by wwarren | Oct 21, 2016 | Cloud Computing, DDOS, IOT, Security, Security Alerts
This post is not only about tonight’s massive DDOS attack but the terrible problems IOT is causing due to their horrid security. If you want a quick overview skip right to the video. If you want to get into the weeds a bit read on…but be warned. There...
by wwarren | Oct 10, 2016 | Annoucements, General, Hardware, Smartphone
Even the replacements are catching fire. All of the major carriers in the US have issued press releases that say they are halting Note 7 replacements and offering exchanges for the phones regardless of purchase date. A lithium ion battery if it goes into thermal...
by wwarren | Oct 5, 2016 | Internet, Security, Security Alerts
I have always blocked ads. I knew that having a third party serve you ads with questionable security means these ad servers would be a problem for internet users. Sure enough Spotify ads were compromised by malware authors and for a while your Spotify was now an...
by wwarren | Oct 2, 2016 | Cloud Computing, Google, IOT, Security, Security Alerts
When the Yahoo hack was revealed I absolutely dismissed Yahoos assertions of a nation state actor. I have been waiting for the independent investigations to play out and now the REAL reason for the hack has come out. Yahoo internal security was poor. Unlike Google,...
by wwarren | Oct 1, 2016 | Cloud Computing, DDOS, Internet, IOT, Security, Security Alerts
Krebonsecurity editor Brian Krebs now posts showing the source code for the botnet that forced Akamai/Prolexic to boot him off their network. What is amazing is that while Prolexic was struggling to handle nearly 700 megabits there was another even larger DDOS going...
