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When Virtualization and Comcast Tech Support meet
It comes at a great advantage to the knowledgeable tech when dealing with a company like Comcast who almost never looks to say the issue is on their end in terms of residential accounts. I just had an issue where at the house where i had severe packet loss resulting...
At least 12 million home and business routers are a gateway into your network
If you router is vulnerable to this outsiders can easily take control of hte router and use it to jump into your network. These devices have been coming under increasingly attacks due to their poor security models and the lack of security updates by the route...
Facebook is no longer free for commercial entities.
Facebook is now saying that if you are a business you must pay up or your reach is essentially zero. I've not really pushed facebook at all because the reach is essentially zero. Businesses that post free marketing pitches or reuse content from existing ads will...
New WIFI deployment
Am currently working on a WIFI deployment. The client has a split-level home along with about 1/2 acre of surrounding land. 3 access points cover the large home inside and one long range mounted on his radio mast 40 feet is the air to cover the property. Might have...
Careless online behavior contribues to a Baltimore girl’s abduction
I am not trying to spread the "stranger danger" fear-mongering here. If you are a parent, grandparent or any other kind of close relative please read the linked article at the bottom of this post. I have been following this since it began. More details are becoming...
This is Why You Should Block Ads on the Internet
Folks just need to compromise these massive ad server farms now even legit sites are now attack points for your computer. It also helps load webpages faster. If you are blocking the ads you don't have to wait for the ad servers to load their ads because sometimes...
Windows Has It’s Version of Heartbleed
Microsoft has disclosed a potentially catastrophic vulnerability in virtually all versions of Windows. People operating Windows systems, particularly those who run websites, should immediately install a patch Microsoft released Tuesday morning. The vulnerability...
One Consequence of the FCC’s Net Neutraility Title II Reclassification
Forbes posted this which breaks down the costs to consumers that net neutrality would impose. One set of proposals considered by the FCC would classify Internet services, or at least Internet access services, as “interstate telecommunications services” bringing...
Obama Steps in it Again(Net Neutrality)
Karl Denninger really explains succinctly about the way this regulation would work using examples of the past. This post really does a good job of succinctly exposing exactly what would happen in an Internet regulated inside of a Title II environment. It quickly boils...
NetNeutrality is a Lie.
It is too bad this sentence was at the end of the article and not the beginning. You really should read the entire article..multiple times if needed to fully gras the insidious nature of Net Neutrality and why it must be stopped. Net Neutrality is just left-wing...
The toy POODLE. Further details of why this is a non-issue.
I don't always agree with Steve Gibson. On this particular attack the one thing that makes this a non-issue is that you have to have active malicious code running in the browser. Once your machine is compromised in any way you aren't secure, it is really that...
The Poodle attack. A Tempest in a teapot if you follow basic security practices.
Really this is only a problem is you are surfing on a public wifi point then somebody can intercept your traffic..cause an error in your secure communications and then insert themselves into your data stream. Keep in mind ssl v3 is nearly 15 years old and has been...
When the Cloud Goes Boom: Dropbox Edition
This is one reason i am not a fan of putting ANYTHING critical on the cloud. It takes one bug..or hack..or mistake and your data is gone. I posted long ago about what the cloud is. It isn't anything revolutionary but de-evolutionary and worse on security. I'll...
How to safely buy a resold apple device.
Apple introduced the Activation Lock feature in iOS 7 to help deter phone theft—if you've signed into iCloud and enabled Find My iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, you can't erase your phone without entering your account password first. Even if a thief put your phone into...
Apple could be really screwed if this deal is completed.
If Samsung buys the company behind Siri Apple is going to either loose Siri altogether or will be paying some serious licensing rights to Samsung. Unbeknownst to many, Apple does not own the technology behind Siri. The technology is provided by Nuance...
Thin is Getting Stupid
Semiaccurate.com has it right with the race to the thinnest device. I'm noticing increased thermal issues with my mega..that were not present with my nexus. The race to thin has passed it point of being sensible now. Read the article for details.
Still Think the Cloud is Secure? Icloud is Even Wrose
I have an entire section of this blog devoted to the cloud. I has gotten so bad it's impossible to post quickly enough to keep up. Icloud as soon as it launched I figured was going to be a disaster, especially with how little Apple has really valued security. they...
Cloud Computing Essay (outline)
I've finally have items organized in my head. This is an outline for my cloud computing essay. Here is my outline for now. How cloud computing is presented: 1. Marketing usually presents cloud computing as "The wave of the future!" 2. It is the way to...
Big Security Day Postings 4/8/2013
Between Heartbleed and the sunsetting of Windows XP and other mIcrosoft products there's a ton to write about. I'm currently working on posts for both..:)
Security Issue I’ve Been Seeing With Microsoft Word and Malware Infections.
There is an active exploitation of a security flaw in all versions of Microsoft Word right now. The various online media have been saying this is a targeted attack but i'm seeing general infestations with this security issue. If your machines aren't updated you...
DS11Slim
Here's the info you wanted..:) one of these; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108077 two of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236221
Bizarre attack infects Linksys routers with self-replicating malware | Ars Technica
The hits to Linksys(now Belkin) routers keep coming. It's really gotten to the point I can't recommend these any longer. Might be time for a spike in Sophos UTM home installations? Bizarre attack infects Linksys routers with self-replicating malware | Ars...
The Breaches Keep Coming
First it was Target. Then Neimen Marcus notified. Next was Michael's. Now it is White Lodging's turn. I'll simply quote from Brian Kreb's article: White Lodging, a company that maintains hotel franchises under nationwide brands...
The Latest Facebook Privacy Invasion
People have been getting riled up about the latest Facebook permission. There's good reason to be concerned. Now the official response: If you add a phone number to your account, this allows us to confirm your phone number automatically by finding the confirmation...
Another Geek Squad Rescue
Geek squad used to be competent albeit overpriced. I now have a client machine here that was diagnosed with a series of problems over the past few months to a year. 1. bad internal nic. new nic was installed. It was a good one(Intel) at least. 2. The machine...