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YouTube – Smartphone pictures pose privacy risks
I have to thank my sister in law for this tip. It turns out smartphones embed gps data into every picture they take. Once you post this online that information is easily accessible and points to the EXACT location of where that picture was taken. The site...
Intuit Notification of Epsilon Breach
Everyone using Intuit products get ready for fake scam e-mails and even more spam. Online Security Center: Security alerts.
The Epsilon List Keeps Growing
The List Gets Longer and Longer. Hope you have really good spam filters. And the hits just keep on coming for Epsilon (update: over 40 cos. affected) | Office of Inadequate Security.
When Technology “De-evolves”
I'm not technology researcher. I'm not a technical writer either. I am merely talking from years of field experience. Technology has a curious history. We have these giant leaps forward then in an instant as if we are scared to death we jump nearly the same amount...
The Epsilon Breach Widens
Hit the below link to see more and more companies disclosing about the breach. I'm hearing rumors that Verizon was hit. It seems the top fortune 50 or even 100 used the same company. I'm only available for a short time to post this...watch later this evening for me...
Spear Phishing Attacks Cause Breaches at e-mail Providers
This is what is in store for "the cloud". All the criminals have to do is breach the cloud provider and much more damaging things are available than just e-mail addresses. "Cloud computing" is nothing more than client/mainframe 2.0. The "Cloud is a revolution...
Spammers Get Hold of Massive E-mail Database — Krebs on Security
The List of Companies is long and getting longer. Please read the linked article. Spammers Target Kroger Customers — Krebs on Security.
Is SBS a Good Idea?
Short Answer: No. Why do I say this? If you are already running SBS2008 there is no compelling reason to upgrade. SBS2011 is based upon Server 2008R2. This version of Windows server goes out of primary support in 2014. This means the newest SBS server...
SBS 2011 System Requirements
Are unreal. minimum is 8 gigs and they say they really want 10. I can say that if you want to deploy the system and have room for usage without having to upgrade the ram very quickly start with 16 gigs of ram. Hard disk space is very large. I can tell you right...
OH MY GOSH! I CAN GET DOS AND WINDOWS 3.X!
I finally got my Technet access working and i can't believe this..i can download DOS and windows 3.x. Needless to say I'll be downloading these to add to my archives because I have actually run into machines running these operating and i needed the included tools to...
AT&T’s Customers Watch out
Not only are ATT and Tmobile customers getting hammered in the upcoming merger but land line customers are about to get hammered as well. Some of the regs are legal.. just not ethical. Several users have written in to note that AT&T is sending out...
Welcome to Wallet Shock- The Tmob ATT Merger Broken Down
If you are on T-Mobile stick with your current plan and phone until they turn those phones off. ATT is going to effectively jack your prices 25% or more when you "switch". Read the linked article for an excellent breakdown. How To Lose 90% Of A Customer Base...
Free Shred Day in Walkersville
If you have stuff you have been hanging onto this is one good way to safely destroy it. Want2Dish - Business - County / City - Frederick County Bank Hosting Free Community Shred Day.
AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile
And there were 3...Sprint, ATT, and Verizon. Nearly every other carrier buys time form one of these big three. I'm wondering how much longer will Sprint hang in there? AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom -- Engadget.
Resurrecting a Dead Backberry
I had a Deacon at my church today ask me about getting audio streams from emergency scanners onto his phone. I said no problem and that I would take a look at it. I fired up blackberry app world. After I had the Deacon enter his password it asked for permission to...
Large Spambot Taken Down
Rustock is apparently severely crippled if not dead. I noticed at least a 30% drop in spam volumes across the networks I manage. I began looking at feeds, checking other security sites and the rumor was Rustock had been taken down by a concerted effort similar to...
New ECC Operating System Recommendations
As the software landscape changes and so does technology so does my recommendations for clients. The biggest one right now is do you buy windows 7/server 2008 now or wait? ECC is saying to wait unless you absolutely MUST upgrade now. Why? 2012-2013 Windows 8,...
How to Clean an Infected Windows PC?
Unix admins have known this for a long time. There is only one way to reliably clean ANY infected machine...wipe and reload. For a long time, the best-practices approach to malware infections has been to re-format and re-image the infected machine from known...
Is This the End of Nokia’s Dominance?
Microsoft has a loooong history of partnering with companies only to undercut them..IBM and OS/2(which MS morphed into NT, then 2k, XP, Vista, Windows 7, *..etc etc etc) Novell(which they used to develop Active Directory then cut the legs form under Novell).etc etc....
DSL REports Exclusive: AT&T To Impose Caps, Overages – Notices To Go Out This Week, Capping Begins May 2 | DSLReports.com, ISP Information
clients with ATT DSL or UVERSE please read the bolded area. If you are heavily into p2p or online movies(like youtube or netflix) this most likely will impact you. Keep in mind you only have to breach the cap 3 times per the lifetime you have the service..not per...
SBS 2008 Roaming Profile Setup
I just figured out SBS2008 does NOT automatically setup roaming profiles. This explains why i'm having issues with the desktops not matching when the users roam because the profiles are all local. Unfortunately one of the users has his hdd die and this spewed...
Operating Systems Lifecycle Chart « Benjamin Schweizer.
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When the Cloud Goes POOF!
Gmail goes POOF! While i DO have my business and personal domain accounts in the "cloud" i back them up from time to time. I don't have my own mailserver at the moment(no space/power/bandwidth) which is why I use Google's Free Apps. Google's failure here extends to...
The Continuing Effects of the HBGary Attack Continue to Ripple
HBGary was plugged into some of the deepest reaches of the Military Industrial Complex. Right now it's interesting how Anonymous has gone quiet. A cracker doesn't want publicity...if they get exposed their cover is gone. Anonymous..by it's quick and...
The Lessons of the HBGary Hack
Its harder to explain away the substance of many other e-mail messages which have emerged in reporting by Ars Technica as well as others. They show a company executives like HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr mining social networks for data to "scare the s***" out of...