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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...
Mobile Open Source: Why I believe Microsoft will buy Nokia :: by Fabrizio Capobianco
With android closing in on Apple very quickly.. by the time MS does this deal(if they do) and with how slowly MS moves they will be once again years behind the market. I think this may not only be the end of Nokia but the end of MS mobile as a significant market...
Hold off on SP1 for Windows7/Server 2008 R2
There are increasing reports of issues with this service pack. Despite it not supposedly making any major changes to either OS it seems that may not be the case. if you are an ECC client or just a user watching the ECC feeds i advise NOT installing this update right...
Securosis Blog | Firestarter: The New Cold War
It’s funny to me that folks seemed shocked at the latest treasure trove of goodies from the HBGary email spool. Basically these folks built custom malware on behalf of their government clients. ARSTechnica digs in (with pretty impressive technical depth, I might add)...
Ars Technica Addresses the Looming IPV6 Transistion
Ask Ars: How should my organization approach the IPv6 transition?.
Black ops: how HBGary wrote backdoors for the government
I had to get this link posted. I will comment once i have a chance to fully read this article. Black ops: how HBGary wrote backdoors for the government.
How Far Down Does the HBGary Rabbithole go?
very very deep. There has GOT to be criminal charges against the companies involved....of course with the blatant stealing the banks are doing who knows? Folks wonder I see paranoid...if the good guys are willing to break whatever law they have to for whatever...
More Details About HBGary..It Gets Creepy..Please Read Carefully
Read this...people like this are worse than the "bad" guys. Also keep in mind all of the stuff you are putting out there on Facebook and other sites. It's not hard to build a scarily detailed profile of you no matter "careful" you think you are being if you...
Check Paper Error on Canon MF Series
It's apparently a known issue. I had to Google it to find this as this is NOT on Canon's site.
Microsoft Calls it Correctly..Infoworld Gets it Wrong
An IE problem IS a windows problem due to how ie/windows is architected. You cannot remotely take over a machine with firefox unless you are running as admin. You CAN take a over a machine if you are running IE even in non-admin mode due to IE being directly...
Don’t go Near Sandy Bridge Until Fixed Parts are in the Channel
So Intel is going to continue to sell defective products. The new fixed parts won't be out until Apr-June timeframe. Yes you can work around the defect by not using the sata-2 ports...why should we have to do this? If anyone buys a sandy bridge part before the new...
My latest project
I tire of the MS lockin. What I've done is begun to build another deployment option for my clients( all of which are under 10 users. For now i'll user server 2008 for authentication and file/print sharing...in a vm. Another vm holds a vmware appliance running...
The Anonomys “victim” list grows.
So the list grows. Started by a law firm..at the request of BofA. Unless this was gov't sanctioned there's already tons of folks needing to get irons. So far there's been zero mention of a court order so this is all an illegal attempt. So the question remains....
Palantir Shys Away From HB Gary After the Anonymous Pwnage
HB Gary gets further isolated. One of the two other companies that assisted HB Gary in it's illegal witch hunt has now apologized and "severed all ties" to HB Gary. My question is...why would anyone do business with these companies now anyway? I understand if you...
How one man tracked down Anonymous—and didn’t figure out he didn’t until he was the one “pwned”
Now he has not only gotten himself owned but his employer and his employers parent who was in the middle of a sellout. What this man was doing wasn't legitimate research...it was a vendetta. How one man tracked down Anonymous—and paid a heavy price.
More Church client news
Zimbra has been a bit hit. I'm currently trying to get the software lifecycles synchronized. Zimbra 7 has just been released.. unfortunately zimbra does not support Debian any longer. Centos 6 is about to be released and I'm not a fan of Ubuntu. Centos 5 expires...
Radio Support
Got the new server online months ago..sorry for the lack of news. I wound up sticking with Debian. Everything went smoothly and now there are several domains running off of this box including multiple streaming servers. Now a bigger challenge looms...moving...
IPv6 addresses – how many is that in numbers? – Our Latest Discovery
First of all, he’s more precise with his numbers: 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 And he shows us how to say it: 340- undecillion 282- decillion 366- nonillion 920- octillion 938- septillion 463- sextillion 463- quintillion 374- quadrillion 607-...
Facebook Finally Does Something Good
Go do this. At least you won't be able to have your facebook account stolen when you are on public wifi. To turn on your HTTP connection, go to the "Account Security" section of Facebook's Account Settings page. Facebook offers users SSL crypto • The Register.
No opting out from Facebook turning your check-ins, likes into ads
If you want to protect your businesses name then don't use Facebook since they are now going to post ads using your company's name and posts in ads to others. I can see possible trademark and copyright infringement here. Better go check your Facebook profile pic to...
Smishing: A new Twist on an Old Scam
As long as you keep the same rules in mind for text messages as e-mail..you won't get clobbered by this. Keep in mind a text is nothing more than a shortened e-mail send to your phone. Smishing: scary new malware scam - Technology & science - Security -...
New privacy concerns for Facebook over phone numbers, addresses
Considering my earlier post about Facebook this isn't unexpected. If you aren't already paranoid enough to remove your address and cell phone number from Facebook, today might be the day. Facebook has decided to give its third-party app developers API access to users'...
Microsoft sends Windows 7 SP1 to OEMs • The Register
For those who like to wait for SP1 of anything...MS is about to release Service Pack 1 for Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Microsoft sends Windows 7 SP1 to OEMs • The Register.