by wwarren | Nov 6, 2017 | Cloud Computing, Internet
I started getting multiple calls about issues on Comcast this afternoon. My initial research showed it was not an IP issue, however dns was not responding on the Comcast network. Comcast has had DNS outages before. I tested my network by switching to Google DNS...
by wwarren | Nov 6, 2017 | AMD, Hardware, Intel
I heard about this more than a year ago. This is one I wanted to sit back on and watch. Sure enough, after many years of futility, Intel has finally decided to stop torturing us with their craptacular graphics drivers that never fully worked and have decided to...
by wwarren | Oct 17, 2017 | Annoucements, Security, Security Alerts, WIFI
*UPDATE* It turns out Linux is especially vulnerable to this vulnerability. this means Android is especially vulnerable. Linux(and by extension Android) can be tricked into using a zero encryption key which means the attacker can easily watch all traffic on that...
by wwarren | Oct 6, 2017 | Microsoft, Office, Security, Windows
I have been thinking for a bit that Microsoft not only wanted Windows 7 to die quickly but Windows 8.x as well. Windows 7 because it is, admittedly old, and Windows 8.x because it is yet another Vista disaster. Windows 8.x however is technically supported until...
by wwarren | Jul 20, 2017 | Government Regulations, Internet, Net Neutrality
At least in terms of how it has been reported in the media and by “tech sites”. Karl Denninger has good take on this: Net Neutrality: The Liars Need To Be Locked Up The last couple of days have been so-called days of action on so-called “Net...
by wwarren | Jul 18, 2017 | Cloud Computing, Internet, IOT, Security, Security Alerts
Yet another IOT security issue. this one is actually a remote code exploit so once again a flaw allows IOT devices to get taken over Two things: Do not let IOT have access to your internal network. It MUST be firewalled onto its own network. Do not allow IOT access...
by wwarren | Jul 10, 2017 | Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Windows, Windows365
When the “free upgrade” to Windows 10 started I felt like something didn’t smell right. To quote the last paragraph of that 2015 post: In a way it is a stroke of genius. How do drug dealers do things? They give you free taste..get you hooked then...
by wwarren | Jun 27, 2017 | Internet, Ransomware, Security, Security Alerts
There is a new ransomware package spreading worldwide and it is even getting more companies in the US then WannaCry hit. It uses the Petrwrap ransomware package. This package leverages known vulnerabilities that have had patches out for quite some time. If you are not...
by wwarren | Jun 19, 2017 | Annoucements, Hosting, Internet, Ransomware, Security, Services
This is unfortunate. I do not wish this type of disaster on anybody. ANY operating system is vulnerable to ransomware…yes even Apple. This is why I am a big proponent of ransomware resistant backups. ETC Maryland’s web hosting service has superior data...
by wwarren | Jun 15, 2017 | Browsers, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Internet, Internet Explorer
The Mozilla Foundation has released their new Firefox with multi-process capabilities. This means Firefox should take better advantage of today’s computer hardware, namely the multi-core CPUs that are omnipresent in just about all machines less than 3 years old....
