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Petronella Computer Consultants Inc Company Profile

Founded in 2002, our mission is to provide proactive, world-class managed IT Support Services to small businesses in the Raleigh area at an affordable, fixed monthly rate. By allowing us to manage all aspects of IT, we are able to prevent problems before they cause you downtime.

News from Petronella Computer Consultants Inc:

Petronella Technology Group to Offer Consulting Services as Microsoft Announces End to Windows XP Support Lifecycle as of April 8, 2014

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The end of support for Windows XP and Server 2003 will mean a spike in cyber-attacks against these decade-old systems; like something out of "The Walking Dead," after April 8 Windows XP will become a ripe host for every imaginable species of malware. IT departments in organizations where […]

Ransomware Virus Cryptolocker Mixes Old and New Tricks to Exploit Vulnerable Systems, Resisting Typical Anti-virus Protocols

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — First identified in September 2013, the Cryptolocker virus infiltrates computer systems in a fairly typical way. Unsuspecting users download what they believe is tracking information for a package, only to see their files be locked tight within a virtually unbreakable encryption algorithm. The team of security experts at […]

Businesses Running Windows XP Must Prepare for Operating System Migration as Microsoft Ends Tech Support and Security Updates Says Petronella Technology Group

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — On April 8, Microsoft will end all support for its much-loved but aging Windows XP operating system. Businesses still depending on XP face a significant challenge in migrating to a newer OS, but the risks are too great to ignore. Microsoft has created an informational page on the issue to […]

Cryptolocker, Newest Twist on the Ransomware Cyber Attack, Puts Critical Data at Risk and Costs Businesses Millions and Counting

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — At least several million dollars and countless terabytes of data have been lost to the Cryptolocker virus, which at last count had infected more than 250,000 computers. Businesses without an action plan to deal with a Cryptolocker infection are flirting with disaster. Seeing the need for an effective response […]

Petronella Technology Group Asks Businesses: Are You Prepared for the Cryptolocker Virus?

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Here's how an attack from the Cryptolocker virus unfolds: when you attempt to access your business computer network, you instead find yourself locked out and all files strongly encrypted. Next, a threatening message arrives, and a faceless entity demands a ransom before lifting the encryption. It's a nightmare […]

Two Days After Being Hit by a Tornado, Petronella Computer Consultants Gets Destroyed Business Back Online

RALEIGH, N.C., April 27, 2011 — Late on Saturday, April 16, 2011, Petronella Computer Consultants, Inc. (http://www.petronellacomputer.com), a North Carolina-based managed IT computer network support services company, received a call for help. The business of one of their largest clients had been destroyed in one of the tornadoes that had ravaged the state that day. […]