by wwarren | Jul 2, 2012 | Government Regulations
I am going to cross post this to both blogs as this affects me both as a person and a business man. Now consider this — the PPACA sets forth a “fine” (tax) of $2,000 per employee for a business that has 50 or more and does not provide “at...
by wwarren | Jun 23, 2012 | Internet, Microsoft, Office, SBS 2008, SBS2011, Security, Security Alerts, Server 2008, Vista, Windows 7
this is inside a component that is on nearly every Microsoft machine worldwide. this includes all versions of xp, vista, 7 and the server versions. There is no Windows Update yet. Please use the fixit for me link for a hotfix. This is a patch for this issue but it...
by wwarren | Jun 22, 2012 | Apple, Hardware
Apple is even more controlling than Microsoft. Once you step into the Iworld you can’t get your stuff out without major gyrations. In this environment Apple can do whatever it wants whenever it wants. What’s funny is people are making a ton of noise but...
by wwarren | Jun 20, 2012 | Hardware, Microsoft, Security, Smartphone, Tablets, Windows, Windows 8
Just read the below paragraph. Keep in mind what this means..it means that malware and all of the associated security problems are now fully available throughout everything..tablets, phones, desktops..etc etc etc. Not a good thing. At Microsofts Windows Phone...
by wwarren | Jun 2, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Internet, Security, Security Alerts
This thing is quite huge..and fascinating. It’s amazing how many folks are acting surprised at how this thing evaded all current security current a/v. i am constantly wiping machines with malware that has gone around any a/v. this is not news. Also the main...
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...
