by wwarren | Jan 16, 2012 | Microsoft, Open Source, Security
Once again Microsoft engages in anti-competitive and blatantly monopolistic behavior. Note this happens right after they are freed of the DOJ anti-trust oversight. If you are going to buy any kind of mobile device make sure it does NOT run windows or you won’t...
by wwarren | Jan 4, 2012 | Hardware, Security, Security Alerts
Time for me to start recommending routers with dd-wrt and NO WPS capabilities. If turning it off doesn’t turn it off then security is non-existent for wireless network. Ick. The attack took about six hours to properly guess the PIN and return the SSID and...
by wwarren | Dec 29, 2011 | Vendors
It should read…you WILL see a HIGHER chance of billings errors if you go on autopay. Every time we have tried it there’s ALWAYS been a major error and getting it fixed is worse than pulling teeth. Verizon says users wont have to pay the fee if they...
by wwarren | Dec 28, 2011 | Cisco, Hardware, Security, Security Alerts
I figured it was a matter of time before this was exposed. The pins are usually 8 digits which it has been known for quite some time that you need at least 12 sufficiently random characters for any kind of protection against brute force attacks. Of course the lack...
by wwarren | Dec 21, 2011 | Internet, Microsoft, Security
Subway itself wasn’t nailed but it franchisees were. Most franchise holders are SMB’s and many of them don’t think they are vulnerable due to their size. However criminals are banking on that thinking now to hijack everything from computers to POS...
