by wwarren | Dec 30, 2013 | Cloud Computing, Government Regulations, Security, Security Alerts
Alli can say is READ THE ENTIRE LINKED ARTICLE then come here for the link to part 1 of the talk. I am providing links to part 1 and part 2 below. Part 1: The militarization of the Internet part 2: Remote Iphone Compromise Following up on the latest stunning...
by wwarren | Dec 30, 2013 | Hardware, Security
I have no way to confirm or deny this..but given my own thoughts about weird things I’ve seen over the years and the continuing Snowden revelations I wouldn’t be shocked if this is true. Catalog Reveals NSA Has Back Doors for Numerous Devices –...
by wwarren | Dec 20, 2013 | Security, Security Alerts
Me and my wife are cancelling our cards right now. If yours is a debit card you should cancel it now as there usually no protection from fraudulent charges. If you are a business any cards you’ve used at target are either stolen or at risk. Credit and...
by wwarren | Dec 19, 2013 | Security, Security Alerts
Nationwide retail giant Target is investigating a data breach potentially involving millions of customer credit and debit card records, multiple reliable sources tell KrebsOnSecurity. The sources said the breach appears to have begun on or around Black Friday 2013 —...
by wwarren | Dec 18, 2013 | Security, Security Alerts
This could be a serious breach. I’ll post more as details emerge. Nationwide retail giant Target is investigating a data breach potentially involving millions of customer credit and debit card records, multiple reliable sources tell KrebsOnSecurity. The sources...
by wwarren | Dec 17, 2013 | Microsoft, Windows
Microsoft is so desperate to move copies of it’s turd Windows 8(by extension Server 2012 and office 2013) it’s now forcing partners to that OS. I have 1..1 client that actually tolerates Windows 8. Every other client is avoiding it like the plague that...
by wwarren | Dec 17, 2013 | Microsoft, Office, Windows
My own protest here won’t mean anything to Microsoft but I am NOT renewing my membership at the beginning of 2015. Microsoft has summarily removed ALL windows 7(server 2008, office 2010) etc etc etc from tech net AND their partner download areas. I can’t...
by wwarren | Nov 29, 2013 | Apple, Hardware
I’ve been working on hardware for quite a while. I’ve seen my fair share of companies trying to keep folks out of their products. Apple is at the top of this list in terms of difficulty in computer repair now. I’ve had to accumulate quite a...
by wwarren | Oct 7, 2013 | Apple, Hardware
I’ve noticed that both on the Internet and in my own experience IOS 7 is quote the battery hog. After some research I did the following to my wife’s Iphone 5: 1. Disabled Airdrop 2. Removed as many of the animations as possible 3. Reduced the apps...
by wwarren | Oct 7, 2013 | General
Facebook wanted to increase security by requiring https. While that is normally a good thing they required third party security certs. Now that everyone knows folks like me aren’t crazy in terms of what the NSA is capable of…by government order not...
