by wwarren | Jun 23, 2012 | Internet, Microsoft, Office, SBS 2008, SBS2011, Security, Security Alerts, Server 2008, Vista, Windows 7
this is inside a component that is on nearly every Microsoft machine worldwide. this includes all versions of xp, vista, 7 and the server versions. There is no Windows Update yet. Please use the fixit for me link for a hotfix. This is a patch for this issue but it...
by wwarren | Jun 2, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Internet, Security, Security Alerts
This thing is quite huge..and fascinating. It’s amazing how many folks are acting surprised at how this thing evaded all current security current a/v. i am constantly wiping machines with malware that has gone around any a/v. this is not news. Also the main...
by wwarren | Apr 7, 2012 | Apple, Hardware, Internet, Oracle, Security, Security Alerts
…………….. let’s look closely at the facts around the Flashback Trojan causing all this consternation, and clear up what it is versus what it is not, and put the results of the incident in perspective. Yes it’s true that some 600,000 Macs...
by wwarren | Mar 16, 2012 | Hardware, Internet, Security, Smartphone
Security vs convenience. They are inversely proportionate. Current smartphones.. especially Iphones are very porous. Easy solution..everything runs over wpa2 and ssl or both. this requires work though and folks are adverse to this. In short you are going to have...
by wwarren | Feb 27, 2012 | Internet, Microsoft, Security
This should be interesting. Windows 8 will come with a know remote ability for ms to reach into your computers. Phones have had it for a while..now it’s time for desktops. With the rollout of the Windows 8 operating system expected later this year,...
by wwarren | Feb 9, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Internet
After threatening web companies for more than a decade, Michael Doyle and his patent-holding company Eolas Technologies — named after the Irish word for knowledge — may be finished. An eight-member federal jury in East Texas deliberated Thursday for just a few hours...