Category: Security

Aug 18, 2014

Recent Windows Patch Causes BSOD

You can’t win every day. Microsoft does a very good job of testing software and updates for all of their

Aug 13, 2014

Password Manager LastPass Goes “titsup”: Users LOCKED OUT

Just because you use cloud services doesn’t mean it’s better than having your own resources. To illustrate the point, The

Aug 12, 2014

Should You be Using Public WiFi?

Sometimes you just can’t believe that people can be so ignorant. A case in point is the 2014 Communications Market

Aug 11, 2014

Yahoo Jumping on the Encryption Bandwagon

The Washington Post reported that Yahoo is taking a page out of Google’s playbook by announcing end-to-end encryption capabilities, expected

Aug 08, 2014

Hope for CryptoLocker Victims

Security company FireEye, in partnership with Fox IT, announced decryption assistance for those users infected with the original CryptoLocker ransomware.

Aug 04, 2014

Zero Day Vulnerability Found in Symantec Endpoint Protection

SC Magazine reported that researchers with Offensive Security have discovered a vulnerability in Symantec’s Endpoint Protection (SEP) product that can

Aug 01, 2014

BadUSB is Really, Really Bad

You should be careful of any e-mail attachments that look suspicious, links that you are unsure of and any USB

Jul 31, 2014

Microsoft Details Problem with Server 2003 and 2012 R2

An Infoworld article references a Technet post, where Microsoft comes clean about problems with Server 2003 and Server 2012 R2

Jul 30, 2014

Improved Security for Outlook and OneDrive

Last December Microsoft promised to improve security for its cloud services through the use of encryption. Even Edward Snowden said

Jul 17, 2014

Busted Gmail to Outlook Connector

It should be no secret that Google is on a forced march to increase security and protection of your data

Jul 09, 2014

Everything Google: Pushing Android for TVs, Cars, Watches, Smart Appliances

Yesterday I stood on my box and criticized the Internet of Everything. It’s obvious that Google doesn’t agree with me

Jul 08, 2014

Internet of Everything: Tomorrow’s SCADA Screw-up

I just read an Ars Technica blog post describing how an attack against LIFX smart lightbulbs can expose WiFi passwords.