by wwarren | Oct 21, 2016 | Cloud Computing, DDOS, IOT, Security, Security Alerts
This post is not only about tonight’s massive DDOS attack but the terrible problems IOT is causing due to their horrid security. If you want a quick overview skip right to the video. If you want to get into the weeds a bit read on…but be warned. There...
by wwarren | Oct 1, 2016 | Cloud Computing, DDOS, Internet, IOT, Security, Security Alerts
Krebonsecurity editor Brian Krebs now posts showing the source code for the botnet that forced Akamai/Prolexic to boot him off their network. What is amazing is that while Prolexic was struggling to handle nearly 700 megabits there was another even larger DDOS going...
by wwarren | Mar 23, 2016 | Internet, Service Status
I woke up about 0730 this morning to my phone being alerted that my webserver was offline. right after that several of my web hosting clients also began texting and messaging me about the issue. Once i got up I was able to see that not only was my server offline but...
by wwarren | Mar 17, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Internet, Security
First and foremost I positively DO NOT AGREE WITH the solution advocated by the guest in terms we have the gov’t take over this. All we have to do is look at obamacare or any other area the gov’t runs to see how well that is going to go. I also do not...
by wwarren | Dec 26, 2014 | Cloud Computing, Comcast, Internet
It comes at a great advantage to the knowledgeable tech when dealing with a company like Comcast who almost never looks to say the issue is on their end in terms of residential accounts. I just had an issue where at the house where i had severe packet loss resulting...