by wwarren | Mar 16, 2016 | Cloud Computing, Hardware, Internet, IOT, Security, Security Alerts
I have talked about keeping IOT(Internet of Things) and BYOD(Bring your Own Devices) out of your internal network privately for a while. I have often told my clients in private that allowing employee(or guest) devices on your internal network is a bad idea and have...
by wwarren | Mar 16, 2016 | Security, Security Alerts
I have posted about this multiple times. I do not block ads to harm websites. I actually allow ads for sites that I frequent AND run their own internal ad servers. When it comes to my clients I put up the stoutest edge defenses I can. One of those defenses is a...
by wwarren | Feb 11, 2016 | General, Security, Security Alerts, Server 8, Vista, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
There’s no real way to know how much legacy code is still in Windows but i get it is more than anyone wants to admit. I see articles that claim windows has been rewritten but i have known for a long time that is not the case. The latest major security problem...
by wwarren | Nov 23, 2015 | Dell, General, Hardware, Security, Security Alerts
Dell’s stupidity is on display as Dell has inserted a base root certificate that can sign code. The really bad part is dell leaves the keys to this cert exposed in the clear so it is easy to extract the keys from the machine and use them as a man in the middle...
by wwarren | Oct 6, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Office 365, Security, Security Alerts
I have been suspicious of Microsoft’s security for a while. This is why when it comes to in-house e-mail(which I do not recommend any longer especial if it is a Microsoft e-mail platform). I never really took a close look at OWA’s design but it really...
by wwarren | Aug 15, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Government Regulations, Internet, Security, Security Alerts
I have been asked multiple times why I am so adamant about blocking ads at the edge due to the configuration headaches it can cause online. Besides other posts i have made here, and here, read the text below. I have been saying the biggest threat to businesses is...
