by wwarren | May 15, 2012 | Hardware, Intel, Microsoft, Security, Security Alerts, Vista, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8
I can’t copy and paste anything but it explains how the latest intel “Security” addons aren’t secure at all….they make it trivially easy for your system to be hardware rooted..making it impossible for you to regain control of your system....
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 | Apr 7, 2012 | Apple, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Oracle, Security, Security Alerts
Let’s get one thing straight. The media, as usual, is not only blowing this out of proportion but also not keying on the right part of the problem. This is not a Mac issue but a java problem. Java had and exploit(java itself has become an exploit…much...
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 | Mar 13, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Microsoft, SBS 2008, SBS2011, Security, Security Alerts, Server 2008, Server 8, Vista, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8
Update your machines now. If you are running a server with rdp exposed first firewall it off the internet then use another actual secure vpn to get to that server and update. I would then never allow rdp direct access to the net again. Microsoft has plugged a...
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,...
