by wwarren | Sep 8, 2025 | Security
A VPN is not enough to secure your computer. All a VPN does is create an encrypted connection between your computer and a remote network…that’s it. Two of the biggest breaches in the past decade were facilitated by the presence of an active VPN...
by wwarren | Aug 22, 2025 | Hardware, HIPAA, Internet, Security, Services
My younger daughter decided to make a video of this. At a recent mixer event I received a couple of requests for a video link if there was one. I uploaded it and have the link below. If you have any questions or you wish to have ETC Maryland evaluate your...
by wwarren | Aug 22, 2025 | Security, Security Alerts
Now this is an interesting one. Windows ipv6 has a default configuration that allows for network takeover. An excerpt is below: A dormant IPv6 feature is a backdoor for Windows attackers, security researchers warn. Enabled by default, if unused and left unchecked,...
by wwarren | Aug 22, 2025 | HIPAA, Security, Security Alerts
While this story is about Microsoft copilot, many AI implementations have security issues that could be serious, especially given the fact that these issues go unreported to the clients of said AI products. This example from Microsoft is just the highest profile I...
by wwarren | Aug 8, 2025 | Security, Security Alerts
From the Bleeping Computer Article: ControlVault3 firmware vulnerabilities impacting over 100 Dell laptop models can allow attackers to bypass Windows login and install malware that persists across system reinstalls. Dell ControlVault is a hardware-based security...
by wwarren | Aug 6, 2025 | Hosting, Security, Services
I got a notification from my primary web server that it was having some issues. When i logged in and looked at the logs and the system behavior…I knew something was amiss. I decided to restore the system from my first level, backups which are provided by the...
