by wwarren | Nov 29, 2020 | Hardware, Security, Security Alerts
ZDNET has a concerning article about UEFI malware found on some PC’s. According to the article this most recent UEFI infection was not the first. The Russian APT group Fancy Bear was using it back in 2018. Things like this usually means you can count on at...
by wwarren | Oct 1, 2020 | Annoucements, Hosting, Service Status
ETC Maryland takes server security seriously. One way ETC Maryland provides is to make sure the Linux version used are Long Term Support releases. This maintains the code base at a set level. This also means a reduced bug count and increased system stability. ...
by wwarren | Sep 23, 2020 | Hosting, Services
I recently posted about a web hosting client that got their site compromised and how another web developer was wanting what I feel is an exorbitant amount of money for their offered service. I have received a testimonial from the primary web developer of that site:...
by wwarren | Sep 15, 2020 | Annoucements, Hosting
There are some serous ripoff artists out there. I have a acupuncturist who hosts with me on micro and her site got compromised…due to old outdated plugins. Her web programmer said he’d fix it for 75/month recurring. So what did this person do for two...
by wwarren | Aug 8, 2020 | Free/TrueNAS, FreeBSD, Linux, Open Source
“Rapid development” strikes again. FreeNAS has gone down that route and the results are quite predictable. The last 2 releases since their announcement of their new dev model have had at least one regression each..u3 had two of them..including an error they...
by wwarren | Feb 13, 2020 | Security, Security Alerts
The UN had a massive breach of its systems that was only recently disclosed. Of course, in an effort to deflect accountability, the tired sophisticated, or saying it was a nation state was trotted out. This is total rubbish. If you have known vulnerabilities and...
by wwarren | Jan 24, 2020 | Firewalls, Security, Ubiquiti, Uncategorized, WIFI
This is a client that has become a very loyal client. For the longest time their network had no real segmentation. Their Cc machine was on the same network as the wifi guest network and all of them were on the same subnet as their main internal network. ...
by wwarren | Nov 24, 2019 | Annoucements, Hosting, Services
ETC Maryland has enabled the Ubuntu Kernel Livepatch service. This means the amount of times the servers will have to reboot for kernel updates will be reduced by more than 95%. Only in the rare occurrence when a kernel update is too major to be done without rebooting...
by wwarren | Oct 31, 2019 | Security, Security Alerts
oh yes we always see this when a breach occurs: “Safeguarding our customer’s information is core to our mission. We are committed to protecting our customers against misuse of their information and have invested heavily in cybersecurity,” Network Solutions...
by wwarren | Sep 14, 2019 | Ubiquiti, WIFI
I REALLY like the Unifi line by Ubiquity. For the vast majority of small business needs it has everything you need without the high price tag of Meraki/Cisco and other vendors. This is a very long time client who has a local accounting business. For the longest...
