by wwarren | Jul 20, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Security
Apple has made all kinds of hay portraying Google as the evil one for :spying on you” but I have always maintained the Apple is also doing the same thing. I actually give Google hte win here Google is at least upfront about it. Apple however is not. consider...
by wwarren | Jul 2, 2015 | Apple, Apple, Cloud Computing, Internet, Security, Security Alerts, Smartphone
There are quite a few businesses that allow this software on their machines. I would HIGHLY advise Itunes be removed from ALL company pc’s immediately and never be allowed to return. Just read this excerpt: The whole iTunes Match and Apple Music thing is...
by wwarren | Jun 29, 2015 | Cloud Computing, General, Security, Security Alerts
Folks are wondering if the gov’t cannot secure our data who can? Frankly the gov’t in terms of security has always been horrid. I have done contract work for the gov’t more than once and the level of network security outside of the military is...
by wwarren | Jun 12, 2015 | Cloud Computing, General, Hardware, Security, Security Alerts, Windows, Windows 8
*UPDATE* 06/23/2017 Windows 10 works much the same as is susceptible to this same exact situation. When you setup any Windows machine 8.x or newer the way to prevent this is to NOT allow it to connect to any network during the initial setup. Windows will not then be...
by wwarren | Jun 6, 2015 | Cloud Computing, General, Security, Security Alerts
The results from the survey showed that smaller companies are only about half as likely as larger firms to test their own data security, to hire new data security staff or to require data security training for employees.“This is not just the U.S.,” Graham added. “In...
by wwarren | Apr 29, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Security
Online advertising is crucial for many sites BUT it exposes them to becoming unwitting attack carriers for visitor’s computers. I have maintained this stance for many years. This is why when I deploy a firewall that has some way to block ads I immediately...
