by wwarren | Aug 9, 2016 | Cloud Computing, Security, Security Alerts
I have said it again and again. You should NOT have a POS system that is cloud based. Nothing that need to be kept confidential should be cloud based. Oracle bought Micros a couple of years ago to add to its cloud offerings. As I have said again and again, the...
by wwarren | Jun 20, 2016 | Internet, Ransomware, Security, Security Alerts
Windows has issues that make it easy for this type of infection to take hold: Javascript once it gets onto the system is run by the Windows Scripting Host which has a very high level of system access. Windows hides file extensions so the .js extension...
by wwarren | Jun 20, 2016 | Security, Security Alerts
If you are using a windows based POS you are probably going to get hacked. If you have your vendors remote access tools installed(and many do) your chances of getting hacked are much much higher: Wendy’s statement that the attackers got access by stealing credentials...
by wwarren | Jun 19, 2016 | Cloud Computing, Internet, Security, Security Alerts
As I have stated over and over the cloud is NOT secure. It never will be and never can be. the highly centralized nature of the various cloud services means you do NOT want to put anything critical on the cloud. You can go to my cloud section of my blog as I start...
by wwarren | Jun 11, 2016 | Security, Security Alerts
It turns out the my experiences with poor security and poor customer service at whmcs are not the exception. It didn’t take long to find out that whmcs has a repeated pattern of poor security and poor customer service. They routinely deny security issues exist...
by wwarren | Jun 10, 2016 | Security, Security Alerts
WHMCS has gone from simply being unhelpful to being in denial. This, unfortunately, is typical for companies today. I have been digging into this problem since it first cropped up as i noted in my previous post. Now WHMCS has gone from telling me it is on my end to...
