT experience with MSPs and a degree in Network Administration from Delta College in Bay City, Michigan. Since graduating, Matthew has worked in various roles from cabling and help desk to network and…
Ethan Baker Systems Engineer Ethan Baker is a recent graduate of Houghton College, with a B.S. in Computer Science. He’s had a love for technology and its capabilities since he was a child so a job at ADKtechs was a natural fit. When asked why he decided to join our team Ethan said, “…
John Wright Help Desk Engineer Our newest help desk engineer, John Wright, recently received his A.A.S in IT Cyber Security from SUNY Adirondack. While attending school, John was recommended by a professor for an internship opportunity at ADKtechs. Upon completion of his internship, John happily accepted a full-time position with our company. He’s determined…
We’re all in this together. Over the weekend, we set up a wireless access point near our office at 5439 State Route 40 [by the intersection of County Route 44 and State Route 40 in Argyle]. This WiFi hotspot features a 50MB fiber internet connection and is free for all students to use to download…
The ADKtechs team is expanding across all departments in the new year. Read below to learn more about the new faces in the ADKtechs office. Michael Wood Director of Sales & Marketing Michael Wood, Director of Sales & Marketing An Argyle native with a BS in Marketing & Management from Siena College, Michael Wood comes…