by wwarren | Sep 8, 2025 | Security
A VPN is not a security tool. It is a remote access tool. The two are not the same. The VPN only provides a connection to the remote network that on the outside is secure, but inside that tunnel it can be as insecure as putting your critical data directly onto the...
by wwarren | Aug 22, 2025 | Hardware, HIPAA, Internet, Security, Services
My younger daughter decided to make a video of this. At a recent mixer event I received a couple of requests for a video link if there was one. I uploaded it and have the link below. If you have any questions or you wish to have ETC Maryland evaluate your...
by wwarren | Aug 22, 2025 | Security, Security Alerts
Now this is an interesting one. Windows ipv6 has a default configuration that allows for network takeover. An excerpt is below: A dormant IPv6 feature is a backdoor for Windows attackers, security researchers warn. Enabled by default, if unused and left unchecked,...
by wwarren | Aug 22, 2025 | HIPAA, Security, Security Alerts
While this story is about Microsoft copilot, many AI implementations have security issues that could be serious, especially given the fact that these issues go unreported to the clients of said AI products. This example from Microsoft is just the highest profile I...
by wwarren | Aug 8, 2025 | Security, Security Alerts
From the Bleeping Computer Article: ControlVault3 firmware vulnerabilities impacting over 100 Dell laptop models can allow attackers to bypass Windows login and install malware that persists across system reinstalls. Dell ControlVault is a hardware-based security...
by wwarren | Aug 6, 2025 | Hosting, Security, Services
I got a notification from my primary web server that it was having some issues. When i logged in and looked at the logs and the system behavior…I knew something was amiss. I decided to restore the system from my first level, backups which are provided by the...
by wwarren | Aug 4, 2025 | Security
I have been seeing an increase in sites no longer working with Chrome for some reason. Sites simply refuse to load, sometimes they simply time out, sometimes the browser just freezes and that’s it. At one point i had standardized on Firefox. At the time of...
by wwarren | Aug 4, 2025 | Security
In 2024 Microsoft rolled out a feature it called Recall. This feature takes a screenshot every couple of seconds and storing it in a database on your pc. The issues at first release were glaring, no encryption, no protection from other users accessing the data, no...
by wwarren | Aug 3, 2025 | Cloud Computing, Security, Storage
Dropbox has lost client data permanently, Google drive has as well, now it’s Amazon’s turn. Amazon deleted a person’s 10 year old account…and there was no backup. What most folks do not understand is that most times your service is best...
by wwarren | Aug 2, 2025 | Security
I had the pleasure of being a guest speaker on the Be The Hummingbird podcast. Laura is a certified financial planner out of Walkersville, MD. We talked about some real basic steps you can take to protect yourself…and not simply trusting in technology to...
